What is the name of your state? California
My daughter attended California Charter Academy for her last 3 years of high school. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA. When she applied for financial aid from the state she was shocked to receive a letter from the CAL-Grant program stating she was disqualified for a GPA below minimum requirement. We were confused because she is a straight A student. What we were told was that Charter Academy was not an accredited school. Forgive my ignorance but I was not even aware that such a thing existed. When I enrolled her at the school I asked if she would still have the same options available since it was somewhat of a home-school program. I was told that they were "a public school just like any other public school". I made the mistake of assuming I could trust our state education system and didn't think anything else about it. When I confronted the school as to why I was never informed about such vital information, they simply said they did not have time to read parents every single school policy. Shortly after my daughter's graduation, the school closed down for fraudulent use of state funds. So after years of my daughter's hard work and dedication, she was devastated to find out she could not receive financial aid for college. She is a good student and was determined to be accepted at the college of her choice, Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA. It is a Christian-based private university that is quite expensive. This would not have been a factor for my daughter because her academic achievements would have easily made her eligible for the CAL-Grant if Charter would have been an accredited school or if they would have told me they were not accredited. At least then I could have placed my daughter in school elsewhere. To make matters worse, the person who was in charge of Charter School used all the state funds intended for the school for his own personal use and entertainment. There is still $23 million unaccounted for so we are not talking pennies here. Even though it is so obvious that the school was not operating in compliance with state laws and education codes, was not being monitored by the district who was suppose to be ensuring the school was up to par, and all the funds were embezzled by the guy running the place, no one at the education department, the board of education, or the school district will do anything to rectify the hardship they have placed on my daughter. She now has the financial burden of student loans that will take her years to pay off. Just for one year, her balance is $13000. She is a very respectful, dedicated girl who cares for other people and worked very hard for her achievements. She is currently on the Academic Honor Roll at her college and has been nominated for the nation's Who's Who on the Dean's List. She did not deserve to be treated with such disregard. She is the only one paying for the negligence and inappropriate actions of Steven Cox and his fraudulent school. I am extremely angry and was told by one attorney that I only had 6 months to file a claim against a government agency. I have been contacting people since day one for the last year but I guess that's not good enough. I want to know if I can personally sue Steven Cox. He is the one that spent all the money on his personal entertainment. I am not exaggerating about this either. Read the audit for California Charter Academy. I look forward to hearing from you.
My daughter attended California Charter Academy for her last 3 years of high school. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA. When she applied for financial aid from the state she was shocked to receive a letter from the CAL-Grant program stating she was disqualified for a GPA below minimum requirement. We were confused because she is a straight A student. What we were told was that Charter Academy was not an accredited school. Forgive my ignorance but I was not even aware that such a thing existed. When I enrolled her at the school I asked if she would still have the same options available since it was somewhat of a home-school program. I was told that they were "a public school just like any other public school". I made the mistake of assuming I could trust our state education system and didn't think anything else about it. When I confronted the school as to why I was never informed about such vital information, they simply said they did not have time to read parents every single school policy. Shortly after my daughter's graduation, the school closed down for fraudulent use of state funds. So after years of my daughter's hard work and dedication, she was devastated to find out she could not receive financial aid for college. She is a good student and was determined to be accepted at the college of her choice, Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA. It is a Christian-based private university that is quite expensive. This would not have been a factor for my daughter because her academic achievements would have easily made her eligible for the CAL-Grant if Charter would have been an accredited school or if they would have told me they were not accredited. At least then I could have placed my daughter in school elsewhere. To make matters worse, the person who was in charge of Charter School used all the state funds intended for the school for his own personal use and entertainment. There is still $23 million unaccounted for so we are not talking pennies here. Even though it is so obvious that the school was not operating in compliance with state laws and education codes, was not being monitored by the district who was suppose to be ensuring the school was up to par, and all the funds were embezzled by the guy running the place, no one at the education department, the board of education, or the school district will do anything to rectify the hardship they have placed on my daughter. She now has the financial burden of student loans that will take her years to pay off. Just for one year, her balance is $13000. She is a very respectful, dedicated girl who cares for other people and worked very hard for her achievements. She is currently on the Academic Honor Roll at her college and has been nominated for the nation's Who's Who on the Dean's List. She did not deserve to be treated with such disregard. She is the only one paying for the negligence and inappropriate actions of Steven Cox and his fraudulent school. I am extremely angry and was told by one attorney that I only had 6 months to file a claim against a government agency. I have been contacting people since day one for the last year but I guess that's not good enough. I want to know if I can personally sue Steven Cox. He is the one that spent all the money on his personal entertainment. I am not exaggerating about this either. Read the audit for California Charter Academy. I look forward to hearing from you.
