This school needs to be closed down. I am reporting it to the Department of Consumer Affairs (right down the street and I suggest any/all past or current students do the same) and I am also reporting them to The Barbering and Cosmetology Board of California as their practices are discriminatory, harassing, and ILLEGAL in every way. Bullying, harassment, character defamation these things are all illegal and participated in on a daily basis by the Federico staff. My first week in class and I was written up for having an improper cup! No joke. If I violate this again, I was told my hours will be taken away. I am sure this is illegal too as just like a job, you can not take away hours that someone has worked and earned! Uh hey Tim, I do not like you so I am not going to pay you for last week. Do you see the absurdity?! The person issuing the citation or whatever they call it claimed I was in violation of an OSHA law which was supposedly stated in the Student Handbook. I consulted the Student Handbook and there is nothing about disciplinary action for improper cups. Maybe because it is the most ridiculous thing ever heard of, demeaning, and no one would agree to attend such an unrealistic institution. I have a pretty good inkling that I will be written up for some absurd nonsense again very soon but this time I will say absolutely no to signing their referral form, I will request a meeting with someone that runs the Taliban, I mean Federico Institution, take copies of all referrals, bring a tape recorder with me and report everything to my lawyer. What they are doing is not only wrong but illegal. If you are attending the institution and are being violated you do not have to take it. There are laws in California protecting people from this type of behavior. If you feel like a battered woman, there is probably a good chance you have been abused! Close this institution down, sue them, report them to their respective government agencies and most importantly: STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AGAINST TYRANNICAL AUTHORITY!!!!
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