Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
Ridge Creek "School" - Serious Safety Issues/ORS Violation
Watchful Yeoman:
I think that prospective RCS parents should talk to the parents of the girls and boys who were raped and beaten. This way they get the truth and not some fake story from a parent who feels guilty for not doing their job and abandoning their child to the likes of seasoned child abusers/neglectors like RCS.
Once these idiot parents sink the kid's college fund into RCS they aren't going to admit that RCS is a shithole very readily. They have to justify ruining their child's future while simultaneously ruining their present. Parents carry a ton of denial about their children's abuse because of the cash they sunk into getting their kid abused. It's a common way of dealing with buyer's remorse - deny the problem so they can't be blamed for causing it.
heretik:
--- Quote from: "Watchful Yeoman" ---I think that prospective RCS parents should talk to the parents of the girls and boys who were raped and beaten. This way they get the truth and not some fake story from a parent who feels guilty for not doing their job and abandoning their child to the likes of seasoned child abusers/neglectors like RCS.
Once these idiot parents sink the kid's college fund into RCS they aren't going to admit that RCS is a shithole very readily. They have to justify ruining their child's future while simultaneously ruining their present. Parents carry a ton of denial about their children's abuse because of the cash they sunk into getting their kid abused. It's a common way of dealing with buyer's remorse - deny the problem so they can't be blamed for causing it.
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Whooter:
I think it depends on a person’s perspective. Watchful Yeoman, you obviously see the industry from a different vantage point and bring a unique argument to the table. Personally I don’t see why RCS would want to have parents speak to parents whose kids were raped or beaten any more than a car dealership would want to hang up pictures of car accidents and photos of people lying along the side of the road nor would they be likely to refer prospective customers to talk to those who had body parts amputated due to defective vehicles.
The schools will cherry pick a list of parents who had kids which did extremely well in the program, I think we would all agree. The prospective parents know this also, but it still gives them a chance to ask some questions that the school may be biased in answering. I think it is a good way for the parents to get some honest information about a school (or any product or business).
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Dysfunction Junction:
--- Quote from: "DHS Report on RCS Prison Camp" --- Staff A said Resident #1 then
picked up a chair and said "not until I finish some business." Staff A said Resident #1 then threw
the chair against the window causing it to shatter.
Staff A went on to state that Resident #1 ran
out of his/her room towards Resident #2's room. Staff A said Resident #1 was screaming and
running causing residents to look. Staff A said when he/she got to the room there was Resident
#1 and #2. Staff A said he/she arrived in the room the same time Resident #3 and #4 entered. Staff
A reported that there was a split second where it was just Resident #1 and #2 alone in the room,
so he/she was able to pull Resident #2 to the side.
Staff A said Resident #1 was on the floor when
Resident #3 and #4 started kicking Resident #1.
Staff A then stated that he/she was trying to
cover Resident #1 and deflect as many of the kicks as possible. Staff A said about 10 seconds
after he/she arrived in the room, Staff C entered; however,
Staff C wasn't able to assist as much
because he/she was not trained in emergency safety interventions. Staff A said Resident #1
received about 10-15 kicks to the face and blood was everywhere.
Staff A then reported that
Resident #3 pushed Staff C to the side. Staff A recalled that Staff B came in the room right after
Staff C. Staff A stated that Resident #4 pushed Staff B through a crowd of residents that were
outside the room blocking the entrance. Staff A then reported that Staff B was able to get back up
and restrain Resident #4. Staff A said when Resident #4 was restrained, he/she could be heard
and got the residents to leave the area. Staff A said Staff B was able to get the aggressors out of
the room.
Staff A said he/she walked Resident #1 out of the room and and took Resident #1 to
the emergency room with Staff B.
Staff A stated that Staff C was on his/her second day of work,
so he/she was trying to get the residents away, but did not restrain anyone. Staff A indicated that
Resident #1 had a broken nose, 2 chipped teeth, but no concussion.
Staff A recalled that there
were about 15 residents present in the doorway at the time of the incident. Staff A reported that at
the time of the incident there were 29 residents total, including the ones that were fighting, and
three staff members on duty for that dorm.
Interview with Resident #1 was conducted on 6/28/2010 at 2:42 pm. Resident #1 reported that at
the beginning of the day he/she had a fight with another resident that day, who was later picked
on by Resident #5. Resident #1 said she/he told his/her counselor about the issue and the
counselor spoke with Resident #5. Resident #1 said later that day Resident #2 came to his/her
room and threatened him/her. Resident #1 said he/she got angry and ran down the hall to
Resident #2's room. Resident #1 said they started fighting and all he/she can remember is being
attacked by others. Resident #1 said Staff A was trying to keep Resident #2 off of him/her, while
Staff B was trying to enter the room.
Resident #1 stated that some residents blocking the door.
Resident #1 said residents were hitting him/her. Resident #1 said he/she went to the hospital and
was diagnosed with a broken nose and swelling. Resident #1 said Staff A and B took him/her to
the emergency room. Resident #1 said he/she blacked out a little when he/she was hit to the
head.
Resident #1 reported that staff knew he/she was getting angry throughout the day, but Staff
A did what he/she could. Resident #1 said he/she told his/her counselor that day that he/she was
being antagonized by Resident #5. Resident #1 said he/she thinks that Staff A knew about the
problems he/she was having and that's why Staff A came to the room to talk. Resident #1 said
Staff C didn't get in the room, but Staff B was trying to keep people out of the room.
Interview with Staff C was conducted on 6/28/2010 at 3:00 pm. Staff C said on June 10th, he/she
noticed something was going on when Resident #1 broke a window. Staff C said Staff A was with
Resident #1. Staff C said he/she was floating around the dorms when he/she heard yelling. Staff
C said Resident #2 was in the hallway when Resident #1 made it into Resident #2's room.
Staff C
said it was a "mad rush" between residents and staff going to the room. Staff C said when he/she
made it in the room, he/she saw Resident #2, #3, and #4 beating on Resident #1. Staff C stated
that he/she grabbed the shoulder of Resident #3 while Staff A was shielding Resident #1. Staff C
said Resident #3 was able to break free and kick Resident #1. Staff C said Staff B came in the
room after having some trouble entering due to residents blocking the doorway.
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Obviously, RCS is just a "school" where there's lots of "structure" to keep it a "safe environment for the kids."
RCS is like Lord of the fucking Flies, man. The inmates run it.
I'm sure RCS will make these parents available for others to interview before locking their kids up at RCS, right?
Those DHS reports just keep a-comin' now, don't they?
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Dysfunction Junction" ---
Obviously, RCS is just a "school" where there's lots of "structure" to keep it a "safe environment for the kids."
RCS is like Lord of the fucking Flies, man. The inmates run it.
I'm sure RCS will make these parents available for others to interview before locking their kids up at RCS, right?
Those DHS reports just keep a-comin' now, don't they?
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I have to agree here that RCS needs more help especially on the night staff. If a child was beat up or did not do well than I don't believe that RCS would use his/her name as a reference for prospective parents to call. I don't think RCS would use the students listed above.
Think of it this way:
If you owned a restaurant and someone had a bad experience, had a rude waiter etc. You would not solicit them as a reference to other prospective customers or list their responses on your web site. You want to try to list only those people who had the most positive experiences.
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