On 2006-01-22 07:40:00, joe dirt wrote:
"Where are students from, and how are they referred to HLA?
Our students are from all across the country and even from outside the USA, South America, Canada, Grand Cayman, etc. Most are referred by educational consultants, although in some cases a child's parents have done their own research and decided that HLA fits their child's needs. Our students are not court-ordered to HLA and do not include violent or severely disturbed children.
-from the hla website"
When I worked there, they certainly did accept court-ordered kids. Some of those kids were severly disturbed and violent.
Recent attendees have stated that there are, in fact, many court ordered kids there right now. Some allegedly are multiple violent felons, some ivolved with very serious gang violence.
I wouldn't put too much stock in what they put on their website, either. This place is well-known to be a fountain of misinformation. Many of their staff come into this forum and make outright, demonstrably false statements, but then they won't answer any of the questions people ask for clarification - they just disappear.
Their marketing director is a frequent poster here, they have teachers post, and some others claiming not to be affiliated with the school, posing as satisfied customers, but who are later revealed to be counseling staff. Most of the time, they post anonymously for sole purpose of eroding the credibility of their detractors by making up outrageous lies about them, bashing them relentlessly while steadfastly avoiding serious questions about their program.
If you want to get completely scammed out of a ton of cash, by all means, sign your kid up for this $7000.00 per month
unlicensed treatment center.
