Cyd Lash Academy

Posted January 9, 2009

My son is a student at Cyd Lash and I would agree with the previous 2 students comments. I think part of the problem is the way society views 'troubled Kids'. We medicate them if they aren't doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing then strip them from the environment that they are comfortable with because the teachers don't want to deal with any problems. My son was sent to Cyd Lash his sophomore year and will be graduating this year. He has not made any progress in the 3 years he has been there. The academics are very poor (yes the textbooks are archaic), I have been told they are there to deal with behavior and can't teach at the same time. I am glad my son is graduating but he has had no college prep in fact he probably isn't really high school level.
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Posted January 8, 2009

Exactly what the other student said. I was sent there just because I was truant allot and it was even more horrible than he/she said it was. Even though you are in a 'high school' you rarely leave your classrooms, exactly as in grade school. you have lunch in your room along with most other classes and if you don't like anyone in your room it makes it just that much worse. I was put in a classroom with other students that were much younger than me and were very immature. I felt like I was in kindergarten all over again. I talked with the dean and other teachers about switching back to my old class and they insisted that I belonged their because I was easy going. They never even bother to at least talk to me about it. They could care less about what students want.
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Posted August 23, 2008

I am a graduate of cyd lash academy. Outdated textbooks for one of the negatives. No cafeteria, and only vending machines with junk food, making healthy eating hard. Some of the teachers yell at kids for asking questions about material, and say that 'Asking questions wont fly in college' Well as a college student, I can say that teachers in college dont mind asking questions. Also at cyd lash, the lesson plan is toned down, making it so that those who do want to learn and go to college, have to take Prerequisite classes in college, which offer no college credit. Finally, they send some people to cyd lash who have behavior problems, and others who only have minor problems like trueincy. How is changing schools going to stop kids from skipping? Giving a man a fork isnt going to make him eat what he still doesnt like.

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