RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL CLOSING EMAIL TO STAFF FROM LEONARD BUCCELLATO

From: Len Buccellato;lbuccellato@ridgecreek.org
Date: Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Subject:
To: RCSstaff
It is with very great sadness that I announce that Ridge Creek School must close. The faculty and staff of RCS created the best therapeutic boarding school in the nation. Unfortunately 5 years ago the petition for a class action and the nonstop slanderous postings on blog sites since then has financially bankrupted the school and me personally.  In the past 17 years hundreds of children and their families  have had their lives changed and are now walking in positive directions.  It is truly sad that a small number of disturbed individuals can create such havoc and cause us to close. 

I ask each of you to continue to act in the most professional manner for the sake of the children.  We are very  much trying to get funds to cover last Friday’s payroll.  Thank you for all the hard work that you have dedicated to the children. No paycheck would ever be large enough to cover the investment that you made in their lives.  May God look over all of you and help your transition go as smoothly as possible.

Len

Following in your footsteps is Casey Anthony, although your fabrications are an outrage to all decent psychologists. What is truly disgusting is that you bankrupted your own facility.  This has nothing to do with the Class Action lawsuit of 2006. The IRS liens go back as far as 2003, along with Material Man's liens, state and county liens, and lawsuit liens. You bilked your own school, parents, and more importantly your unethical behavior hurt the children and you have the audacity to blame others. 

You , Sir, took an oath as a psychologist, you Sir, are a mandatory reporter.
We will see you in court, Sir, along with all those complicit in your containment, and those that had an ethical and fiduciary responsibility to come forward for the children.

Mandatory reporting, Sir.

UNREPORTED INCIDENT:

Lumpkin County Sheriff - End of May -  Youth  ----- --------- beat Student ------ ---------. The perpetrator had been at Ridge Creek School approximately 2 ½ weeks.  The perpetrator was not an appropriate intake for the facility and should never have been admitted - $20,000.00 deposit was taken by the facility and upon dismissal it has not been refunded.

Incident:  ----- --------- at lights out went into the room of ------- and climbed into the bed where ------- ------ was laying;  ----- --------- sat on --------  chest and beat him in the face.

------- ------ has shattered cheek bones - air pocket behind right eye - concussion - possible slight brain damage from last report of father ---- -----.

No DHS, ORCC, DFCS, or CPS report as of this writing.

Does this ring a bell Mr. Buccellato?  Ms. Edens?  It is the law to report attempted suicides and incidents like the one above.  This is what happens when your facility admits youths with conduct disorder, those that are violent, have felonious battery, sexual battery, and the list is extensive.  The ORCC did not see a problem with the commingling of Special Needs children with the aforementioned youth.  The DHS, the ORCC and DFCS are culpable, the ORCC enabled you, and turned a blinds eye to the safety of the children.

For the record Mr. Buccellato and Ms. Edens, you "fired" an innocent person in May; 'formally' it was a deemed a layoff.  I have never met ,nor have I ever exchanged emails, or had telephone conversations with K.E.  K.E. was not a "mole."  K.E .contact the Georgia Department of Labor. Then call the GAO and speak to them about manufacturing records.

In addition, it is too late to try to "pin" the financials on any more innocent people.  The IRS has had documents for years.  It is over Mr. Buccellato.

Oh, and that expensive art work of yours, Mr. Buccellato, the ones with the children’s blood on them, enjoy them while you can.

And that's my take.