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« on: September 14, 2006, 10:28:48 AM »
Who's Watching The Kids?

There are more than 30 privately run schools for troubled youth operating in the state of Montana. They employ more than 600 people and pump an estimated 4 million into the state income taxes. It's an exploding industry, but strangely, most Montanans have no idea the schools even exist. In this hour-long documentary, MontanaPBS explores a lucrative industry praised for its novel approach to reforming youth, yet shrouded in disturbing allegations of abuse and neglect.

First Aired Thursday, September 14, 2006
Airs Thursday 9/14 at 7pm, repeats Saturday 9/16 at 4:30pm and Sunday 9/17 at 8:30am, and Tuesday 10/24 at 9pm
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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2006, 10:40:27 AM »
Is this only on MontanaPBS? I would love to see this and/or get a copy.
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2006, 10:48:02 AM »
http://news.umt.edu/index.asp?sec=671&t ... 8&epa=3897


"Who's Watching the Kids?"
 
Date:    Thursday, September 14, 2006
Time:    7:00 PM
Location:    Montana PBS
 

A new television documentary that examines the alternative school industry in Montana and nationwide. The investigative piece focuses on the issue of regulation.

Information:
KUFM-TV, Missoula, 406-243-4101
KUSM-TV, Bozeman, 406-994-3437
http://www.montanapbs.org
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2006, 11:05:43 AM »
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see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares. God help us all if we\'re to blame for their unanswered prayers,

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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2006, 05:59:18 PM »
I've seen it.

It's solid, well documented and thoroughly vetted. You will soon be able to contact Montana PBS to purchase copies once they get some DVD's pressed. This will raise a few eyebrows...

plus, check out for the latest on MT regulation:

http://missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=5964
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DVD Available now Who's Watching the Kids?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2006, 10:22:11 PM »
Who's Watching The Kids?

There are more than 30 privately run schools for troubled youth operating in the state of Montana. They employ more than 600 people and pump an estimated 4 million into the state income taxes. It's an exploding industry, but strangely, most Montanans have no idea the schools even exist. In this hour-long documentary, MontanaPBS explores a lucrative industry praised for its novel approach to reforming youth, yet shrouded in disturbing allegations of abuse and neglect.
First Aired Thursday, September 14, 2006
Airs Thursday 9/14 at 7pm, repeats Saturday 9/16 at 4:30pm and Sunday 9/17 at 8:30am, and Tuesday 10/24 at 9pm      



   For a DVD home video of this program, call KUFM-TV/MontanaPBS at (406) 243-4101. Cost is $19.95 plus shipping and handling.
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« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2006, 05:00:54 PM »
Senator Schmidt is a good egg.  She's the one who actually introduced a tougher licensing bill in the last session that the Spring Creek minions and their expensive lobbyists blew out of the water and got replaced with this stupid, weak board, controlled by them, they have now.

She needs only our support and encouragement.  It's the rest of the troglodytes in the state legislature that need pressure.  The Senate will probably back Sen. Schmidt's legislation, they did last time, it's in the House were the problems start...

Start with Rep. Paul Clark, who once criticized to the New York Times about Spring Creek, but now has joined them because his own little wilderness program might get regulated. :roll:   As far as anyone knows, his program is quite small and not abusive, but he's gotten the anti-regulation burr up his ass.  I'd start by calling him to account.  He's otherwise a liberal democrat and should know better, but he also represents that area.  So I guess that's why he sold out, like the whole rest of that town...

Go to www.leg.mt.gov to access contact info for Montana legislators.
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2006, 07:39:22 PM »
Let?s have a look at Paul Clark.
Paul Clark, the therapist for both Galena Ridge Wilderness program and 20 Twenty Peaks Ranch
http://www.strugglingteens.com/archives ... sit01.html
?with Paul Clark providing individual and group counseling for the boys while they are at 20 Peaks.
http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/p ... 5176.shtml
State Rep Clark has a bachelor?s degree from Rutgers University.
http://www.whitefishfreepress.com/pdf/W ... -08-24.pdf

Not listed as a Psychologist
Not listed as a Professional Counselor
Not listed as an Addictions Counselor
Not listed as a Social Worker
http://app.mt.gov/lookup/

Since when can a person advertise as a therapist and provide counseling without a degree and license? This is illegal, even in Montana.
Appears to me he's been violating the law for ten years, and Montana is going to trust him to self-regulate ethically?
Who do you report people to in Montana who are counseling without a license?

Darn, wouldn't ya know it..... the Dept of Labor and Industry. How fortunate for Clark. A complaint may fall on deaf ears.
http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_board ... plaint.asp
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Hidden Lake Academy, after operating 12 years unlicensed will now be monitored by the state. Access information on the Federal Class Action lawsuit against HLA here: http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=17700

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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2006, 05:41:52 PM »
The PBS documentary will air again on Nov. 14.

Call YOUR local PBS affiliate and ask THEM to please run this program, especially in the states were so many kids come from:  Florida, California, etc...

As for Paul Clark, he used to be human, now he appears to have become an asshole like the rest.  SCL probably bought him off like they did the rest of the town.  

Lawsuits are the only things that will shut these folks down.  Lawsuits and lots of them.  And trying to go after people individually, not just the corporations that will just change into another corporation.
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« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2006, 06:14:00 PM »
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The PBS documentary will air again on Nov. 14.

Call YOUR local PBS affiliate and ask THEM to please run this program, especially in the states were so many kids come from:  Florida, California, etc...

As for Paul Clark, he used to be human, now he appears to have become an asshole like the rest.  SCL probably bought him off like they did the rest of the town.  

Lawsuits are the only things that will shut these folks down.  Lawsuits and lots of them.  And trying to go after people individually, not just the corporations that will just change into another corporation.


Lawsuits won't shut the troubled teen industry down.  CEDU and BROWN schools are gone but the industry continues to grow.  Why?  Because it is PARENT DRIVEN.

WWASPS (the corporation) may disappear but their network of independent schools (some of which are no longer under the WWASPS umbrella) are not likely to go away any time soon.

The big dog is Aspen Educational Services.  All this attention on WWASPS has been very good for the competition.   :lol:

Have you seen their numbers?  They are huge.
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006, 07:00:12 PM »
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The big dog is Aspen Educational Services.  All this attention on WWASPS has been very good for the competition.   :lol:

Have you seen their numbers?  They are huge.


I agree. There seems to be a mentality that if it is not run by WWASPS, then it must be ok because the kids sty in nicer buildings
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2006, 12:09:27 AM »
That's been the gripe all along:

People yelling WWASP WWASP WWASP....the thinking that "if it ain't WWASP, then the program is OK"  is just flawed thinking.
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« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2006, 10:45:47 AM »
This one is on again tonight, Tuesday 11/14 at 8pm
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