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    Karl Maeser Preparatory Academy

    3.0 (4 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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    This is an excellent school! Inspiring teachers, strong community, and top-notch academics!

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    Discovery Academy - Girls Building and School House

    Discovery Academy

    1.8(32 reviews)
    7.0 mi

    Our daughter suffered from anxiety & depressive disorders and was so acting out we had to do…read moresomething. In our particular case, our daughter, a strong/smart girl, found ways to grow from the experience, though she tells hellish stories of staff scamming records and horrible treatment. I always had the sense staff was invested in making money and far less in turning kids around. Loosely and clumsily run in my opinion. They are Mormons and my daughter would joke about their Mormon underwear which was true. Her therapist, Tristan, LOST HER SESSION RECORDS... which killed a $30,000 reimbursement from insurance. We were incensed about that as you can imagine. The idea is interesting, DA is not the iteration that makes it work. Don't do this to your kid (as other parents have said). If you're on the fence, perhaps my daughter (now 31) might talk with you to help a decision. Largely a joke. Check the reviews.

    RUN! DON'T DO THIS TO YOUR CHILD. I ran away from this…read moreboarding school. Do not send your kids here! Upon arrival, they place you in a white, empty hole in the wall, with a plastic mat in the floor, with no shoes and minimal cloths, with nothing else, similar to an insane asylum. TO WHO EVER IS READING THIS: We aren't making this up, there are numerous reviews explaining how this happened to them. They left us in there for days! I'll never forget the numerous cold nights I spent crying in that white tiny area, hoping, and praying someone would come save me. In regards to reviews that state the room (hole in wall) didn't exist, I am reposting a picture to demonstrate the white area they locked us in. The positive reviews must be fake accounts or owners of DA. The entire time I was there, they didn't allow me to speak to my family. This was traumatic. Thankfully, I was smart enough to crawl out of the roof window and scale down the wall and run, as fast as I could without shoes. Best decision in my life. ...we had a wonderful escape plan...too many details for a post here,, but we end up making it home back to Cali...long long greyhound ride, with lots of loving individuals and new friends who helped us on the way. Most the counselors were uneducated and unfriendly. The scholastic standard is below minimal. Your kids will receive horrible education here. Teachers are not accredited. Be aware of what will happen to your child when you send them to an enclosed building with strangers. Upon me escaping, they refused to return the full year payment my single mother had paid. After a legal battle, we received part of our payment in return. If you don't believe me, feel free to contact me and I will tell you the entire story how I escaped from this hell in Provo Utah and arrived in San Diego, CA. As much as I have healed from the scars caused by this place, I must warn others, don't place your kids in danger. P.S. Simple look at the bars on the windows. SCARIEST place ever.

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    Here's a picture of Unit One. Lock down. This kid is standing demerits ( being punished ) probably for nothing.

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