Well, I just found this forum off of Google, and I surfed around it a bit. I liked what I saw. I girl friend, who I will not name without her permission, was forced into a program for a school called Carolina Springs Academy. This is post is not so much about what she went through, though I?m sure it was terrible, but it is about the people left behind, and of course telling about how she survived and our relationship survived. I found out she was gone as I called her house on my way home from a Cross Country run. I called to tell her I got a personal best, and I was greeted with. "(Name) Is not here right now, she will not be here for a while. " I could not hear much else of what she said because of the bus, but when I called back to find out what was going on, I learned she had been sent away to this school. I was horrified her parents would hate her this much to send her away. I knew her parents (mostly her mom, but her dad never stood up for her) were mean, but I never thought they would go this far. Apparently they had gotten her there by telling her they were going to the doctor, lying my friends, to their own daughter! She was held against her will, this is kidnapping people, it?s terrible, and how are we to deal with this? How are we to fight back, because I would like to lead the charge.
My first contact with her was months after she had been sent away, a letter was sent to me, with her hand writing and I almost cried, ok, well I did, but that?s not the point. They point was that it had already been opened and resealed twice! The people at CSA had read it, and her parents. Apparently the 9th amendment only applies when people want it to. So I was pissed off both my civil rights, and hers were violated. I did some research about the school and realized it had been under federal investigation for child abuse. And I also learned that there was emotional and mental abusing going on.
At this point I was becoming physically sick, I could not eat, sleep, do anything, I was so worried for her safety. I got letters every few weeks until I was called by her mother and told that I could only send little notes now, not even a full letter. I became very, very angry at this. Of course I tried to contact the school, but I was completely ignored, apparently these people have no respect for others, recently she came home, and I?m sorry to say they broke her. She was happy a lot, but she had mood wings for days at a time, something that had not happened before, and she would tell me very little of what they did, you know, a mile wide and a inch deep kind of things. She no longer debated things with me, this was one of the things I loved about our relationship, we could fight, debate, and argue and still have fun, now she simply, does not want to. I was told they called her names, kept her awake, and all the types of things we do to break terrorists, imagine, borderline cruelty here. I am very enraged at this school, and I will have them face the consequences of what they have done to my friend, and so many others.
I respect any and all that got through such a thing, and I support you in all you do. Your bravery in the face of harassment and abuse is most impressive. While I have never gone through any abuse, I have known and supported many friends that have. To the survivors, may they do well. And to those left behind, may they heal, I sure have not.
If it is believed that... elementary schools will be better managed by the governor and council, the commissioners of the literary fund or any other general authority of the government than by the parents within each ward, it is a belief against all experience.
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