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A Christian Bible school in Riverside County was ordered to cease operations after a recent state hearing into multiple allegations over failures to properly educate and maintain records.
Amid student accusations of forced and unpaid labor at Olivet University, which is headquartered in the high-desert town of Anza, Calif., school leaders leaders tried to protect the universitys fate against state regulators attempts to revoke its license.
Presiding Judge Debra Nye-Perkins, who presided over the Office of Administrative Hearings, ordered the school to halt the enrollment of new students and help current students figure out a plan to finish their degrees elsewhere. The decision was finalized on Dec. 10 and goes into effect on Jan. 10.
The only degree of discipline that would protect the public is the revocation of respondents approval to operate, she wrote in her decision, ordering the school to pay more than $64,000 for violations. Nye-Perkins had 30 days to issue her ruling after the three-day hearing in early November,
Olivet said in a statement that it will appeal the judges order and has submitted an application to continue operating in California under religious exemption.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-17/judge-orders-olivet-university-to-cease-operations-after-state-hearing
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(4,893 posts)The one in NY State got in trouble last year. It seems to mainly attract students from East Asia, and investigators found that not only were some students forced to work to cover the cost of their educations, but other students made loans to the college which they had trouble collecting on. It all sounds fishy and somewhat Moon-y to me.
"Classes" that were investigated contained only a few students, with no syllabus, and were conducted--it sounded to me--online. Investigators found that the material being taught was not advanced enough to warrant its ranking.