This morning Bernard Martinod posted several documents stating lies and inaccuracies regarding The Haitian Academy and its founder Dr. Marie René. Bernard Martinod stated that; In 1995 Dr. Marie René began squatting on the campus land. He has had no involvement in the events that have transpired. Facts: 1. The Haitian Academy land was purchased in 1988. The […]
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Urgent – Campus occupied by Bernard Martinod’s men
10/17/2014 Haitian SWAT team returned to the school grounds early this morning to protect Martinod’s men who are still occupying the property illegally. There are several of their cars patrolling the gate and main road intimidating members of the community. Mrs. Rene’s life is being threatened – they have no legal papers to be there. […]
Urgent – Campus taken over again on 10/16/2014
10/16/2014 a team of SWAT, CIMO, UDMO again disarmed the school security and forcefully ejected security, staff and students without any warrant or legal paper work. The cars who brought those men to the property have the following license plate numbers, bb73102 and bb29940. They stayed on the property until late evening to prevent local […]
Legal team hard at work
Our legal team has been working hard to prevent a repeat of the events of August 7th, 2014. We commend them for their hard work and dedication to our cause. Let’s keep fighting the good fight!
Our Petition
A petition was started to on September 26th, 2014 to encourage the Haitian Government to look into the heinous events of August 7th, 2014 and the campus occupation by Bernard Martinod’s armed men. We reached 50 signatures in just 1 day which then doubled into 100 signatures. Below are some petition updates: 50 Signatures reached Thank […]
Order returned on campus
09/20/2014 Legitimate Haitian police returned to the campus and the remainder of Martinod’s men fled. Dr. René was legally reinstated on the property with her staff. Our legal team is fighting the good fight and we’re glad to have them standing with us.
Campus Takeover – Update
09/19/2014 A Haitian SWAT team disarmed the school security and forcefully ejected security, staff and students without any warrant or legal paper work. They then allowed Bernard Martinod’s men to occupy the campus once more. Hours later, local residents chased Martinod’s men from the main campus however were afraid to stay past dark. It was […]
First day of school – Academic year 2014-15
We’re happy to welcome The Haitian Academy students, parents, teachers, and staff to the Academic year 2014-15. We have worked these past couple of days to ensure that our students return to school in a normal, clean environment. The Haitian and American anthems have been sung and our eager students are in class ready to […]
Meeting with Teachers
Our meeting with our teachers went really well today. Everyone is ready for the start of classes tomorrow. We reviewed our new schedule, and everyone is getting their classrooms ready. We’re motivated to offer an exceptional academic year to our students, parents, and teachers.
Meeting with Parents
Today we met with our parents who are standing strong with us. We’ve heard so many words of encouragement. Our parents are not frightened by this ordeal instead they’re invigorated by our resilience and determination. Haitian Academy alumni have come and offered their support and solidarity. Parents will be sending their children back to The […]