Thread: Freedom Village USA

Unless you are looking for a Christian change, I would do some research. Many places that promise a rapid change can be a more damaging experience sometimes. Ask you state board of education for an accrediated school list. (I am not in any way saying that this is not an accredited school). This way, you have a list of other boarding type schools or alternative schools.

Make a call to your state board of eduction. You need to find out what will happen if she continues on. This means that it is not sanctiond or recognized by your sbe. I would do some research on the teachers too if I were you!

(background checks, ask if they have them....degrees in teaching etc.) Many christian/cath. schools don't have strict rules on certification.

I will tell you some things I am currently writting a book,so I will not say all.
I was a student their not by choice from march 1991-1993
My Grandmother and aunt sent me their because they wanted to get rid of
Me.But the reason they gave the school was this,because you have to have some trouble related reason,even if it is a lie.
They said I beat my grandmother up and molested my brother,both serious
Lies!
As far as their schooling being truly accredited,I will say this I got a diploma,
From their.
Heres the thing about the "DIPLOMA"When I went to join the Navy,I almost
Didnt get to join,because the US NAVY said they were not a regular accredited school!I still got to join the Navy by luck!I am a retired Navy
Veteran do to disability,and when I went to use my GI BILL for college,I couldnt pass the basic math/english for college.Because the furthest I ever went in there PACES was decimals!So if you want your child to be able to join the military or go to college.Id not suggest FREEDOM VILLAGE!!They supposedly change lives,well they do no teaching on how to make it in the real world!Things like credit reports,job intervues,balancing a check book,getting a drivers licsense,paying bills,dating,you cant look at or talk to
The opposite sex there!!So I give them an F for teaching kids whats important
Making it in this society!!
They also do try and put a control on people from leaving,especially students
Whom the school gets financial aid from for there kid being there"They tell
Them students no your not ready yet,if you leave you will die and go to hell!

As far as finnancially the barricks there Id grade F When I was there in winter time mind you the boys dorm water heater or boiler went out,and we were
Stuck taking cold showers for like a month and a half.

The main people like Fletcher Brothers who used to preach against divorce and remarriage that is till he got divorced and remarried a lady from there then it was ok.He lives in a big house in the middle of the property,with staelite big screened tv,a big swimming pool,pooltable etc!And he drives around a new lincoln towncar every year,he gives his old one to James Comacho,the accountant!And also Fletchers body Darren Baker lives good
To!!!In fact another hypocracy took place do to his wife,it used to be a sin in Fletchers eyes for women to where jeans,well thats till Darren started working their,his wife wore jeans,so Flethcher changed the rule and left the
Girls where jeans,in fact he made like he never saw it as wrong!!

I also from June of 94 till november 1996 worked there,because my grandmother who is sick minded wanted me to go back,I said Id go for a visit
I did,and I gave a STAFF worker a ride somewhere,and he ended up getting a
Paper bag JOSE GUZMAN was his name,and I was tired from driving there we got pulled over because I left him drive,and he was driving all crazy.And the
Bag got searched,it had herouine in it!It took me nine months of going back and forth to court before he admitted that the herouine was his and I had
Nothing to do about it!!So I worked there making $90.00 a week,but they rarely paid there general staff like me,people they thought didnt know what
Was going on!In 1996 I had confronted Darren and Fletcher about these things and then Fletcher said your FIRED,I said fine,"His last words to me
Were "Mike your never going to amount to nothing in your life,and your going
To go to Hell,your really not saved,most of the kids that left to against his will
Hed tell the same thing"Your noy really saved because your leaving here without my blessing and your going to go to hell"
While I was there there was another employee Miguel who was arrested for
Molesting one of the other boy students,there was jose the drugy,There was
Another two staff members that were drunks that I no of.
So there are some truths of FREEDOM VILLAGE USA!
Michael
any more questions feel free to email me at
mbrantner1@tampabay.rr.com
All one more interesting fact they read all incoming and outgoing mail,if it does
Not meet there approval its discarded.They monitor every phone call,if they dont approve of anything thats said they will cut the call off!
And once I left there I had a moped which my parents bought for me I had no way to put it in my station wagon,so someone was supposed to sell it for
Me!!They told me Fletcher confiscated my $500.00 moped and gave it too his
Son Jeremy!!
Also about very rarely ever getting paid!!Once I was Fired they came up with
Over $2500.00 they owed me easily!!So Id say what happens to the money
There is definetly questionable