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Requesting Parents' Assessment of Hyde School
Anonymous:
Me again. I thought of something else. If your child is suffering from any kind of TRAUMA, Hyde would only add fuel to the fire. These kinds of schools believe in ripping you down before "building you up," which would only add more trauma to the original trauma. Very bad idea. In my personal opinon, and experience.
Anonymous:
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--- Quote ---You said in your comments that "There are no mental health personnel involved with the school to my knowledge. Issues that would ordinarily be thus addressed are generally regarded as 'character development' issues by Hyde, regardless of whatever lip service they give to parents."
What I'm confused about is, what happens at Hyde when students have major mental health problems? I've heard from many people I've consulted that many Hyde students have significant diagnoses, such as depression, eating disoders, drug problems, anxiety, etc. It would seem to me that a school that accepts these kids has to expect that there will be times when the kids really need some mental health counseling. Are you saying Hyde doesn't have professional mental health counselors on staff? Aren't there times when student are getting into trouble at Hyde because of their mental health problems? How does Hyde deal with that?
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I wish I could help you further with this, but I do not know what mental health issues you anticipate coming up. Let me try... But first let me say that these comments are my opinion and my opinion only, and an opinion based on a Hyde many years ago. Perhaps things have changed. Judging from what I've learned and heard, this does NOT appear to be the case, but... Perhaps a more recent student/participant could also chime in with their two cents?
While I was there, the only medical personnell on staff was the school nurse, who was married to one of the faculty. If you needed to see a doctor, there was one doctor in town who handled all the Hyde cases, and the school transported you there in their van. The school nurse made the appts, you had to see her first. There was no mental health counselor on staff, and I am hard pressed to imagine that there ever would be. It would go against the grain of everything that Hyde believes in.
If what you are concerned about is access to an OUTSIDE impartial mental health professional, I would have to venture "no", no access, or at the least, access with great difficulty. I don't know about conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or similar where meds make a distinct and VISIBLE difference; perhaps there the school might take such issues seriously. But if your child has issues with depression or anxiety disorder where one can kind of limp along barely surviving (but still limping along), the school tends to not take those conditions seriously (in my personal experience). I imagine that even if you have a letter from your child's doctor emphatically stating the need for the meds, there will always be a stigma attached while your child is attending, with the insinuation that you and your child are "not facing up to the necessary issues" and are using the need for medication as a crutch. Again, this is my opinion, this is my experience.
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I can speak from recent personal experience at Hyde. I left Hyde a couple of years ago. When I was there I met many studenets who had very serious psychological and psychiartic issues. I met Hyde students who considered suicide. I met Hyde students with really serious eating disorders. I met Hyde students who couldn't control their rage or cut themselves. I couldn't believe that Hyde didn't have any mental health staff. None. And I mean none. Some kids went to see local counselors, but that was it. I think this is a very serious problem at Hyde. Why does the school accept these students? To fill beds and get tuition money? Do they really believe this is the kind of school these kinds of kids need?
I'm glad you are publicizing these issues.
Anonymous:
Come to think of it, I used to routinely press thumbtacks all the in into my hands in order to stay awake in class (depression), and no one mentioned anything...
Anonymous:
You can e mail me (scribeny@aol.com) or google THE JEKYLL SIDE OF HYDE to find the report I wrote on my experience at Hyde.
Gary
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---You can e mail me (scribeny@aol.com) or google THE JEKYLL SIDE OF HYDE to find the report I wrote on my experience at Hyde.
Gary
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Thank you. I will read your report and possibly get in touch. I appreciate it; you've been most helpful.
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