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[Adam Schiff]/Liddlekidz , Finger Lake School of Massage Closure
Finger Lakes School of Massage ordered to close (August 29, 2019)
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes School of Massage has officiallylost its accreditation and has been directed to close its Ithaca campusby the end of October, along with affiliated campuses in Mt. Kisco, New York, and Frederick, Maryland.
High employee turnoverandinconsistent record keepingwere some of the issues cited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training for denying the school's reaccreditation. ACCET initially denied FLSM's application for reaccreditation in April, but the school appealed the decision. In a letter to FLSM campus director Chanin Storm dated Aug. 16, ACCET announced the appeal was denied and the decision to revoke FLSM's accreditation is final.
"Upon review of the record, including the appeals brief and oral presentations, the Commission voted to affirm the decision to deny reaccreditation to Finger Lakes School of Massage based on the institution’s non-compliance with the following eight ACCET Standards for Accreditation, as the institution failed to provide documented evidence to demonstrate compliance with these standards," the letter reads.
ACCET raised concerns about FLSM's compliance with accreditation standards in December and charged the school with failing to meet standards in13 areasin April. After reviewing the school's appeal, the commission determined that the school remained noncompliant in eight areas: human resources management, records, financial assistance/scholarships, program/instructional materials, qualifications of instructional personnel, attendance, student progress, completion and job placement.
Neither Storm nor CEO Shannon Yerkic responded to The Ithaca Voice's requests for comment.
Storm and Yerkic did not respond to requests for current enrollment numbers, but former Ithaca staff saidpressure to increase enrollment over the past two years[after DJT elected!] drove a hostile workplace culture. In an October 2018 interview with The Ithaca Voice, former regional director of education Jeannie O'Neill said Yerkic, who was COO at the time,pushed for a 100% acceptance rate to turn "leads" into enrolled students.She said decision-making shifted away from local administrators, toward Trumantra executives as the company looked to increase revenue.
Thefor-profit Finger Lakes School of Massage chainoperates campuses in Ithaca and Mount Kisco, New York, and Frederick, Maryland and is owned by theTrumantra Education Group.Trumantra also owns theArizona School of Integrative Studies,which has four campuses in Arizona. ACCET issued a "programmatic probation" warning to ASIS in August regarding its part-time massage therapy program in Tucson.
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https://ithacavoice.com/2019/08/finger-lakes-school-of-massage-ordered-to-close/
Why is liddlekidz linked to a massage school that's been shuttered? Smells of Epstein like recruiting and training.