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Anonymous:
WANNA KNOW ABOUT hla
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SHH Anon Classics:
I have been observing this debate and I was thinking don't the parents have to sign something that they agree to the terms of a school's rules? If it was in the parent manual that the students might miss visits then why be shocked when it happens? I hold the parents responsible in part for whatever happens to kids at boarding schools because if they sign agreements about what is going to happen and then it does, then the parents are agreeing to whatever the kid goes through.

Antigen:
You're right, anon. But what do you do when parents fuck up? Do we just let the kids suffer, even knowing that they're the generation who will take up for us when we're old and tired and incontinent? Only around 1% of parents fall for this bullshit. But it's growing. I really don't hold out a lot of hope for influencing those truely devoted cult worshipers. My aim is to hold them to shame in their communities.

Next time some dumb, narcissistic yuppie says "oh, we sent him to boarding school." hopefully the friends, family, teachers and neighbors will ask a few questions.

I cannot see how a man of any large degree of humorous perception can ever be religious -- unless he purposely shut the eyes of his mind and keep them shut by force.
--Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain", American author and humorist
--- End quote ---

Deborah:
Yes, the parent should be responsible, hence the warning that they request a copy of the parent manual and study it well before making a decision. That goes for ANY program.
Otherwise, you don't get the parent manual until after you've made a commitment. Yes, you may hear the basic verbal run down. But, you won't hear the specifics. In other words, you hear 'best case scenario'. Reality can be very different. In my case, they violated several policies written in the parent manual. So, ultimately, what good is the manual?

"Because our program, at approximately 18 months in length, is shorter than many similar types of programs, we are highly structured and must adhere strictly to the planned schedule. In rare instances, this policy results in parents and students not seeing each other for approximately four to six months at the beginning of the program- depending on the length of time it takes a particular PG to form." "...necessary for helping students settle in and make commitments to their work at HLA."

"Due to the ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS for seasonal breaks, we normally have a SUBSTANTIAL percentage of our students REAMAINING ON CAMPUS during these breaks."

In case you missed it, that's a quote. Do you think they would give this warning if it weren't true? My guess is that when parents read it, they think, 'oh that won't happen to my child'. And then a few might think, 'i won't see my kid for 2 years.'

Deborah:
***That comment was directed toward the former employee otherwise known as dysfunction junction, not you. I meant to put their name before that section, sorry.

Nope. Sorry, but that's 'not an accurate depiction of reality.'

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