That's right sad but true!!! Our children are repeating HS School because of the actions of the Director/Owner/Principle of the school Karen Giuffre aka Michelle Reynolds who grossly misrepresented her schools Accreditation. She apparently thinks its a big joke but she should really consider my complaint a public service to prevent future problems as there's bound to be many more students who can't use the Credits or Diploma from the school. She doesn't seem to understand it doesn't matter if a few obscure colleges accepted students as the colleges she proclaims accept students from her school are alternative or "holistic" type colleges that may accept students from an unaccrediated high school like her's because most if not all of them are unaccrediated themselves. This is a very weak defense and mind you she has never responded to me personally but instead choose to mock me and one of my children on various websites.
That's right sad but true!!! Our children are repeating HS School because of the actions of the Director/Owner/Principle of the school Karen Giuffre aka Michelle Reynolds who grossly misrepresented her schools Accreditation. She apparently thinks its a big joke but she should really consider my complaint a public service to prevent future problems as there's bound to be many more students who can't use the Credits or Diploma from the school. She doesn't seem to understand it doesn't matter if a few obscure colleges accepted students as the colleges she proclaims accept students from her school are alternative or "holistic" type colleges that may accept students from an unaccrediated high school like her's because most if not all of them are unaccrediated themselves. This is a very weak defense and mind you she has never responded to me personally but instead choose to mock me and one of my children on various websites.
This is quite outrageous behavior not to mention childish and heartless. Excuse me... Now let me continue. It's when you try to transfer credits while your still in high school to an accreditated high school that you will not be able to do so and if a college is accreidtaed and makes no exceptions they will not accept you from this unaccrediated school either. It is all just a big dance around the issue of her Accrediation which does not exist so she need not pretend about it any longer as we have enough of those kind of people holding public office. So let me explain the whole story as it needs to be to told to fully understand what went on here. All I know is I'm out $38,425 for 2 years of high school and our children are behind 2 years because of her actions. As you can see this is a very serious matter that is not being taken seriously and in fact is being ignored and scoffed at by the owner/director of the school who is hoping we will just go away which is Never going to happen!!!
Now it's in the schools best interest to resolve this matter and to recognize and correct their shortcomings to prevent future problems with other students which are only inevitable due to their non accreditation while falsely representing their school as being accredited. In other words they should be trying to mitigate the damage at this point. Or at least you would think they would be looking to do this. This was a situation that was created by the director/owner who needs to own up to her mistakes and refund our money because she misled us and truly hurt our children. It is the right thing to do and what one would expect. The director/owner also must understand we are not the only one's who was directly affected (though it would be bad enough if it were just us) as there are others who were in the high school program there and had to repeat a grade or grades or had to pursue a GED because they are not being truthful about their accreditation which is a Disgrace not to mention illegal!!!
This all of course should be of Great Concern to her but she obviously doesn't care since she doesn't respond to anyone or anything!!! And I'm not kidding... How can she hurt people like this and why should she be allowed to??? is a better question which is why the authorities should shut down this high school program right now. This school and it's director needs to be held accountable for it's actions (unlawful acts) and the havoc they have wreaked on so many. We would appreciate any help that can be offered in resolving this matter as a result of the Scam orchestrated by this same owner/director of the school is what is known as a classic "Diploma Mil." You shouldn't have to make up grades or take a GED or have to do anything else because their Transcript and their Credits on it and the Diploma itself are Worthless Pieces of Paper to actual accredited institutions who do not make admissions exceptions.
We would appreciate any help that can be offered in resolving this matter as a result of the Scam perpetrated by this same owner/director of the school our children have to Repeat High School (we have the letters from their new school) and we wasted nearly $40,000 in tuition payments (we have the contracts, emails from the director and bank statements) in the process. The following is the rest of our story: Our complaint involves the product & the advertising of their product. Our children attended Voyagers' Community School (HS program) between 9/12 to 6/14. We decided it was in the best interest of our 2 children that they not return to finish the final 2 years of HS due to the myriad of problems that exist & continue to plague the school. In 9/14 when we attempted to transfer the 62 credits each of our children earned at Voyagers' HS to Penn Foster HS - which is a fully accredited HS who advised us that None (meaning "0" ) of the 62 credits either of our children earned at Voyagers' could be transferred and as such they would have to Repeat All of HS as Voyagers' Community School is an unaccredited HS -
a fact that has been confirmed as Voyagers' Community School is not recognized or accredited by any accrediting body per established lists of accredited High Schools and most importantly they are not accredited by the MSA aka the MSCHE who accredits schools in the NorhEast. Voyagers' Community School claims they are accredited by the MSA but they are Not!!! This is a flagrant example of their lying and misrepresentation about their accreditation. (By the way we also have the document showing this) So as a result our children wasted 2 years of their lives attending this so called "High School" (which is really a Diploma Mill) & we spent nearly $40,000 in the process as we thought we were doing the right thing. We even refinanced our home to help us finance their attendance. We have written 2 formal detailed Certified Letters (we kept copies of the letters and the actual signed return receipts) to the Director/Owner/Principle & filed a Better Business Bureau complaint (on file) requesting the return of our money with No Response to date.
We have also reported their antics to the FTC (also on file and the complaint has been listed on the Consumer Sentinel Network). We see the requests for the return of our money as being totally justified & reasonable given the fact we invested 2 years & $38,425 in a High School for credits that can't be used & because Voyagers' routinely misrepresents their accreditation through a variety of methods & as a result has damaged our family (our children, my wife & I) & others as several other students in the area have suffered a similar fate. You would think that a person in such a position would be concerned with the welfare of her former students but instead has chosen to ignore all and not to respond which is not only unethical but outrageous given what our children have gone through. Voyagers' deceptive methods include false & misleading advertising & flat out false-fraudulent claims about their accreditation & teachers' credentials.
The fact is Voyagers' is operating a "brick and mortar" version of an online type of Diploma Mill which is the same thing. This is Fraud and this HS should be Closed immediately to prevent harm to any others. The school will claim students have been "accepted" to X number of colleges & provide you with a list of colleges that you supposedly can get in to which does not mean Voyagers' is accredited but only that an app was accepted. Their list contains "holistic" or "alternative" type colleges that make admission exceptions, so forget about getting in to an actual accredited "name" school as they will reject you at the HS or college level. The law itself is being skirted with their non accreditation. In summation of course we want our money back for the blatant fraud but we also don't want to see any others hurt by their unlawful acts which include fraud and theft by deception. They are Hurting People and Breaking the Law in the ways mentioned & other ways that haven't at least not here.
Thanks so much for letting me express this here which is about all we have left after being defrauded and scammed by these people. The only just resolution of this matter is the return of all our monies which is $38,425 and you can't replace the 2 years of time our children lost which is priceless. The Director/Owner and her school needs to come to it's senses. The only way the school will ever become accrediated is if they stop acting like their above it all and hire teachers who hold degress in the subject areas they are teaching and most importantly that are certified. But the damge is already done is our case and in the case of a few others. So just do the right thing and refund our money because you can't give our children back their time. Funny thing is this "Community School" is supposedly all about resolving differences, working things out and hearing what others have to say which is exactly the opposite of what the director and her school is doing. Voyagers' needs to do a "mea culpa" and resolve the problem.
Voyagers' Community School Reviews
That's right sad but true!!! Our children are repeating HS School because of the actions of the Director/Owner/Principle of the school Karen Giuffre aka Michelle Reynolds who grossly misrepresented her schools Accreditation. She apparently thinks its a big joke but she should really consider my complaint a public service to prevent future problems as there's bound to be many more students who can't use the Credits or Diploma from the school. She doesn't seem to understand it doesn't matter if a few obscure colleges accepted students as the colleges she proclaims accept students from her school are alternative or "holistic" type colleges that may accept students from an unaccrediated high school like her's because most if not all of them are unaccrediated themselves. This is a very weak defense and mind you she has never responded to me personally but instead choose to mock me and one of my children on various websites.
That's right sad but true!!! Our children are repeating HS School because of the actions of the Director/Owner/Principle of the school Karen Giuffre aka Michelle Reynolds who grossly misrepresented her schools Accreditation. She apparently thinks its a big joke but she should really consider my complaint a public service to prevent future problems as there's bound to be many more students who can't use the Credits or Diploma from the school. She doesn't seem to understand it doesn't matter if a few obscure colleges accepted students as the colleges she proclaims accept students from her school are alternative or "holistic" type colleges that may accept students from an unaccrediated high school like her's because most if not all of them are unaccrediated themselves. This is a very weak defense and mind you she has never responded to me personally but instead choose to mock me and one of my children on various websites.
This is quite outrageous behavior not to mention childish and heartless. Excuse me... Now let me continue. It's when you try to transfer credits while your still in high school to an accreditated high school that you will not be able to do so and if a college is accreidtaed and makes no exceptions they will not accept you from this unaccrediated school either. It is all just a big dance around the issue of her Accrediation which does not exist so she need not pretend about it any longer as we have enough of those kind of people holding public office. So let me explain the whole story as it needs to be to told to fully understand what went on here. All I know is I'm out $38,425 for 2 years of high school and our children are behind 2 years because of her actions. As you can see this is a very serious matter that is not being taken seriously and in fact is being ignored and scoffed at by the owner/director of the school who is hoping we will just go away which is Never going to happen!!!
Now it's in the schools best interest to resolve this matter and to recognize and correct their shortcomings to prevent future problems with other students which are only inevitable due to their non accreditation while falsely representing their school as being accredited. In other words they should be trying to mitigate the damage at this point. Or at least you would think they would be looking to do this. This was a situation that was created by the director/owner who needs to own up to her mistakes and refund our money because she misled us and truly hurt our children. It is the right thing to do and what one would expect. The director/owner also must understand we are not the only one's who was directly affected (though it would be bad enough if it were just us) as there are others who were in the high school program there and had to repeat a grade or grades or had to pursue a GED because they are not being truthful about their accreditation which is a Disgrace not to mention illegal!!!
This all of course should be of Great Concern to her but she obviously doesn't care since she doesn't respond to anyone or anything!!! And I'm not kidding... How can she hurt people like this and why should she be allowed to??? is a better question which is why the authorities should shut down this high school program right now. This school and it's director needs to be held accountable for it's actions (unlawful acts) and the havoc they have wreaked on so many. We would appreciate any help that can be offered in resolving this matter as a result of the Scam orchestrated by this same owner/director of the school is what is known as a classic "Diploma Mil." You shouldn't have to make up grades or take a GED or have to do anything else because their Transcript and their Credits on it and the Diploma itself are Worthless Pieces of Paper to actual accredited institutions who do not make admissions exceptions.
We would appreciate any help that can be offered in resolving this matter as a result of the Scam perpetrated by this same owner/director of the school our children have to Repeat High School (we have the letters from their new school) and we wasted nearly $40,000 in tuition payments (we have the contracts, emails from the director and bank statements) in the process. The following is the rest of our story: Our complaint involves the product & the advertising of their product. Our children attended Voyagers' Community School (HS program) between 9/12 to 6/14. We decided it was in the best interest of our 2 children that they not return to finish the final 2 years of HS due to the myriad of problems that exist & continue to plague the school. In 9/14 when we attempted to transfer the 62 credits each of our children earned at Voyagers' HS to Penn Foster HS - which is a fully accredited HS who advised us that None (meaning "0" ) of the 62 credits either of our children earned at Voyagers' could be transferred and as such they would have to Repeat All of HS as Voyagers' Community School is an unaccredited HS -
a fact that has been confirmed as Voyagers' Community School is not recognized or accredited by any accrediting body per established lists of accredited High Schools and most importantly they are not accredited by the MSA aka the MSCHE who accredits schools in the NorhEast. Voyagers' Community School claims they are accredited by the MSA but they are Not!!! This is a flagrant example of their lying and misrepresentation about their accreditation. (By the way we also have the document showing this) So as a result our children wasted 2 years of their lives attending this so called "High School" (which is really a Diploma Mill) & we spent nearly $40,000 in the process as we thought we were doing the right thing. We even refinanced our home to help us finance their attendance. We have written 2 formal detailed Certified Letters (we kept copies of the letters and the actual signed return receipts) to the Director/Owner/Principle & filed a Better Business Bureau complaint (on file) requesting the return of our money with No Response to date.
We have also reported their antics to the FTC (also on file and the complaint has been listed on the Consumer Sentinel Network). We see the requests for the return of our money as being totally justified & reasonable given the fact we invested 2 years & $38,425 in a High School for credits that can't be used & because Voyagers' routinely misrepresents their accreditation through a variety of methods & as a result has damaged our family (our children, my wife & I) & others as several other students in the area have suffered a similar fate. You would think that a person in such a position would be concerned with the welfare of her former students but instead has chosen to ignore all and not to respond which is not only unethical but outrageous given what our children have gone through. Voyagers' deceptive methods include false & misleading advertising & flat out false-fraudulent claims about their accreditation & teachers' credentials.
The fact is Voyagers' is operating a "brick and mortar" version of an online type of Diploma Mill which is the same thing. This is Fraud and this HS should be Closed immediately to prevent harm to any others. The school will claim students have been "accepted" to X number of colleges & provide you with a list of colleges that you supposedly can get in to which does not mean Voyagers' is accredited but only that an app was accepted. Their list contains "holistic" or "alternative" type colleges that make admission exceptions, so forget about getting in to an actual accredited "name" school as they will reject you at the HS or college level. The law itself is being skirted with their non accreditation. In summation of course we want our money back for the blatant fraud but we also don't want to see any others hurt by their unlawful acts which include fraud and theft by deception. They are Hurting People and Breaking the Law in the ways mentioned & other ways that haven't at least not here.
Thanks so much for letting me express this here which is about all we have left after being defrauded and scammed by these people. The only just resolution of this matter is the return of all our monies which is $38,425 and you can't replace the 2 years of time our children lost which is priceless. The Director/Owner and her school needs to come to it's senses. The only way the school will ever become accrediated is if they stop acting like their above it all and hire teachers who hold degress in the subject areas they are teaching and most importantly that are certified. But the damge is already done is our case and in the case of a few others. So just do the right thing and refund our money because you can't give our children back their time. Funny thing is this "Community School" is supposedly all about resolving differences, working things out and hearing what others have to say which is exactly the opposite of what the director and her school is doing. Voyagers' needs to do a "mea culpa" and resolve the problem.