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Aspen Education's Systematic Child Abuse
Anne Bonney:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---Keep Reading,In the same article Aspen says:
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Yes, "Aspen says". Why do you keep quoting a press release from the President of Aspen Ed? That's not what I asked for. I asked for (and Ursus finally provided) a link to what the DHS actually said, which is quoted again below and it says nothing about them backing off of their findings.
Erinn Kelley-Siel, Director of Children, Adults and Families at Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) released the following statement today (Friday) re: settlement agreement between DHS and Mount Bachelor Academy (MBA), Aspen Education Group, CRC Health Group and former MBA executive director Sharon Bitz:
DHS takes its responsibility to the vulnerable young people enrolled in state-licensed programs, such as Mount Bachelor Academy (MBA), very seriously. Our first priority is to ensure the safety of Oregon children and youth.
In November, 2009, following a comprehensive investigation that revealed serious abuse and widespread violations of Oregon's licensing rules, DHS took immediate action to suspend MBA's license.
On September 28, following settlement negotiations with all parties, MBA acknowledged that, based on the evidence available to DHS on November 2, 2009, the agency had reasonable cause to believe that abuse or neglect occurred at the school, as uncovered in the investigation.
In addition, MBA agrees that DHS had a reasonable basis to investigate the allegations of abuse and neglect and to seek corrective actions. Mount Bachelor Academy is closed and, by all accounts, will remain closed. Finally, the school and its parent corporations, as well as Ms. Bitz will dismiss all related legal actions.
Therapeutic Boarding Schools provide valuable programs and services to children and families in Oregon, and we are fortunate to have laws and rules in place that allow the state to regulate the health and safety of youth in these schools.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Anne Bonney" ---
Yes, "Aspen says". Why do you keep quoting a press release from the President of Aspen Ed? That's not what I asked for. I asked for (and Ursus finally provided) a link to what the DHS actually said, which is quoted again below and it says nothing about them backing off of their findings.
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Because it is mentioned in the same article, Anne, "DHS has agreed to withdraw or modify all of its actions against MBA"
Look below DHS's press release and you will find it:
We are pleased that the ongoing legal dispute between Mount Bachelor Academy (MBA) and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has finally been satisfactorily resolved. The DHS has agreed to withdraw or modify all of its actions against MBA and MBA’s former director. The DHS’ withdrawal of its order suspending MBA’s license supports our position that they did not have justification for that order in the first place. The DHS has acknowledged with this settlement that in fact there was additional evidence no abuse had occurred.
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Anne Bonney:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---
Look below DHS's press release and you will find it:
We are pleased that the ongoing legal dispute between Mount Bachelor Academy (MBA) and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has finally been satisfactorily resolved. The DHS has agreed to withdraw or modify all of its actions against MBA and MBA’s former director. The DHS’ withdrawal of its order suspending MBA’s license supports our position that they did not have justification for that order in the first place. The DHS has acknowledged with this settlement that in fact there was additional evidence no abuse had occurred.
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That's still the quote from the Prez of Aspen Ed. His position is that DHS's decision to withdraw it's actions means that "they didn't have the justification for that order in the first place". The actual DHS statement says nothing like that.
Dysfunction Junction:
--- Quote from: "Anne Bonney" ---...what the DHS actually said, which is quoted again below and it says nothing about them backing off of their findings.
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No, it sure doesn't. That's an invention of Whooter's. All they say is that some charges were withdrawn and some charges were modified. For all we know they withdrew some minor ones and modified upward the serious ones. We won't know until we see some source materials from DHS describing the changes. All the rest is plain old "Whooter spin" on Aspen's behalf.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Anne Bonney" ---
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Look below DHS's press release and you will find it:
We are pleased that the ongoing legal dispute between Mount Bachelor Academy (MBA) and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has finally been satisfactorily resolved. The DHS has agreed to withdraw or modify all of its actions against MBA and MBA’s former director. The DHS’ withdrawal of its order suspending MBA’s license supports our position that they did not have justification for that order in the first place. The DHS has acknowledged with this settlement that in fact there was additional evidence no abuse had occurred.
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That's still the quote from the Prez of Aspen Ed. His position is that DHS's decision to withdraw it's actions means that "they didn't have the justification for that order in the first place". The actual DHS statement says nothing like that.
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Regardless of who said it, It was clearly stated in the article:
"DHS has agreed to withdraw or modify all of its actions against MBA"
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