RE: HLA ON FIRE?!

[Anonymous]

Hon. William C. O'Kelley
Firm:  United States District Court, Northern Georgia  
 
Address:  2211 U.S. Courthouse
75 Spring St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3361
 
 
Phone:  (404) 215-1530
 
Fax:  (404) 215-1538
 
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Web site:  http://www.gand.uscourts.gov

[Anonymous]

Dahlonega fire destroys $1.5 M private school building
by Dean Dyer/WRWH

DAHLONEGA - A fire at a private school north of Dahlonega has destroyed a $1.5 million dollar classroom facility.

Lumpkin County Fire Chief Ed Eggert said the fire was reported around 2:00 a.m. Thursday at Hidden Lake Academy.

Firefighters from five Lumpkin County Stations along with assistance from Dawson County and the Army Ranger Camp north of Dahlonega battled the blaze.

Eggert said the main classroom building was destroyed, but they were able to save other buildings that were attached to the classrooms or nearby.

According to the fire chief the cause of the blaze is unknown and the state fire marshal’s office has been called in to investigate.

Mike Smith Director of Operation for the school said they have space to relocate the classrooms. Smith said students were scheduled to be off next week and they will use that time to set up the classroom areas. Classes at the school are held year round.

Mike, I thought your BOSS stated to the court that he could no longer operate as of April 1st.  Setting up classrooms...?  Which is it?

[Anonymous]

1.5 million in insurance money is not enough to keep them afloat..

[Deborah]

One thing we do know is that the old buildings are fire traps.  Drills are not conducted on a monthly basis, if at all.  Hopefully ,this will all change now, as so many other things have. I am sure we are all thankful that the children remained safe, but with the dorms having locked windows, the children are placed in harms way.  It would have taken just one spark, wind, and the girls' dorm would have been toast.  Lives ruined far beyond what they have been already.
Contact the SAFETY COMMISSION if you have something to say in this regard.  All these years no one at the Safety Commission (the burocracy) seemed to notice that monthly drills were not conducted, unless they were told like the ORS,SACS, and a myriad of others, that all was well at the school. One would think because of the location of the school, stringent safety measures would have been instituted by the Commission and checked to be sure they were strictly adhered to.  THEY ARE AT FAULT, TOO.

Many have expressed concern about the dorm windows being bolted. I couldn't believe it when it was mentioned on our tour, as if it was a selling point.
Curious also, is how they managed to pass local fire inspections with stationary windows. Institutions that house kids 24/7 have to provide 2 easy access exits from every room.
If/when HLA is under ORSs jurisdiction, they will require fire drills, but no one from the state will be there to enforce it. Complaints can be filed with ORS if they aren't happening and if proven, would be cited as a violation on their public record.
No one knows about the possible fire last October?

[Anonymous]

Where can they possibly hold classes? According to the news reports it sounds as though all the textbooks and computers were destroyed so what can they use for instruction?

I wonder if parents that have taken their kids home over break will be called sometime next week to tell them they can't return because of the fire?

The timing of this fire is very suspicious.

[RobertBruce]

If they lost all their computers does that mean they wont be able to send any more staff members on here to spread propoganda?

I doubt it, its way too high on their list of priorities.

[Anonymous]

Next up: Locking the doors with the kids inside, and arsoning the building so they can't talk.

C'mon Len, you know you've considered it.

[Anonymous]

Holy crap! Look at these photos!!!!!


http://lumpkin911.org/lcfd/photo_galler ... -23-07.htm

[RobertBruce]

Beautiful.

[Anonymous]

they are using dorm b for classes.  girls dorm.

some staff point to len.  prominant townspeople say he is truly upset.

all kids were sleeping- not them.

1.5 million is enough to keep going.  bad post.

hla did have the drills.  it is often posted that they did not and in recent time they did-- simply false information posted.  i'm in the fire drills.

convenient- did not need old classroom building given current capacity.

it was a brick building, how did it burn completely to the ground.

sorry hawley lost so much stuff.  he's a good guy.

all records and servers in that building.

2 a.m.  red flag, red flag, red flag.

[Anonymous]

Guest  One -
1.5 million is enough to keep going. bad post.

If you are going to quote, this is what was posted.  *Note:
"is not enough to keep it going".



 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:25 pm     Post subject:    


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1.5 million in insurance money is not enough to keep them afloat
 

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[Anonymous]

"recently"...we are not talking "recently" mate.  This school goes back years.

[Anonymous]

Convenient?  I think the timing was quite extraordinary... it does not look good, to say the least.  The problem here is, when you live a decent, honest life, one would not question and be there to help pick up the pieces.  But, look how many people think what everyone is not saying, long time colleagues to boot. This is just too theatrical.
There has to be a twist , no one could be that arrogant, other than
'The Donald' , that is.

[Anonymous]

All of the student financial account information was destroyed.
Even the "back-up" discs were destroyed!?!
This is very suspicious to me, since I am owed a large refund.

There could very easily be 1-2 copies of full finanicals out there to be gotten,

[Anonymous]

who would ever think such a thing?

no the fire was not from a result of the south Georgia fires. As far as I know the cause of the blaze is still under investigation...