A program should do it because they are caring for a hundred or more kids who are not 'related' to them and subjecting them to god knows what, restricting communication with parents and the outside world. That's two reasons of many.
It's more like an abuse complaint is file against a parent, the parent claims to have no children, and the state takes the parents word for it without investigating.
Sorry, I just disagree. If I read all the requirements and felt I was doing the best job possible and that regulation may, in fact, reduce the services and quality given to the kids and parents I would opt not to seek regulation. I think what a company needs to do is weigh the pros and cons to their customer and do what is right by them.
Communication is restricted in varying degrees in all educational settings (Private and public), wilderness and Therapeutic Boarding schools are no exception.
Indicates no such thing. They will remain unlicensed until DHS is properly educated on the services provided and pressured, if necessary, to force licensure. Licensure/regulation is not determined by the number of complaints filed against a program. It's based on the state knowing what services the program is providing.
It may or may not be, but if the parents didn?t receive the services they paid for and their kids were abused, you can bet there would be lawsuits left and right and the schools would have closed 20 years ago. Around here if a child is denied the use of the bathroom in school during testing or a teacher makes an inappropriate comment to a student, people are fired and lawsuits are filed within days.