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WWASPS News Articles - Truth Exposed
Anonymous:
How are the two owned wwasp websites considered a form of "news"???
I love how the brainwashed parents try to blame Tim (the writer for the NY Times) of being wrong. This is what Tim does for a living. For gods sake, wake up and help your children!
And again... wwasp supporters, dont you have any other defense than to just mention pure. Has pure been involved in the wwasp ordeal? Yes. But there are many other survivors who want to hold wwasp accountable for abuse and fraud.
Anonymous:
This statement comes from the Parent Survey page of wwasprebuttal:
"Our high parent satisfaction rate is further evidenced by the fact that we received 1,344 Letters of Appreciation from parents during 2001 and 1,739 Letters of Appreciation from parents during 2002."
This was a topic of discussion a few weeks ago when I explained that seminar homework requires writing a letter of appreciation to your child's program. While looking at the Accolades section of the wwasprebuttal I couldn't help but notice how many pictures show people wearing seminar nametags. I then started reading the letters and noticed that dozens in just the first 3 pages state that they are being written on day 3 (or the final day) of Focus. But really there is no reason to read beyond the first sentence of this letter on page 2:
Dear Craig & SCL Staff, Susan & I were asked to write this appreciation letter at Focus. It made me think about all the challenges, time, emotion, and love that you expound on our behalf to Matt, and how little parents (ourselves included) acknowledge and appreciate all the very hard, bvut very good work that you do. You are making a difference in Matt?s life. You are also making a difference in our lives. We cannot thank you enough. Love,
Holt
I randomly read or scanned letters on every page and from what I can see the majority of these letters are from parents who have not seen or talked to their children. So wwasp's accolades are coming from people who don't know how their experience will end.
Judy
Anonymous:
Judy - you have made some very odd statements, this one included. Does ANYBODY know how their experience will end?
One thing I KNOW is that I create what I intend, whatever it looks like, it's my own results. I've written "accolades" in the past 4 years or so, and never one at a seminar, but 2 while my son was in, and 1 about a year ago. Not everyone that writes does it in a seminar and not all seminars request those letters. If they did, it would be around 2500 - 3000 or more. So, try again - what's your story anyway. What did you create that you feel like a victim now?
Anonymous:
My statement simply means that they do not know the whole story. They don't know how they will feel about wwasp months from now. They don't know if their child will graduate or not. There is much that they do not yet know, but this is what wwasp is using to verify their "success". Everybody loves their new car when they drive it off the lot. Would you agree that it is more valuable to know the experience of someone who bought the same make/model from the same dealership 10 years ago and has the experience of dealing with sales, service, etc. through the entire 10 years?
Maybe all seminars don't request letters, but the Discovery and Focus that I attended did. Apparently Holt's Focus did. The discovery that I staffed did request letters. The focus I staffed did request letters. At all 4 of the seminars I was involved in the staff gave sheets of stationary to the participants for this purpose. Apparently you and Darlene were in the same seminar that did not request letters.
Judy
Anonymous:
So we are referring to a WWASP owned website??? What kind of content do you think will be on their site?
WWASP buying their way out of trouble as usual:
"WWASP, meanwhile, apparently paid hush money to an unknown number of former Dundee families in exchange for their silence.
The Tico Times this week obtained a copy of a letter from WWASP attorney J. Ralph Atkin to former Dundee mother Shannon McCullough of California, offering her an "indemnification" in exchange for her agreement to not pursue legal actions against Dundee or Carolina Springs. The letter, dated July 30, was enclosed with a check for $16,328 and a note reading: "By cashing the above mentioned check, you are releasing Carolina Springs Academy, Dundee Ranch Academy and all of their owners, operators, managers, agents, employees, contractors, sub-contractors and consultants and hold them harmless from and against any and all legal actions or proceedings that may be instituted as a result of the student's enrollment in the School."
Tico Times
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