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Anonymous:
To the Anon poster who seems to know how the WWASP programs operate:
Would adult staff make the decision to drop a Jr. Staff back down to level l ?

Anonymous:

--- Quote ---Would adult staff make the decision to drop a Jr. Staff back down to level l?
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Well, you have to understand the strange culture that is WWASPS. The upper level kids and staff could have viewed this kid as having it too easy, making it to upper levels so quickly. They might of felt he needed to be "challenged" (a big program word). This happens with a lot of kids on upper levels. I've seen them drop kids from the upper levels to level one for a week or two, then they get to go back to upper levels, only the kid had no idea it was temporary. It's a mindfuck strategy. Make the kid feel that at ANY time, all the hard work he put into the program, could be for nothing. It all comes down to what the others (staff and upper levels) in the program think of him, not what he actually does. It's kind of hard to explain. But, I have seen this done many times. Especially to the kids who make it to upper levels really fast without being dropped repeatedly while in lower levels.

Anonymous:
Another thing... that might have been why the kid ran. If he was on upper levels, on his way to graduating as the article says, he would not have tried to run. I suspect, the psychological shock of being dropped on a whim hit him so hard, he realized it was all for nothing, and he lost any sort of hope. That's the only reason a kid would run, because there is no where to go. Or he could of been afraid for his safety, maybe he knew the beating was coming in advance.
I bet they dropped him to level one as part of the program strategy (challenge him, make him stay longer, more parents money, etc) and he, seeing the program in a rational sense, realized no matter how much work he did, it would be fruitless.
This is all speculation, of course.

Anonymous:
Thanks for explanation.

Was also thinking: Perhaps this younger brother showed up and may have thought he might expect "privileges" since his older brother was Jr. Staff. So, maybe he was dropped from Jr. Staff to make a BIG IMPRESSION on both these brothers. To remind them EXACTLY who was in control.  Something like that.

Irish Mom:

--- Quote ---On 2006-06-24 22:38:00, Anonymous wrote:

"To the Anon poster who seems to know how the WWASP programs operate:

Would adult staff make the decision to drop a Jr. Staff back down to level l ?"

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This is also a tactic used to keep kids in the program longer and milk their folks for more money.  I've seen kids hit level 6 and be dropped for a totally bogus reason.  Some Family Reps are notorious for this, because they get a bonus depending upon their numbers.  Cliff Payne is the biggest ass about doing this.  He gets off on the power he has to do this at his whim.

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