I'm repeating myself here but, again, I'm not asking for WASC to help - they already said that they won't.
The point is, WASC should not be accreditting these types of "dodgy" schools and I want to do what I can to name and shame WASC for doing so.

One avenue is contacting admissions offices at universities and see if they might throw up a red flag whenever a student applies from an overseas WASC accreditted school. One things for sure, I'm not moving happily on.

Sid - you sound like a lawyer but I appreciate your comments. This is how I see it though.
I was watching Steve Kornaci on MSNBC (he's one of the people I have contacted but no reply) and his guest, Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, could not name one instance in the States of a teacher being unfairly dismissed. WASC is doing its job in the States and doing it well. However overseas, there are literally hundreds of complaints about due process, wages being stolen, unfair termination. WASC is not doing its job overseas.

As it turns out, there have already been complaints to WASC about the school that I was at but what if there weren't? I think you have to look at all the overseas schools and the number of complaints from WASC accreditted overseas schools to make a case that WASC has fallen down on the job - at least overseas.

Teachingagain - I really want to be careful naming and shaming because I do need to find a job. Anyway, this school has been named and shamed so many times, its like beating a dead horse. Search and ISS will no longer work with this school. This is why I think focusing on the schools is of limited use. I think we should also hold WASC accountable.

Obviously, my WASC Attack is falling on skeptical ears but ISR is still very useful. I'm compiling a list of 10 major complaints against 10 different WASC accreditted overseas schools using information from the ISR paid portion and I'm sending this out to different hosts at CNN, FOX and MSNBC and if/when the time comes, I'll put my face out there.

I would like some help though. So for a 3rd, anyone up for a WASC Attack?

buffalofan and wrldtrvler,

first thank you for your reply but I do think you misunderstood my intention here.
I know WASC won't or can't help me because I already asked them for help. I also asked American Citizen Services, consulted a lawyer and contacted my Search Associates representative and they said the same thing, lawyer included, that nothing can be done. The school happens to be in China but I don't think this is a problem just in China.

What I want to do is to shine a light on WASC because even after the school screwed me fails, which it most likely will, unless WASC is forced to properly do its job, another corrupt school will just pop up to replace this one with its own stamp of WASC approval.

How can WASC accredit these types of schools and what can we do to force WASC to improve its service? I know for a fact its not just me. I went on the WASC website and found all the overseas schools they accredit and then found many of those schools in the paid section of ISR.

So again, anyone up for a WASC attack? Please pm if you are and just know that I want to keep this anonymous for just as long as I am able.

I was recently screwed over big time by a WASC acreditted school - I was fired on the last contract day, my visa was cancelled and I was given 7 days to get out of the country. My June, July and bonus were not paid, which has left my family literally destitute. We just today filed for food stamps.

I contacted WASC and they basically said tough luck.

In the long run, I will survive and the school is headed toward certain failure so what I realized is its not the school - it's WASC. How is it that WASC can accredit this type of school?

I'm curious if there are any other teachers who have had problems at WASC acreddited schools?
I have contacted CNN, FOX and MSNBC because if this is not an isolated incident, if WASC is in fact falling down on the job, I think something should be done.

Is anyone up for a WASC Attack?

Thank you all for the feedback. I was offered a job but decided to pass. Great salary but it does seem a bit disorganized and the location seems remote.

I do have a question about another school that isn't reviewed in the paid portion.
Has anyone ever heard of Peter Gruber International Academy in the US Virgin Islands?

Does anyone here know anything about Shenyang Pacific International Academy?
What is it like to live in Shenyang?

The reviews on the paid portion are mixed but all seem to agree that the salary is quite good.

Any info is appreciated.