LeeOblivious t1_jc7bmv6 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Wow that's some pretty poor decision making on their part. They just burnt any bridges they may have had with their now former students and staff. And, potentially violated numerous laws. Managment looking out for management yet again.

I wish the best of luck to all of the staff and students impacted. I hope they quickly recover and find better places.

WeepingAngelCas OP t1_jc7c23e wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM

I agree! I had gone to that school for 7 months, and it felt obvious that it was going downhill. I just still wish they would've given students and staff a warning before shutting down...

LeeOblivious t1_jc7duxw wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:11 PM

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires a 60 day notice. But only covers those with 100 full time employees or more. I do not know the set up this for profit school used, so I can not guess if they fall under that. But, you should defiantly speak to someone at the department of employment security ASAP. They can at least get a claim started and retraining going if needed.

WeepingAngelCas OP t1_jc7e646 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:13 PM

There was maybe 15 full time employees, if that.

LeeOblivious t1_jc7fqst wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:23 PM

In the one location or all locations? And full time is counted as anyone working over 20 hours a week and employed for at least 6 months in the act. If the owner only closed the one location, then you should be able to move to another or else they risk other liabilities. Regardless go to the DoE and get a claim started if you are impacted by this shutdown.

WeepingAngelCas OP t1_jc7gucf wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM

I, fortunately, was not impacted. However, there was only one location. We had no janitorial staff because the students did all the cleaning. The only staff were teachers and office workers.

Jolly_Mongoose2183 t1_jc8ouor wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:14 AM

Unfortunately as a former student there has been a history of shady things happening to teachers. From homophobia to unjustly firing them. They also offer a ton of students to get their instructor license because it’s a huge tax write off.