Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
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Anonymous:
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--- Quote from: ""Guest 2"" ---Parents are now being charged almost $100 in transportation fees to have their child taken to doctor visits because none of the doctors will come to the campus. Oh, and that $100 is per student - doesn't matter how many children are being taken to the doctor.
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Why won't doctors come to campus? Is this exorbitant fee designed to discourage doctor visits?
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We can't seem to get a straight answer on that one.....
The transportation fee just makes HLA money. Normally at least 4 to 6 students at a time are taken to the doctor. Each student is billed for the transportation fee - it's not pro-rated among the students going to the same doctor. When asked why it's not pro-rated the response was, "That's the policy."
4 to 6 students going to the doctor adds up to $400 - $600 in transportation fees. That fee doesn't include the charge for the doctor's visit. I guess they've discovered the proverbial "Cash Cow".
Anonymous:
I know from experience that when you are told "That's the policy" at Hidden Lake what the person is really saying is...
"I know this policy makes absolutely no sense what so ever, but this is how Len Buccellato wants it done and it is his school so there is nothing I can do about it"
Troll Control:
--- Quote from: ""Guest 2"" ---
--- Quote from: ""Deborah"" ---
--- Quote from: ""Guest 2"" ---Parents are now being charged almost $100 in transportation fees to have their child taken to doctor visits because none of the doctors will come to the campus. Oh, and that $100 is per student - doesn't matter how many children are being taken to the doctor.
--- End quote ---
Why won't doctors come to campus? Is this exorbitant fee designed to discourage doctor visits?
--- End quote ---
We can't seem to get a straight answer on that one.....
The transportation fee just makes HLA money. Normally at least 4 to 6 students at a time are taken to the doctor. Each student is billed for the transportation fee - it's not pro-rated among the students going to the same doctor. When asked why it's not pro-rated the response was, "That's the policy."
4 to 6 students going to the doctor adds up to $400 - $600 in transportation fees. That fee doesn't include the charge for the doctor's visit. I guess they've discovered the proverbial "Cash Cow".
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I think you hit this one on the head with the "cash cow" analysis.
HLA is looking to make money wherever they can (as well as save it). They do this by laying off their staff (about 30% this year by most accounts), discontinuing health insurance for staff, eliminating overtime and charging extra (raising tuition and not providing "all inclusive" pricing anymore) for everything.
Look, what's the one thing that no sane parent is going to refuse to pay for? You got it, a doctor visit for a "sick" kid. Before, when HLA was not profiting from medical treatment kids were routinely denied medical care. Now that HLA is making several hundred dollars profit on every trip to the doctor, kids are being shuttled back and forth almost every day.
When HLA wasn't getting paid, kids were "manipulating." Now that HLA is handsomley profiting from doctor's visits kids are "really sick" and not "manipulating." :roll:
HLA is a shameless operation designed for one solitary purpose: to enrich its owner. If you can't see this, then you might as well beat your head against a rock because you're already brain-dead.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---="hla mom"]It no longer includes necessary equipment for kids while at Ridge Creek.
Parents are now billed around $900 for the equipment, even though
parents have been led to believe that tution is transferrable to Ridge
Creek. Given that the kids who go to Ridge Creek from HLA go at the
recommendation of their counselor(s) parents are being soaked from
both ends. I know for a fact that kids are most often issued
used equipment. Even if they were given all new stuff, I find it difficult
to believe that boots and a sleeping bag cost $900. My son was issuedboots from Wal-mart which cost $40.00 at most. He wanted to wear his
own good boots but was not allowed to; this probably contributed to
the severity of his blisters.
How many more ways can they think of to nickel and dime parents?
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the entry unifrom fee of 1400 that was to cover new uniforms that cost about 350 tops nad the rest for equipment wildernsss items, that means hla is making 400% profit on uniforms and now charging ridge creek 900 fee for stuff that i bet costs 250 wow another 350% profit
Troll Control:
This is no surprise to me. Profit first, health, safety and welfare whenever, if ever.
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