Allegations against what was once thought the school with the “magic sauce” rocked the academic sphere a few days ago. A New York Times investigation revealed that T.M. Landry College Prep may have doctored transcripts all while using physical abuse to keep children in line. Keep reading to get an overview of the situation.
What is T.M. Landry College Prep?
T.M. Landry College Prep is the school behind all of those viral college acceptance videos you have been seeing over the past few years. Many of the kids are surrounded by family members, teachers, and close friends as they take to their laptops to find out if they have been accepted by some of the nation’s most competitive universities. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are three of many Ivy League schools to accept students from T.M. Landry College Prep. The school charges upwards if $725 per month for tuition.
Who are the school’s founders?
Tracey and Michael Landry are the founders of T.M. Landry College Prep. The couple established the school in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, in 2005. Both Tracey and Michael carry the philosophy that failure is not an option. In fact, the couple claims to specialize in helping underprivileged children rise above the stereotypes and statistics to do the unexpected.
What is the T.M. Landry mission?
According to the school’s website,
“The T.M. Landry mission is dedicated to promoting each child’s self-worth and dignity in a supportive, educational and safe environment while preparing them to prosper and flourish in a culturally diverse, technological society. T.M. Landry’s goal is that every child not only gets into but gets THROUGH college.”
What are the current allegations?
Several former students have alleged abuse and fraud at T.M. Landry College Prep School. In fact, one student even went so far as to tell the press that her transcripts were altered so that it appeared that she completed courses that she never enrolled in while at the school. Chemistry, in her complaint, was one of the courses present on her transcript that she did not complete in reality.
What happens next?
You can expect there to be an extensive investigation into the allegations against T.M. Landry. We will have to keep our eyes and ears open regarding any legal action that the founders could face in the coming months.
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Photo: T.M. Landry College Prep Website
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I support TM Landry School because in Asian tradition there is very very strict support when it comes to education and discipline with students so therefore the American school system has failed its children when it comes to discipline. Especially in the African American students the discipline is lacking and when it comes to a white person who is in charge correcting the African American student the parents tend to take offense to it. It would be different if the teacher was telling the student that they could not do anything but be a laborer and only attend a community college however the times are changing and this is a school that is encouraging the students to be stronger and more disciplined to dig down deep inside themselves and pull out their greatest potential within so I can understand what Mr. Landry is looking for within the students because I am an African-American mother myself and I am the same way that he is and I have raised my children under the same Asian discipline and I myself have had CPS called on me because of my strong discipline on my children however, I have three college graduates out of my five children and CPS was called on me because of the two children of mine that did not go to college who are now drug dealers who have been in prison and one of them did not even graduate from high school. This thing with education is far deeper then what we’re seeing when it comes to discipline and we can learn a lot from the Asian culture when it comes to meditation discipline food and getting up early in the morning and yes kneeling and strenuous exercise and memory.