189. The John Dewey Academy

The John Dewey Academy uses peer pressure marketed as “Positive Peer Culture” to handle at-risk teenagers. If the term covers positive teacher student relationship is not to say but at least two cases involving a Spanish teacher and the manager of the school are mentioned in the media.

If those relationships were forced it cannot be fun to be there as a teenager.

Sources:

• Teacher in abuse suit defends actions (The Boston Globe)
• Staff list for John Dewey Academy (HEAL-online)
• Factsheet of the program (Fornits Wiki)

Update 2021

The program was in the media again.

• Former students of Great Barrington prep school describe it as ‘torture chamber’ (The Berkshire Eagle)
• Elite Boarding School for Troubled Teens Was Torture Chamber (The News Station)