Did a search wwasp + mormon and look what returned.
http://pub57.ezboard.com/fwevebeenthere ... D=22.topicWhat you are seeing is that most of the programs in the US and some in other countries evolved from former CEDU employees who left and adopted the same program or very similar program and ideology. I would direct my attention on this matter to The Brown Schools: The current CEDU parent. Since Brown took over, it seems that it has been overrun by Mormons all intent on imposing their religious ideology on the staff and kids, no caffene, no matrubation, and a lot of rigid, ridiculous, insignificant rules that have no basis exept in producing a toxic shame and blind obedience in the children. Kids can't attend Church or religious service of their choice. They (the kids) are made to sit in corners, isolated from interaction from others for weeks at a time for small infractions. Visits with their parents are removed for punishment when they have not seen their parents for as 6 months. Simply talking to a peer can add another two weeks sitting at a table or desk. It is purely illegal to do this, and the Idaho State inspectors in Boise have been repeatedly notified, yet they do nothing as thay have done for many years. Therefore, I suspect that there is a Mormon church connection and the state inspectors are probably Mormon, as Idaho is as dominated by Mormon ideologies as is Utah. The main ingredient is SHAME. They rule by SHAME. The staff teach it to the kids, and the kids do it to each other. Therapists try to intervene on behalf of the kids and are told what they want to hear, then ignored. The worst Mormon culprits Tim M. who is in charge of the programs in the Northwest, Todd D. at Boulder Creek - LaTeresa P. @ BCA is probably not Moromn, but she is bonded in friendships with the Mormoms and therefore will do nothing to stop these and others including Bill B. and what I call the "stepford wives" of the LDS at CEDU. They also have Jehovahs Witnesses and plain religious fundamentalists with no college education. This situation is horrible for the kids who are Jewish, non-white, Eastern in their beliefs, or Gay - pray for them all. Therapists are against all of this at all of the schools, but they are powerless against the do-nothing, say nothing, confront-nothing Mormom manager. Parents need to see what happens at the schools. They need to see the self-rightous patriarchy doing spiritual violence to these children, as it does on a daily basis.
http://pub57.ezboard.com/fwevebeenthere ... D=18.topici wanted to make others aware of the situation in provo, utah. i was sent to a charter school, called Provo Canyon School. 6 years later, i am still coming to terms with all i endured there. my first 2 months i was not let outside once. there was one tiny window in our unit, facing a brick wall. i was a privateley funded student, my parents were paying $229 per day, for 17 months. i got rather close with my therapist (whom i saw once a week), but i don't know what he was telling my parents, because the eight months that mom and dad originally planned on keeping me there kept being extended and extended. i suffered insurmountable psychological abuse at the hands of the "counselors", who were nothing more than repressed utah natives, no older than 30, mormon, most lacking college education and the sort of world experience necessary to constructiveley understand and work with the student population at pcs (or any population outside of utah) they insisted that i was a "rich, spoiled little girl", not worthy of the money into which i was born, evil and materialistic. it seemed that some of these counselors taking out their insecurities on me (and others). in fact, the average counselor was 21-25 years old, married with children, mormon, never lived outside of utah, and had issues that made mine pale by comparison (not the sort of people you would want to guide your adolescent and prepare them for life in the real world). looking back, i see that at least 4 female counselors were definateley homo-repressed lesbians, acting out their repressed feelings in a sadistic manner by working in a girls facility when daily chores were not performed up to par, hours were spent staring at a wall. if we were caught looking around, we had to start over. we would spent 25 minutes standing, then have a sitting break for 5 minutes. this period would work off 2 points (minimum amount of points assigned for a small offense was 20, but many offenses were punishable by 100, 200, up to 1000 points, equaling days and weeks of standing time). one girl stood for so long, she passed out, fell foward and broke her jaw (which had to be wired shut) she was reprimanded for locking her knees and purposeley cutting off circulation to her legs. another girl spent so long in isolation, she became bloated and jaundice beyond recognition. most girls gained about 20 pounds during their stay. i gained 30. i was denied access to the amount of water i needed maintain proper hydration, and as a result, suffered from headaches several times a week. i was allowed access to tylenal during "med times", but i was "manipulating staff" and punished if i requested medicine at any other time. i became so repressed and isolated that when i was allowed to return home, i just didn't know what to do. my peers had had time to develop their own lives and grow into themselves, and i had no idea how to socialize with them. these experiences i kept inside me for years, until i opened up to an adult confidant a few years ago. she was appalled and outraged at the situation. i cried with relief at her validation, that i was not crazy to feel traumatized, that an experience like this would traumatize any normal person. since then i have been trying to come to terms with what happened to me. i suffer from nightmares, and harbour so much anger, rage, resentment, and general negative energy. i am now 22 years old, and see that my healing process will be extensive.
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Megan:
After my daughter died in the hands of ignorant, untrained, unqualified, harsh counselors (Mormon), I thought I would die of a broken heart.
I have interviewed other young people like yourself after they too were treated like prisoners of war. I validated them, but the Utah courts DID NOT!!
The concentration camp mentality (mindset) has been my biggest battle in fighting this lucrative, out of control industry. Utah was the first state I stood up to because this was the state I entrusted with the care of my daughter. This "window of loss" mentality continues to rationalize the death of each and every child who falls victim to this industry with it's warped mentality of, "We Lost ONE, But We Are Saving MANY."
Anyone can be deceived. Even so-called Mormons. I too am a member of the Mormon faith. But my teachings and common sense left my in shock when I learned the TRUTH of how my daughter died, while the industry wanted us to believe she dropped dead without warning, was given a priesthood blessing and chose to go. What ignorance! They even blamed Michelle for choosing Jesus over more torture administed by these stupid people! A young woman who had already suffered prior to enrolling herself in the Summit Quest Program. What I know using my own common sense is that pain heaped upon a person who is already suffering will only make them worse.
When my daughter died in the hands of her own people, Mormons, I stood up to many confused and deceived Mormons who were FOLLOWING the wrong philosophy. A warped philosophy that was introduced in Utah by an evil, deceptive man named Steve Cartisano. Many think and believe as he does. This is not Heavenly Fathers way of thinking. It is mans!
What saved me from dying of a broken heart was the TRUTH!! I want the world to know what has been happening to children all over the country and out of the country in the name of help and therapy.
I believe it is the truth that sets us free.
Keep talking Megan. The truth is healing to the soul.
Sincerely,
Cathy Sutton
http://www.voy.com/58570/447.htmlI was booted for a post that was written questioning the use of OP, and daring to complain my son had been invited to a Bible study were they handed out the Book of Mormon.
Actually, the OP post had been kind of ignored - except a for a few irate parents insisting no such thing existed. The Mormon thing got a lot of attention, which got Ken Kay?s (I think it was) attention, and he disputed it; I came back with well it happened, and it shouldn?t , but I?m actually more upset about OP - and thats when I got the boot.
I was being belligerent - just simply dared to say something was going on that shouldn?t. This is not allowed. Ever. Constructive criticism, is for them, a non working choice.
