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Anonymous:
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At this time, HLA has worked diligently to resolve many of the financial burdens that resulted from the litigation.
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Well, since 2005, I have worked diligently to nail your sorry ass to the wall...and it is far from over...
TheWho:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---From one of "my kids" who was at HLA fifteen years ago:
"I'm doing well. Like most of the others, I left HLA much worse for the wear. I got into drugs really soon after, and ended up strung out on heroin and homeless within a year of leaving. Then, I woke up one day and got my shit together. Got clean and went back to school. I was working in real estate in (REDACTED) for awhile, and decided I didn't want to work in an office anymore, so I got a teaching certification in ESL and now I get paid to travel around the world making ridiculous money (by local standards, anyway) and work 20 hours a week.
I'm in (REDACTED) now, which I love. Trying to get a job at a university which will allow me to get my masters paid for. Cross your fingers for me!
I just wanna say thank you for doing what you did. Not only getting the place shut down, which will save soooo many kids from having to live through that shit, but for being one of the good counselors there. I don't know if you guys realize how much those of you that treated us like human beings and not total fuck ups helped us make it out with at least some semblance of sanity left. So, cheers."
And we're supposed to believe these "bad" kids were "helped" by HLA?
I'm still sad, angry and confused about how this place was allowed to ruin so many lives. But each one of "my kids" who leads a happy, successful life in spite of HLA fills a small hole in my life.
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Almost missed this. HLA would be glad to get that feedback, also, I would bet. I know the kids think they have succeeded in spite of the place and that’s okay. The important thing is they are doing well. Its not easy getting thru those years and even harder going thru the program. But in the long run it pays off as is evident when we get feed back like in the above letter.
Thanks for sharing that.
Troll Control:
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--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---From one of "my kids" who was at HLA fifteen years ago:
"I'm doing well. Like most of the others, I left HLA much worse for the wear. I got into drugs really soon after, and ended up strung out on heroin and homeless within a year of leaving. Then, I woke up one day and got my shit together. Got clean and went back to school. I was working in real estate in (REDACTED) for awhile, and decided I didn't want to work in an office anymore, so I got a teaching certification in ESL and now I get paid to travel around the world making ridiculous money (by local standards, anyway) and work 20 hours a week.
I'm in (REDACTED) now, which I love. Trying to get a job at a university which will allow me to get my masters paid for. Cross your fingers for me!
I just wanna say thank you for doing what you did. Not only getting the place shut down, which will save soooo many kids from having to live through that shit, but for being one of the good counselors there. I don't know if you guys realize how much those of you that treated us like human beings and not total fuck ups helped us make it out with at least some semblance of sanity left. So, cheers."
And we're supposed to believe these "bad" kids were "helped" by HLA?
I'm still sad, angry and confused about how this place was allowed to ruin so many lives. But each one of "my kids" who leads a happy, successful life in spite of HLA fills a small hole in my life.
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Almost missed this. HLA would be glad to get that feedback, also, I would bet. I know the kids think they have succeeded in spite of the place and that’s okay. The important thing is they are doing well. Its not easy getting thru those years and even harder going thru the program. But in the long run it pays off as is evident when we get feed back like in the above letter.
Thanks for sharing that.
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Why would HLA be glad to get feedback of a kid falling on her face and becoming a heroin addict after the program when she never touched drugs in her life before that? What she said is that the program hurt her very deeply, but in time she overcame the damage done to her by Bentz, et al, but that her only glimpse of hope was the one staff member who was different - kind, supportive and caring. You've misread this woman's narrative.
Troll Control:
Yes, that's true. She has told me that "the program" ruined her life for many years, strained and broke her family relationships and led her into very severe drug addiction. I don't think that's the kind of press HLA is looking for (call me crazy). But, to be fair, there were a couple of other good staff too, but they got sqeezed out by the hacks from CEDU, like Rudy, Jill, Dean, Lauralyn, the phony "Dr. Sisk" and Len himself. I am really proud of this woman, though, and have a lot of respect for her, too. Plus she happens to be really cool and that doesn't hurt!
Anonymous:
...or maybe all the above posts are just a bunch of made up BS. It's a shame that people take unverified dicussion post banter as gospel. "15 years ago" someone was screwed up by HLA. Gimme a break! I don't think the school is even that old.
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