Of Fraud, Abuse, and Lawsuits
Learning By Grace, The MorningStar Academy, The Jubilee Academy, The Grace Academy, The Southern Baptist Academy, The Cambridge Academy, The National Academy for the Gifted, K12 Free Homeschool Academy.
A controversial figure – or, rather, a figure causing controversy – has cropped up yet again. Over the years she has been accused of defrauding home educating parents, of harassment, and of attempting to flood the Internet with fraudulent websites. The “schools” she and her husband run are “accredited” by the “National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance”. But the NPSAA is not a recognized accreditation association.
When exposed, she threatens lawsuits, thus keeping many from publicly speaking out against her (although some of her “lawyers” appear to be fictitious.) Her latest project appears to be a diatribe against Home Education Magazine publisher Helen Hegener, who stated some facts about Ms. Rothschild.
Here’s what other have said about them:
And this “Ripoff Report”, and this one.
Never send money to anyone based on their own claims, or on “testimonials” from people who may well be fictitious. Always investigate. Every population with money to spend attracts thieves and con artists. Buyer Beware!
Joining the National Guard. Say what …?
HSLDA, a Virginia political organization of lawyers that began life as a homeschool advocacy, has conned the National Guard into believing that they are able to tell who is a “real” homeschool grad and who is not.
A look at the criteria for homeschoolers entering the National Guard makes it appear as if New Jerseyans needed an HSLDA membership to be considered a Tier I recruit. The other “options” are non-starters in our state.
Homeschool grads entering the military are usually accepted as Tier II recruits – holders of “alternate” diplomas. This is because the military believes ( and a major study has proven ) that classroom-based education, with all its rules and required attendance and group-oriented programs, best leads into the life of the military.
Homeschoolers who wish to enter the military as Tier I recruits may continue to do so in the traditional way, by earning 15 classroom-based college credits.
The “homeschoolers shortcut” will end as soon as the US Military realizes that it just doesn’t work.
More about homeschoolers and Tier I:
Tier I Status for military enlistment
How did this happen,and why should we care?
There is a possibility now that the Home School Legal Defense Association’s relationship with the military may become a national issue. One that homeschoolers should have knowledge of and be prepared for.
Read An Open Letter to the Homeschool Community
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