Alleged Diploma Mill Used Churches to Recruit Pupils

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040830/ts_latimes/allegeddiplomamillusedchurchestorecruitpupils

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An adult school accused of selling bogus high school diplomas to thousands of immigrants paid churches to help recruit students and house classes, according to interviews with law enforcement, school and church officials. The disclosure has roiled congregations and raised questions about the role of some church leaders in the operation.

The commercial California Alternative High School paid some churches in immigrant communities across Southern California an average of $125 per graduate and allowed the churches to keep income from the sale of school materials, according to interviews and court records.

After 30 hours of classes, students were given a diploma that school officials said would give them access to accredited colleges and universities and state and federal financial aid programs, according to court records.

But a lawsuit filed this month by the state attorney general accused school operators of "exploiting immigrants' dreams of a better life."

According to court records, the school used untrained teachers who taught that there are 53 states in the union, four branches of government and two houses of Congress — one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
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Disgraceful!

Jay

[notadmblnd]

1. Those faith based intiatives that work so well I see

it figures, it was all just a way to pay back church leaders for supporting the little shrub. The payoff must not have been big enough for the greedy clergy.