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Hidden Lake Academy - ORS Reports
TheWho:
The report is:
Statement of Deficiencies
and Plan of Correction
All other areas besides those areas in the report were found to be compliant with the State. That is why they are still licensed.
Troll Control:
so where's the correction plan then? it was due 7 months ago. hla is violating the law yet again.
TheWho:
--- Quote from: "Guest" ---so where's the correction plan then? it was due 7 months ago. hla is violating the law yet again.
--- End quote ---
So finally we get to the meat. HLA was dinged for mostly documentation issues during their annual inspection. They were also written up for having a bottle of shampoo in the shower which says "keep away from children" and another incident where they spotted a box of "Tide" in the laundry area which was not secured...
The State of Georgia found the issues to not be bad enough to warrant a probationary period or a loss of license. So HLA is in full operation and compliance with the ORS and the State of Georgia (with the exception of the open issues)... the next step would be for the ORS to post the corrective action taken by HLA.
Anonymous:
You are way off with regard to HLA and the State agencies. Buccellato's 'kingdom' extends far beyond Hidden Lake Road... The ORS investigator/surveyor D.G., in her own writing in the ORS documents quoted LCSO(Lumpkin County Sheriiff, stating how 'political' this was and how well connected Buccellato was in Atlanta. Clearly what LCSO recalled to the ORS surveyor exhibited alarming i9nconsistencies regarding incidents that took place(per HLA staff, parents and children) Nice. SACS certification is a joke....Buccellato is allowed to choose who visits the school from SACS, he did, all four of them, including one from St. Francis...old friends. SACS did nothing either. SACS requirements state their must be a science lab and that cross utilization of teachers is prohibited without SACS approval upon notification. There was no science lab, no mobile lab as Joe Farrell of "Quirk and Quirk Lawfirm" stated HLA pruchased(letters ORS doc), and cross utilization of teachers was rampant without notification.
The Psychology Board was notified regarding Buccellato's breach of ethics(also in ORS documents, they did not report him) and did nothing. The Georgia State GAO (Tobin McDaniel) according to the Federal GAO agents, dropped the ball...or was 'told' to ,who knows at this point. The 2002 IRS investigation, the agent was pulled off the case, but was close... The State Attorney Generals office was notified, but they said they could do nothing because they protect agencies in the State of Georgia like the ORS. I was told by the AG's office, off the record to go to the media. The Federal GAO investigators found a vile den, but have no prosecutorial powers, again they said they could only make recommendations. The Governor sent the letters he received to the ORS... and this writer is sure more than a few, wanted this situation to go away. In an ORS email amongst themselves, to paraphrase, the ORS was concerned that this investigation had to be on the mark in all areas, no mistakes, thorough, alluding to Buccellato's connections. The agencies are not and have not been accountable, except to cover for themselves and each other. I have stated time and again, what transpired among all these agencies, including Quirk and Quirk(Joe Farrell) is criminal. If "Quirk and Quirk" was aware of the untruths they were spewing on behalf of their client Buccellato to the agencies and families, their license to practice law should be revoked. Their direct line to now reitred Lumpkin County Judge was totally unethical re: cease and desist letters literally signed overnight. The only one left is Federal Attorney General Nahmias - but as I stated before, his spouse was or still is with King and Spalding - a possible conflict of interest.
So, the agencies are useless because to step up to the plate they would have to admit legal liability if not criminal liability. The ORS has something in common with Joe Farrell, their track record covering up for HLA in their answers to complaint letters since HLA's INCEPTION, is a disgrace, those are in the documents,too.
Anonymous:
Also for the record, 2,919 pages, reflect not only the 2006 Investigation of HLA, the ORS hit Ridge Creek first. The 2919 pages include Ridge Creek. The documents DO NOt only apply to 2006-Spring 2008(docs only go to Spring 2008 as that is when they were released to attorney). The documents date back to 1996. Now the ORS, managing ORS attorney Nina Edidin, stated to the attorney representing me that she 'thought' the ORS only retained documents for 2 years. The attorney representing me wrote backthe ORS stating how fortunate for us that what we were requesting documents under the two year cut off and if the ORS did not comply, we would take this further.. As most of you know by now, we would have gone that route, which probably would have been a good thing, although not financially, because, what the ORS was doing/not doing would have been exposed. Miraculously, documents appeared dating back to 1996. Again, I began requesting the report per Georgia FOIA - Georigia's Sunshine laws in late Fall, early Winters of 2006 and repeatedly was told that the report was not ready, would posiibly be ready in April 2007 and posted on their web-site, I was then sent four or so copies of letters I already sent them, then Mr. Bostick(ORS) sent me an email stating they already complied(the four or so letters) and he did not understand what I was asking for nor did Edidin or her assistant(and yes I have all the emails and letters) I placed calls and emails to Nina Edidin(spoke to her and her assistant and still nothing for 1 1/2 years). Now, in walks an attorney, and surprise, 2919 pages appear per Georgia Sunshine Laws.
Again to re-iterate, the documents span 1996-2008...
For the record, what is posted on their web-site is miniscule, only what the ORS wants out there.
For the record and in the record, Ridge Creek was FORCED licensure by the ORS after repeated complaints filed. HLA was FORCED licensure after repeated complaints. Buccellato would have been happy to continue un-licensed, operating under the radar, with "Quirk and Quirk" continuing to constantly send letters and emails to the ORS, the attorneys for families over the years, denying HLA operating as a "Therapeutic Boarding School"(the infamous letters stating time and again "the term Therapeutic is for marketing purposes only" and yes I have them, too - along with letters over the years from attorneys and families to the ORS stating that HLA was not operating as an Academic Boarding School, with Special Purpose or not. "Quirk and Quirk' would fire off a letter to Carol Winstead of the ORS and the ORS would immediatley back off. But when a parent called inquiring about HLA or with a complaint to Carol Winstead of the ORS,
she acted like it was business as usual, never heard or cited any complaints about HLA ,gave the same 'perfunctory' reply regarding HLA and acted like it was news to her. Yet I have letters dating back to 1998 then 2001, that reflect quite the opposite. She should have been fired or forced to resign, along with the rest of the top brass at the ORS. I think Jimmy Carter should recieve the disk , it would make him proud to see what he envisioned vs. what actually was created.
Also, for the record, I need to correct this, the ORS document stated there were 5 attempted suicides not 8, that the ORS was aware of, 8 runaways(there were more), numerous transports for mental health (1013?)
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