710. Yeshiva Brunoy

Yeshiva Brunoy is a school for Orthodox jews. If a student express interest in his own gender, life become tough. Also the conditions at the school concerning bath room and safety in case of fires sound concerning. Where are the French authorities in this matter?

It cannot be fun to be there as student.

Sources:

• Survivng a year away in a foreign yeshiva (religious school) after being outed at the age of 16 (GOTTA GIVE ‘EM HOPE blog)
• Chaim Levin Is Giving Hope to LGBT Orthodox Jews (The Huffington Post)

709. Downside School

The Downside School is a combined day and boarding school. It was founded in 1606.

Investigation into the past of the school has shown that student was sexual abused by employees and the school over the years tried to cover-up what took place.

It could not have been fun to be there as a student.

Sources:

• Catholic boarding schools ‘prioritised monks and their reputations over children’s safety’, sexual abuse inquiry finds (The Independent)
• Monk jailed for abuse at Downside School(Verisona Law)

708. Tribal Girls Pre-Matric Hostel

Several employees were arrested charged with sexual assault and rape. No children should endure what the student went through at this school.

It could not have been fun to be there as students.

Sources:

• Peon, teacher accused of raping girls in Chhattisgarh hostel (FirstPost)
• India Tribal School Rape: Teacher, Watchman Arrested For Assaulting Minor Girls In Chhattisgarh Hostel (The Huffington Post)

707. Holy Rosary Mission

The school now under new management which hopefully are more kind to the children used to be run by the Catholic Church. Various articles show how it was to be student at this school. The former management and the Catholic Church has tried to deny that certain students had attended the school due to their criticism of the past.

It could not have been fun to be there as a student.

Sources:

• The Dark Legacy of the Indian Boarding Schools (The Huffington Post)
• The Great Escape From the Indian Mission Boarding School (The Huffington Post)
• Giago: It was the human factor and not the Church or school (Native Times)

706. The Joshua Home

News reports tell a story about raid of this facility.

The manager of the facility is no stranger to readers of this site as Brother Gary Wiggins used to run a similar home in Alabama where former boys spoke of abuse.

Then reports told that he moved his business to Missouri. It then vanished some months ago and now the police in Texas raided the facility.

Was it an attempt to operate in secret?

Anyhow it is safe to conclude that it could not have been fun to be there as a teenager.

Sources:

• Eight juvenile males removed from Joshua Home (Burnet Bulletin)
• Abuse reports shut down his Alabama boys home. Now he’s opened another in Missouri (Kansas City)

705. Vision Quest, Greene Township, Franklin County

Girls continued to run away from this facility. In 2018 3 girls ran way – one had run before.

Vision Quest has been in operation for many years. Over the years several teenagers have died in their custody.

It is clear that the girls felt unsafe and decided to leave. Based on the history of the organisation it seems justified. It cannot be fun to be there as a teenager.

Sources:

• Amy Yu, teen who was found in Mexico with man, located after going missing again (CBS News)
• Pennsylvania teen who fled to Mexico with 45-year-old man is missing again, police say (CBS News)
• Missing teen found in Mexico and heading home: Mother (ABC News)

704. HabitusHuset Danshøj

HabitusHuset Danshøj is a group home located near the town Hilleroed in Denmark. According to a report the employees restrained a 16 year old autistic girl and spit upon her during the process which according to the laws in Denmark is regarded as assault.

Based on the report the employee were put on trial and he was given a sentence of 10 days suspended. During the trial the employee stated that he was not the only employee who spit on residents. However this statement was not investigated which means that there could be employees who walks free regardless of them having committed assault according to the laws.

The present management has hired more professional staff but given the fact that it seems that some parts of the case are left uninvestigated, it is safe to state that it could not have been fun to be there as a teenager.

Source:
16-årig handikappet pige blev fastholdt og spyttet i hovedet på bosted (TV2 Nyhederne)