262:
article alleged student abuse by the founder and principal, Michael Landry, who reportedly would choke students and force them to kneel before him for hours. According to 2013 court documents obtained by the reporters, Landry pleaded guilty to a count of simple battery and was sentenced to probation
290:
reported evidence that the school falsified transcripts, academic achievements, and community service on its students' applications to Ivy League schools. The article detailed accusations that the
Landrys ran their school through fear and physical and emotional abuse. Numerous students and teachers
184:
T.M. Landry was originally established as a homeschool for five children in 2005. The founders of the school are
Michael Landry, a former salesman and a certified teacher since 2002, and his wife Tracey Landry, who worked as a nurse prior to establishing the school and currently serves as the
201:
T.M. Landry has been the subject of many national news features. Local television news outlets in Breaux Bridge and
Louisiana have profiled the school. The school became the focus of national media attention in December 2016 after one high school senior was accepted into
257:
published an investigative report that accused T.M. Landry of doctoring transcripts and college applications that, in turn, would get a student accepted into Ivy League schools. These tactics worked, and videos of students viewing acceptance letters went viral. The
291:
support these allegations. Some of them reported that "students were forced to kneel on rice, rocks and hot pavement, and were choked, yelled at and berated." Accusations against
Michael Landry including striking students and making one student eat rat
175:
launched an investigation on the school. Following the controversy, the school's co-founders, Michael and Tracey Landry, stepped down from the school board but continued to serve as teachers at the school. As of 2022, the school has been closed.
188:
T.M. Landry moved into a former factory building in 2017. According to the school website, 142 students were enrolled in 2018, and the average class size was six students in primary school and 12 students in middle and high school.
295:. Landry admitted that he hit students, and he goaded white and black students to compete against each other. In December 2018, Louisiana State Police began an investigation into the abuse allegations.
185:
school's
Principal. The school became an unaccredited private school for grades K–12. The state of Louisiana did not recognize the school's diploma but the school followed Louisiana state standards.
304:
and
Lafayette's News 15 reported that a group hired by T.M. Landry found no evidence to support allegations against the school. Investigators stated the attorney for the families who spoke with
165:
for grades K–12. The school initially made headlines for its 100% acceptance rate into 4-year colleges, but received negative attention in 2018 as the subject of an investigative report by
263:
and a court-ordered anger management program. Students said that Landry told them he would ruin their chances of acceptance to college if they spoke of the abuse. In an interview with
731:
877:
671:
29:
308:
declined to make them available for interviews or provide any documents supporting allegations of abuse. The school was also the subject of a half hour documentary film,
486:
847:
80:
857:
852:
612:
822:
348:. It was directed by Dan Chen and produced by Chen, Jason Y. Lee, Jesse Einstein, and Mark Monroe. The film is set in the 2019 school year.
862:
300:
867:
535:
397:
797:
442:
698:
752:
778:
640:
580:
872:
372:
171:, detailing allegations of abuse of students and fabrication of transcripts and college applications. In 2019, the
536:"Update: Joyful video, Part 2, as south Louisiana school celebrates second student accepted to Ivy League college"
172:
193:
cost up to $ 675 a month. The school did not use textbooks, issue homework, or assign specific class schedules.
232:
reported that T.M. Landry boasts a 100% college acceptance rate. T.M Landry students have been profiled on the
513:
73:
318:
228:
736:
645:
274:
reported that FBI was investigating the college applications submitted by students at T. M. Landry.
458:
373:"Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here's the Reality"
672:"A US school made headlines for sending black kids to elite universities. Here's the reality"
636:
345:
798:"'Accepted': Watch First Clip From Tribeca Doc About Controversial Prep School T.M. Landry"
162:
16:
Unaccredited, co-educational private college-preparatory school in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
8:
223:
158:
253:
207:
203:
167:
706:
588:
438:
215:
211:
206:. T.M. Landry students have been accepted into other prestigious schools, including:
434:
430:
Educating Media
Literacy: The Need for Critical Media Literacy in Teacher Education
244:
219:
190:
676:
428:
323:
613:"Report: FBI Probes College Applications From Private School | Inside Higher Ed"
581:"F.B.I. Is Said to Be Investigating College Admissions Practices at T.M. Landry"
238:
557:
398:"Founders of T.M. Landry out as Board Members, so what's next for the school?"
841:
710:
592:
487:"School behind viral college acceptance videos reportedly faked applications"
95:
82:
50:
667:
287:
732:"T. M. Landry releases inconclusive third-party investigation into school"
827:
753:"TM Landry Investigation Shows Inconsistencies With N.Y. Times Article"
559:
Inside The
Louisiana School with a 100 Percent College Acceptance Rate
823:"This School's Viral College Acceptance Videos Masked Lies and Abuse"
277:
491:
312:, presented as the first episode of the new TV series produced by
699:"State Police Investigating Abuse at Celebrated Louisiana School"
286:
article published in
November 2018, authors Erica L. Green and
28:
292:
402:
327:
878:
University and college admissions in the United States
514:"A high school senior gets into an Ivy League school"
641:"How T.M. Landry College Prep failed black families"
371:Green, Erica L.; Benner, Katie (30 November 2018).
278:Allegations of abuse and transcript falsifications
839:
665:
157:) was an unaccredited, co-educational private
697:Benner, Katie; Green, Erica L. (2018-12-12).
579:Benner, Katie; Green, Erica L. (2019-06-02).
848:Education controversies in the United States
696:
578:
370:
267:, Landry denied the allegations of abuse.
858:Private elementary schools in Louisiana
853:Schools in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
820:
840:
795:
729:
635:
426:
344:, premiered on June 12, 2021, at the
340:A documentary film about the school,
481:
479:
422:
420:
366:
364:
362:
360:
863:Private middle schools in Louisiana
13:
750:
14:
889:
868:Private high schools in Louisiana
562:, The Today Show, NBC, 2018-10-19
476:
427:Butler, Allison T. (2019-10-21).
417:
357:
730:Guidry, Leigh (April 12, 2019).
538:. The Advocate. 12 December 2016
27:
821:Schager, Nick (June 13, 2021).
814:
789:
771:
744:
723:
690:
659:
629:
605:
464:. TM Landry College Preparatory
173:Federal Bureau of Investigation
151:T.M. Landry College Preparatory
22:T.M. Landry College Preparatory
572:
550:
528:
506:
451:
390:
226:. In October 2018, NBC's show
1:
351:
298:In April 2019, the Lafayette
310:The Education of T.M. Landry
7:
333:
10:
894:
796:Grater, Tom (2021-06-04).
737:Lafayette Daily Advertiser
179:
781:The Education T.M. Landry
140:
132:
124:
116:
111:
96:30.2887026°N 91.9089316°W
72:
44:
40:
35:
26:
21:
873:Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
322:which made its debut on
196:
128:Tracey & Mike Landry
101:30.2887026; -91.9089316
617:www.insidehighered.com
153:(also known simply as
639:(December 18, 2018).
346:Tribeca Film Festival
163:Lafayette, Louisiana
670:; Flanagan, Annie.
495:. November 30, 2018
224:New York University
159:college-preparatory
92: /
703:The New York Times
637:Milner, H. Richard
585:The New York Times
437:. pp. 13–15.
377:The New York Times
314:The New York Times
306:The New York Times
272:The New York Times
265:The New York Times
254:The New York Times
251:In November 2018,
208:Harvard University
204:Cornell University
168:The New York Times
666:Green, Erica L.;
444:978-90-04-41676-5
216:Tulane University
212:Boston University
148:
147:
56:St. Martin Parish
885:
833:
832:
818:
812:
811:
809:
808:
793:
787:
786:
775:
769:
768:
766:
764:
751:Trache, Taylor.
748:
742:
741:
727:
721:
720:
718:
717:
694:
688:
687:
685:
684:
663:
657:
656:
654:
653:
646:The Conversation
633:
627:
626:
624:
623:
609:
603:
602:
600:
599:
576:
570:
569:
568:
567:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
532:
526:
525:
523:
521:
510:
504:
503:
501:
500:
483:
474:
473:
471:
469:
463:
459:"SCHOOL PROFILE"
455:
449:
448:
424:
415:
414:
412:
411:
394:
388:
387:
385:
383:
368:
301:Daily Advertiser
245:CBS Morning News
220:Brown University
107:
106:
104:
103:
102:
97:
93:
90:
89:
88:
85:
46:1800 Rees Street
31:
19:
18:
893:
892:
888:
887:
886:
884:
883:
882:
838:
837:
836:
819:
815:
806:
804:
794:
790:
777:
776:
772:
762:
760:
749:
745:
728:
724:
715:
713:
695:
691:
682:
680:
677:The Irish Times
664:
660:
651:
649:
634:
630:
621:
619:
611:
610:
606:
597:
595:
577:
573:
565:
563:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
534:
533:
529:
519:
517:
512:
511:
507:
498:
496:
485:
484:
477:
467:
465:
461:
457:
456:
452:
445:
425:
418:
409:
407:
396:
395:
391:
381:
379:
369:
358:
354:
338:
330:in June, 2019.
280:
199:
182:
100:
98:
94:
91:
86:
83:
81:
79:
78:
68:
65:
64:
61:
57:
53:
48:
47:
17:
12:
11:
5:
891:
881:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
835:
834:
813:
788:
770:
743:
722:
689:
658:
628:
604:
571:
549:
527:
516:. Miami Herald
505:
475:
450:
443:
416:
389:
355:
353:
350:
337:
332:
284:New York Times
279:
276:
270:In June 2019,
198:
195:
181:
178:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
76:
70:
69:
66:
62:
59:
55:
49:
45:
42:
41:
38:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
890:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
830:
829:
824:
817:
803:
799:
792:
784:
782:
774:
758:
754:
747:
739:
738:
733:
726:
712:
708:
704:
700:
693:
679:
678:
673:
669:
668:Benner, Katie
662:
648:
647:
642:
638:
632:
618:
614:
608:
594:
590:
586:
582:
575:
561:
560:
553:
537:
531:
515:
509:
494:
493:
488:
482:
480:
460:
454:
446:
440:
436:
432:
431:
423:
421:
405:
404:
399:
393:
378:
374:
367:
365:
363:
361:
356:
349:
347:
343:
336:
331:
329:
325:
321:
320:
315:
311:
307:
303:
302:
296:
294:
289:
285:
275:
273:
268:
266:
261:
256:
255:
249:
247:
246:
241:
240:
235:
231:
230:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
194:
192:
186:
177:
174:
170:
169:
164:
160:
156:
152:
144:Tracey Landry
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
110:
105:
77:
75:
71:
67:United States
52:
51:Breaux Bridge
43:
39:
34:
30:
25:
20:
826:
816:
805:. Retrieved
801:
791:
780:
773:
761:. Retrieved
756:
746:
735:
725:
714:. Retrieved
702:
692:
681:. Retrieved
675:
661:
650:. Retrieved
644:
631:
620:. Retrieved
616:
607:
596:. Retrieved
584:
574:
564:, retrieved
558:
552:
540:. Retrieved
530:
518:. Retrieved
508:
497:. Retrieved
490:
466:. Retrieved
453:
429:
408:. Retrieved
406:. 2018-12-15
401:
392:
380:. Retrieved
376:
341:
339:
334:
317:
313:
309:
305:
299:
297:
288:Katie Benner
283:
281:
271:
269:
264:
259:
252:
250:
243:
237:
233:
227:
200:
187:
183:
166:
154:
150:
149:
828:Daily Beast
542:20 December
520:20 December
382:30 November
155:T.M. Landry
112:Information
99: /
74:Coordinates
842:Categories
807:2022-05-04
716:2018-12-13
683:2022-04-25
652:2022-04-25
622:2019-06-09
598:2019-06-09
566:2018-11-30
499:2022-04-25
410:2022-04-25
352:References
319:The Weekly
161:school in
87:91°54′32″W
84:30°17′19″N
711:0362-4331
593:0362-4331
141:Principal
60:Louisiana
802:Deadline
763:25 April
492:CBS News
342:Accepted
335:Accepted
125:Founders
757:News 15
468:26 July
316:called
191:Tuition
180:History
117:Founded
36:Address
759:. KADN
709:
591:
441:
242:, and
236:show,
222:, and
133:Closed
462:(PDF)
435:Brill
293:feces
282:In a
260:Times
239:Ellen
234:Today
229:Today
197:Media
63:70517
765:2019
707:ISSN
589:ISSN
544:2016
522:2016
470:2017
439:ISBN
403:KLFY
384:2018
328:Hulu
326:and
136:2022
120:2005
844::
825:.
800:.
755:.
734:.
705:.
701:.
674:.
643:.
615:.
587:.
583:.
489:.
478:^
433:.
419:^
400:.
375:.
359:^
324:FX
248:.
218:,
214:,
210:,
58:,
54:,
831:.
810:.
785:.
783:"
779:"
767:.
740:.
719:.
686:.
655:.
625:.
601:.
546:.
524:.
502:.
472:.
447:.
413:.
386:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
