Delphi Schools
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Delphi Schools, Inc.
| image = File:The Delphian School in Sheridan, Oregon.JPG
| headquarters = 20950 SW Rock Creek Rd., Sheridan, Oregon
| type = Private schools
}}
Delphi Schools, Inc. operates private schools that use the study methods known as Study Technology that was developed by L. Ron Hubbard. The office of Delphi Schools, Inc. is located on the property of the founding school, The Delphian School, in Yamhill County, Oregon, near Sheridan.{{r|about}}"[http://www.delphian.org/page.cfm?p=284 Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417054959/http://www.delphian.org/page.cfm?p=284 |date=2011-04-17 }}." The Delphian School. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, Oregon 97378"
School campuses
As of 2025, Delphi Schools, Inc. has a school in Sheridan Oregon (established 1976), Los Angeles California (est. 1980), the Boston area (est. 1980), and Clearwater Florida (est. 1984). Previously, there was a school in Chicago, and three others in California: Santa Monica (2007â2014), Sacramento (1980â2004), and San Francisco Bay (est. 1991).{{r|about|CADOE|CASOS}}
The Delphian School in Sheridan, Oregon is a boarding and day school.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q8YUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,564030&dq=delphian-school+sheridan|title=Delphian School sets sights high|last=Associated Press|date=January 3, 1978|work=Register-Guard|page=3B}} The Delphian School is an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools.{{cite web |url=https://nwais.org/members/?id=67343357 |title=Delphian School, The |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Northwest Association of Independent Schools |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613084324/https://nwais.org/members/?id=67343357 |url-status=dead }}
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles serves preschool through high school in Lake View Terrace, California.
Delphi Academy of Boston is a Pre-K through eighth grade private school in Milton, Massachusetts.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/04/15/planned-academy-tied-to-scientology/ |title=Planned academy tied to Scientology |date=April 15, 2008 |first=Dave |last=Wedge |website=Boston Herald |access-date=June 13, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Milton School Shares Ties To Scientology |date=March 2, 1998 |first=Joseph |last=Mallia |publisher=Boston Herald}}. [https://www.apologeticsindex.org/s04a05.html Courtesy link].
Delphi Academy of Florida is a Kâ12 day school located at 1831 Drew St, Clearwater, Florida.{{cite web |url=https://delphifl.org/about-us/ |title= About us |website=Delphi Academy of Florida |access-date=June 13, 2023}}
Heron Books
Delphi's publishing arm operates under the assumed business name of Heron Books,[https://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.login Oregon business registry search] whose offices are located on the Delphian School campus.{{cite web |url=https://www.heronbooks.com/archivedfaqwinter2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605071936/https://www.heronbooks.com/archivedfaqwinter2021 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |title=FAQ (archived) |website=Heron Books |access-date=June 13, 2023}} It was incorporated in 1973 as the Delphi Foundation and changed to the present name in 1987. Delphi Schools says that its schools teach using "The Delphi Program". The Study Technology teaching method is licensed through Applied Scholastics. Several Delphi schools use the Heron Basics Program of Heron Books for instruction.
Controversy
In October 2024, Delphi Academy of Los Angeles was named in a lawsuit by a former student who alleged that as a 13-year-old he was "groomed and repeatedly sexually molested" by Delphi's athletic director, a man who several years later was convicted of sexual abuse of multiple victims and was sentenced to over 17 years in prison. The 2024 lawsuit alleged that Delphi's head knew of abuses yet failed to take action, fire, or report the incidents to police or authorities. Instead, Delphi waited until the man's contract expired and then recommended him for a position at another school, at which he continued to sexually abuse minor boys.{{Multiref2 |1={{Cite web |title=Law Firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard Files Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Delphi Academy |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241024620880/en/ |date=October 24, 2024 |website=Business Wire}} |2={{Cite web |title=Scientology school in LA sued over cover-up of coach imprisoned for sex abuse |url=https://tonyortega.substack.com/p/scientology-school-in-la-sued-over |date=October 24, 2024 |website=The Underground Bunker |first=Tony |last=Ortega |author-link=Tony Ortega}} }}
See also
References
External links
- [https://delphiboston.org/ Delphi Academy of Boston]
- [https://delphifl.org/ Delphi Academy of Florida]
- [https://delphila.org/ Delphi Academy of Los Angeles]
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