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The school may have been good in 1996 to 2003 when you were there, I cannot vouch for that...I can only tell you that HLA sucked out loud in 2006 and 2007 with dwinding staff and dwindling paychecks to the ones that remained there. In May 2007, all teachers had left including the academic director except for 5 to 6 diehard teachers like Hawley Stevens, Sam Tanner, Greer Dover and maybe 2 other teachers who taught core subjects. Familes that paid tuition in 2006 and 2007 got totally ripped off by paying for a high priced tuition and getting very sub standard services in education and supervision. The staff that was left had their pay cut down and could not do all the jobs they were expected to do. What was wrong was for HLA to continue to paint a pretty picture of how life at HLA was when in fact it was in shambles and crumbling more and more every single day! The administation did a poor job.

Also, while the HLA staffer is trying to defend HLA, why don't you tell us all about all the families that paid the full tuition up front and pulled their children out of HLA early and what happened to them?

Does HLA owe any of these families thousands upon thousands of dollars back? Have they been repaid? Tell us that story. We would love to hear all about that.  :wink:

The only tragedy is if any prospective parent were to read your comments and believe what you say. We, the families who have lived and experienced HLA in the past know what the hell we are talking about asshole. Obviously you are a staff member of HLA desperate trying to paint a pretty picture. It ain't pretty no matter what color you try and paint it. You must be one of the brown nosers that have been brainwashed to believe everything you are told! Get a freakin life and wake up to the real world. The litigation is not baseless at all. It is the TRUTH and the truth is not something that you guys want to admit. Why do you think so many families are joining the petition for the lawsuit? It sure is not because they think they will get any money back. It is the principle of the thing. Right is right and wrong is wrong, and the wrong that has happened to these families is very wrong.  In fact some of these families feel they were robbed blind. You cannot change the facts no matter how you spin it!  :lol:  :roll:

Well said Guest! I know that lots of people including current staff have the same suspicions of the fire. They just do not want to admit it. Function Junction is grasping at straws to defend the sinking ship. Watch out FJ, they might take you down with them.

Are you disappointed in Hawley Stevens because he is still staying at HLA knowing what he knows?

Charles Cates has already been removed from HLA's website. 6 teachers are now left at HLA-Foy Tootle-English, Sam Tanner-Math, Hawley Stevens-History, Greer Dover-English, Martha Kinney-Spanish and Ian Adkins-Science. 6 teachers left, Academic building burned to the ground with I am sure all textbooks, computers etc., Charles Cates-the headmaster retiring the day after the fire. Very few students left after graduation. Boy, that really sounds like a school that would costs $6000 a month that parents should be chomping at the bit to send their children 2. Ed Consultants, don't get knocked down when you open the flood gates to show all your prospective families how wonderful an education you can provide with 6 teachers and no academic building..

The reporter must not have known about the lawsuit or how could he not mention that??

How could parents knowing that HLA has so few staff and students left send thier children back to HLA when the entire academic building was burned to the ground? That would include I am sure textbooks, any lesson plans, computers etc. I cannot imagine why HLA would want to try to stay in business at this point either. Families that are paying out that much $$$ per month should not settle for the what HLA has become. Hardly any teachers left on staff to provide any type of education and how about therapy? I certainly would not pay $6000 a month plus all the other marked up fees etc. to a school that has been reduced to not much of anything.     :roll:   :exclaim: