Disgusted and angry mom
I am a proud mom to 2 beautiful kids. I made the tough decision to pull my kids out of public school during Covid and ended up (by recommendation of a mom from my online homeschool group) to supplement their learning with GamED Academy's Minecraft courses. The transition during the pandemic was difficult on both of my kids, so at first I was glad to give them a place to interact with their peers. A couple years later, and I decided to keep homeschooling them both even after the pandemic. My oldest, after being an active student of the server for years, got promoted to moderator, of which she was very proud. However, recently, my daughter came to me and explained some of what had been going on, including both her and many of her friends. I was under the impression that the server was constantly moderated by adults, as stated plainly on their website. According to my daughter, this is in fact not the case, as the staff members and adults trusted children as young as 9 years old to moderate their server for them. The things that happened surrounding this server disgust me. My daughter explained multiple instances of children getting bullied, harassed and even groomed by students and staff members alike. When the owners of the server were confronted with ample proof of these instances occurring, they took no action, as some were members of their team. I am ashamed at how long this company's actions have flown under my radar and have already pulled both my children from enrollment. I cannot believe these people have allowed a supposed safe space for children to turn into such a nightmare. (I initially left a review on their Facebook page and they removed it.)
By Melissa H.