UPDATE: HEARING ON JOB CORPS CLOSING SET FOR JUNE 17

Blue Ridge Job Corps Admissions Manager Heather Goodpasture continues to defy instructions to keep quiet and provides updates on Department of Labor orders to shut down the Job Corps. The shut down is under a restraining order, due in part because of the public backlash, and is set for a hearing on June 17 in a federal court. The decision will affect nearly 100 Job Corps programs nationwide. This interview contains part of a previous interview that details the mission of the program for educating and training at-risk students.At this writing, the website for the Job Corps remains active.https://blueridge.jobcorps.gov/Mentioned in this episode:WEHC 90.7 FM is the Voice of Southwest Virginia. Stay tuned, connected, informed and entertained. This is listener supported radio. www.wehcfm.com