Okay, I am going to clear some things up, basically so that everyone is able to understand exactley what goes on there at the Whitmore. There is no "physical" abuse there is the way that people get beat up and hurt, but at the same time I can see how there may be. Students there get a lack of sleep, either from a late night group, too much for us to do, or the fact that we just had to stick to schedule and get up at a certain time. Also, there is a sufficent lack of food there, that any kid there would be able to complain about. All day you would hear people wanting for food, or wondering when there will be food. Although we werent starved because eventualy everyone just decided to take food if they got to hungry and would take the risk of getting in trouble. "emotional" abuse is something that is a big thing there. In group people would gte be littled and brought down to make them feel as if they were nothing, but then she would "reprove with love", which I am sorry but that is not something you can do to a teenager going through one of the weirdest times of there lives. Dr. Bernie Farrow, is a licenced PhD, but they just call him a consouler even though everyone there calls it "therapy." Some concerns that I see there could be the lack of supervision, but the kids are prtty well behaved and are just trying to have some fun during their teenage years. People there are scared of Cheryl, and would do anything just not to get in trouble from her. Although getting in trouble isnt anything major, all that happens is you have to go workout with Ben the martial arts teacher while they go to Provo and see a movie and eat at Burger King. The biigest concern I have there is the lack of nutrition. The food made there is by no means nutritious, and could lead to a long term sickness if eaten there a lot. Well I just wanted to clear some things there as a student who was once there and now is not.
Mackey
P.S. If there are things that I forgot to cover just ask me, and I will add them.
