Archive | July 2019
25/07/2019  

762. Ranch for Kids in Rexford

July 2019 newspaper articles showed that the authorities had removed 27 children from the facility after an investigation. The reason for the action of the authorities were quoted to be “consistent and chronic allegations” of medical neglect and physical and psychological abuse. Some of the points mentioned in articles were:

  • Children were hit, kicked, body slammed and spit on by staff members.
  • Staff members inflicted “persistent psychological abuse” on children, including prolonged isolation.
  • Children were forced to go on 15- to 20-mile “disciplinary walks” on remote Forest Service roads in harsh conditions.
  • Food was withheld from children.
  • A nail gun was shot at a child.

If the investigation stands, it is safe to state that it cannot be fun to have been there as a teenager.

2020 update

The ranch is mentioned in a article about the use of isolation. Read: Former students describe isolation, physical punishments, ‘cuddle puddles’ (The Missoulian)

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22/07/2019  

761. St. Xavier High School (Louisville)

Yet another school is looking into the past and find that previous managements failed the children attending the school. This time it is St. Xavier High School in Kentucky run by the Xaverian Brothers.

A number of former employees have been named. Sadly they are dead so it is too late to bring them to justice. Is waiting for the deaths of the criminals, so you can publish what they did the new trend?

Anyway it is safe to state that it could not have been fun to be a student at the school back then.

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22/07/2019  

760. Christian Academy in Japan

The present management of the school is behind an investigation into the past of the school located in Tokyo. What is missing is putting names on the people responsible and if possible if they are alive to today look into whether they can be prosecuted.

Sexual abuse seems to have taken place in the years between the 1950s and 1990s. Other forms of abuse seem to have been uncovered too.

It is safe to state that it could not have been fun to a child at the school back then.

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21/07/2019  

759. Clarinda Academy

Sequel Youth and Family Services has a problem. One after another the facilities they run come under investigation. This time it is Clarinda Academy. Various articles show how the residents are treated and it is not a pleasant information to read.

It is safe to say that it cannot be fun to be there as a teenager.

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20/07/2019  

758. Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center

Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center has been the center of a riot, gang fights and cases of sex between inmates and staff members. Neither of it should be acceptable even when both parties in a sexual relationship agree because it was supposed to be a place where you treat sexual offenders not a place where sex takes place.

It is safe to say that it cannot be a good place to be as a teenager.

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20/07/2019  

757. Mount Pleasant Academy

2019 brought the news that Mount Pleasant Academy will close.

Before Sequel acquired its four Utah treatment centers in 2016, state investigators threatened to revoke Mount Pleasant Academy’s license after they found reports of child abuse and neglect.

Sequel tried to run the facility but low enrollment meant that it was not a good business and because running such a place is never about the welfare of children but rather about profit for the owners, Sequel will now close the facility.

It seems that a state like Oregon has taxpayers who are willing to waste their money. Like it was the case with Red Rock Canyon School, Oregon has paid for poor service for its foster children.

Based on what took place before 2016, it is safe to say that it was not a good place to be as a teenager.

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