Headmaster Charles Cates also responded to the article, saying that Hidden Lake Academy was "considered the premier institute in this area and has a high success rate... the lawsuit apparently relies on erroneous information provided by disgruntled ex-employees." Clarke Poole also sent a letter to the editor. Poole was once the senior admissions coordinator at Hidden Lake. Although he is not a psychotherapist, he became concerned about the admission of students whom he felt to be dangerous and voiced his concerns to his colleagues. He felt that his "concerns were dismissed and I was routinely admonished for raising them. In February 2006, when I was denied a meeting with school management to address issues of grave concern related to the safety of students, it was ethically incumbent upon me to resign." In his letter to the "Nugget", besides outlining his record of involvement with the school, he also attempted to dispel rumors that he was the Admissions Director (as opposed to the Coordinator) and that he was involved with the lawsuit.