Breaking Sue Scheff News From ISACcorp.org: Harbor Oaks and Sue Scheff
Harbor Oaks Boarding School - North Carolina
Harbor Oaks is a Christian boarding school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. The owners are James and Patricia Jones. The facility uses the Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.) workbook curriculum provided by School of Tomorrow.
School of Tomorrow requries that just one person in an entire school be “certified” to use the curriculum. However, this certification is NOT from any state agency. It is issued by School of Tomorrow.
This enables schools to use the curriculum without having any certified teachers.The status of the “teachers” at Harbor Oaks is still in question.
ISAC has received complaints against Harbor Oaks alleging inadequate education, false advertising, unqualified staff, lack of supervision, and physical abuse.
Sue Scheff, owner of Parents Universal Resource Experts (PURE), reportedly receives payment in exchange for referring families to Harbor Oaks.
ISAC has learned that Scheff’s daughter, Ashlyn Jockell, is employed by the facility.
The Madison County Department of Social Services has substaniated a report for neglect at Harbor Oaks.
The findings include: lack of medical care, lack of mental health care, and improper supervision.
Anyone with information about Harbor Oaks is asked to contact ISAC immediately.
Updated September 30, 2007
October 4th, 2007 at 3:31 am
My Grandma Bette “May she rest in peace” used to say……
“WHEN YOU LOOK YOU FIND”
I hope you never stop looking for a way to shut down this industry.
We all survived for a reason.
To uncover the truth and the root of the problem.
To stop future abuse, to make the General public aware.
It will be as common as the knowlage that G.W. Bush is an idiot!
October 9th, 2007 at 10:53 am
i attended harbor oaks and did not see anything that looked like abuse. i know alot of guys that did not want to be there but, we all wanted to get back home. i learned a lot from the people there and they did not try to force anything on me. it is a christian school so yes church was a to do, but they did not make me believe before i came home. and my parents made the choice to send me to a christian place, so i could get bitter or try to move forward. i got to meat a lot of other guys going through the same crap i was going through, and it helped me to see how i could be a better man. so as far as all the crap you say about them to bad for you, you don’t know the people i do and you can say all you want but untill you know someone you cant judge them.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:26 pm
i went to harbor oaks for a long time. i was there for almost 2 years and i left and was sent to another program then i came back for about 3 months. there was no physical abuse. i never thought it was that bad for a program. the things ive read about it are true like the phone times and home visits and the education. i didnt get much done doing school there. because to do the school there you basically have to really want to do it. and lets face it no teenager really wants to do school. they give you workbooks that are called paces. and you have 12 for each subject for each grade and you work on it and if you have any questions you ask this one guy whos in the room. i use to just sleep in class all day. or just fake sick and have to stay in my room all day. and not everyone got the amount of therapy that their parents were told they would get. some girls i knew hadnt gotten any. i didnt get any unless i asked for it. and i remember when i was there i heard some girls saying the counseler wasnt a real counseler. and yea some of kids there did do sexual stuff with eachother. i left there the second time around march of this year. it really wasnt that bad from my point of view though. there was good food. it was a nice place. i didnt completely agree with everything though. like memorizing bible verses to get up a level. they didnt make us be christian though. but i guess for a truely troubled teen it may not be that great of a place for them to be. they have helped people though. it has its good things and its bad things.
January 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Now Susan Scheff is trying to hide the truth by googlespamming “Susan Scheff”
January 8th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
LOL… So what… is she going to try to change her name now? Wouldn’t be the first time somebody in this industry did it to hide a shady past.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
i was in harbor oaks for 8 months
and i can defenitly beleive alot of this stuff
i got better but not from the help of anyone else it was just a choice i made,no counseling session did anything for me,actually one time my counselor said that she could see “demons” following me!!!!!! everytime a student would tell their parents something bad about the school,like how they were touched wrong by the staff,or the expired food,when they would calll the office they would just be lied to then the students would get into trouble.if i had enouph patience to sit here and say everything wrong this school has done to its students i would be here alll day
October 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am
@former student
Well. Thanks for taking the time to speak out, even if it’s a little. I know it’s not always easy. That being said, if you feel up to it, I’m pretty sure isaccorp.org would love to get a statement from you as to what you’ve experienced.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
i am a former student at harbor oaks boarding school and let me just tell you it was horrible…they didnt treat us right, the”house parents” never did anything and when it came to fights somethimes they would never break them up. also there was a certian “house parent” that would stare at evry girl that walked his way and call them sexual names. i know from first hand experience. also about the food….they did have alot of expired food in the house and yes when people did try to tell they’re parents about what was going on the parents were told that we were always causing trouble and that we were always getting demoted to a lower level like level 1. once they even demoted me to level zero…and we didnt even have a level zero!! some times we had nice house parents and sometimes we didnt….i was there for a year in total and had the worst time of my life..that place didnt help me it only made me worse. it made me start pick up bad habits like when i got so upset i actually cut myself! and i know that it was my choice but still the staff didnt help either! point is that if your a parent that wants to send your kid there dont! your going to waste your money for nothing!
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
i was in harbor oaks when it first opened i was there for a year. jeremy jones is a big piece of shit he is a lying fake as christian that scams peoples parents. he will do whatever it takes to get money he will blackmail the kids if the tell there parents bad shit about the program like he will demote ur status. and once when i was there a staff memeber named james mills was the person that passed out meds in the morningns and a couple of times he stole the kids pain pills. jermeys wife angela is also a piece of shit and a fucking cunt. also lots of expiered food
April 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Why do you’ll say things like this… They seem to be great parents and people.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I have done some research and phone calls and found out that Harbor Oaks Boarding School is now called Wolf Creek Academy. Same owners, same building and Sue Scheff from PURE is still recommending people to go to these schools and gave me the same line of crap that she gave other parents for Harbor Oaks. You just can’t trust anyone.
June 18th, 2010 at 12:43 am
I attended what is now called Wolf Creek Academy for four months last year. It was neither a horrible nor positive experience. If you are looking for a place that is going to really work on improving your child’s well being, this is not the place. This program only works if the student wants it to. Wolf Creek is at best just a place to get away. For the $4,000 a month that my mother paid I got expired generic brand food. My counselor saw me maybe once a month. The allegation that this is a “college preparatory school” is completely false. They give you a computer and that is about the extent of your education. They have someone watch over you while you are in “school” but he is not a licensed teacher and cannot answer your questions. Not to mention you have no books or access to any website besides ParkCityIndependent.com the program they we’re using at the time. During my stay, there we’re girls who reported sexual abuse by the part time house parents. These house parents we’re fired but allowed to return to the school and accompany us on trips. I wanted to go to a program when I was sent to WCA. I wholeheartedly believe that the only thing keeping this program going we’re the full time house parents (not the one’s accused of sexual abuse) at the time. They seemed to be the only staff members that actually cared about the students. I have recently found out that they quit and the current houseparents at the girls school are just the owner’s brother and his wife. I did not hate the experience but do not believe that this is a place to send your child. The owner’s we’re never around and definitely gave me the impression they we’re in it for the money.
July 12th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
My daughter has been at Wolf Creek Academy for 6 months. It’s certainly not glamorous, nor should it be. The place has saved my daughter’s life. Is it perfect? NO. But overall, we have been VERY pleased with the staff, especially the therapist and most of the house parents. As far as the academics go, it’s true that the kids will only get out of it what they choose to put in. It’s basically an accredited on-line school that you could use at home, but this is also what a portion of your tuition goes to. Every time I have had a concern or question about my daughter’s school work, it has been responded to by staff. From a parent’s point of view, it’s no different than if your child lives at home. You MUST involve yourself in every aspect of their life, or you won’t know what’s going on most of the time. It’s true that the owner’s don’t seem to be around that much, but when I have needed Pat Jones for something really important, she has been there and responded. Some of the house parents are better than others, but they are not therapists, nor should they be expected to be. Yes, it is a family business, and there are family members that work there. I have no issue with that. They don’t try to hide it. There were highs and lows, but overall I think it was the right place for my daughter at the time, and Sue Scheff is the one that recommended Wolf Creek. I have no opinion about her law suits or business practices, all I know is she helped us find the right place for my kid.