Students Are Being Forced to Engage in Unethical Acts

In an email dated Feb. 2, 2010, and signed by DeCoursey, Baker and two others, they wrote to Kenneth Campell, then head of the state’s charter office: “Though we are fully aware of the significant amount of autonomy given to charter schools, we are now concerned that this autonomy is being abused to the point that students are being forced to engage in unethical acts.”

With regards to “unethical acts” claim, it was addressed in corrective action plan and school came up with possible resolutions along with the deadlines for each issue. School successfully implemented the corrective action plan according Mr. Dunbar’s official audit in Spring 2011.

We also would like to mention a comment we have been hearing from our parents and many supporters: “Several nearby schools have crime, drugs, teen pregnancy etc. problems but none of those schools are being suspended for those serious problems let alone “unethical acts”. Besides, if there was a suspicion of unethical acts it would be investigated and if wrongdoing were to be found, a proper punishment would be given but speculating that put a school operation under suspension is too extreme.

Finally we would like to share an incident: During Congressman Bill Cassidy’s visit to one of Pelican schools, one student came before him in tears and made a statement that she couldn’t make it to where she was then if this school hadn’t been opened and she might already been a teen-mother if it was not for this school.

Congressman Cassidy, while listening the student about her experience with the School.