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Shepherd's Hill Farm tries lawsuit threats
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Oscar" ---It seems that they had some kind of contract with a local school. Lucky for the girl the father did have to pay, so she was maybe released based on the ruling of the court.
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Didn't you mean to say that ... he did NOT have to pay? 'Cuz this was an appeals court ruling, reversing in part the trial court ruling (in which he would have had to pay).
Anyway, daughter Emily did NOT want to go back to Sheperd's Hill Farm and, seeing as mum would have had to foot the whole bill and could not, she probably did not go back.
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Oscar" ---According to a StrugglingTeens article in 2003, the owners came from a facility called "Gables Stone Mountain". I researched a little but found no information. Can anyone help me with this?
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Okay. Got it now. This would be Gables Academy, originally a program for learning disabled kids.
It was founded in 1961 in Coral Gables, Florida, under the name of Florida Gables Academy. Eventually they moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia, and hence dropped the "Florida" from their name.
Gables Academy appears to have incorporated a number of other programs under its umbrella and/or had some type of contractual arrangements with other programs. Trace and Beth Embry appear to have entered into such an arrangement for a period of time, starting in late 2000 or 2001.
At the time, the Embry's had already acquired the land and "members of their church started using [it] for an equine therapy program. The Embrys also held day camps, taught classes and hosted outdoor music events at Shepherd's Hill." Then, "a school in Atlanta called. Its officials had heard about the camps and equine therapy programs at Shepherd's Hill and wanted to send troubled kids to live on the property." That school appears to have been Gables Academy.
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* Quotes from the article, "Couple's leap of faith brings youngsters hope" (by Heidi Cenac; June 29, 2007; Anderson Independent Mail).
Jill Ryan:
I cannot find Shepherd's Hill Farm or Shepherd's Hill Academy on Georgia's ORS Website as a CCI and OCCI. Does anyone know if this place has ORS oversight? Not that it helps.
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Jill Ryan" ---I cannot find Shepherd's Hill Farm or Shepherd's Hill Academy on Georgia's ORS Website as a CCI and OCCI. Does anyone know if this place has ORS oversight? Not that it helps.
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Thanks for checking! Shepherd's Hill may work around any potential need for ORS oversight by being a "faith-based" program. I'm not 100% sure 'bout that. Maybe someone who really knows could confirm...
Jill Ryan:
K, thanks. I'll ask the DHR next time I speak with them.
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