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shanker:
Does anyone have any info on a {NEW PROGRAM FOR TEENS AT RISK} called Whispering Pines?It is Located about 10 mile From Spring Creek Lodge in Montana. They are advertising that they have room for 48 teens. The directors name is Mike Linderman he is suppose to be a licenced clinical psychologist. I think he worked for Spring Creek at the same time they had a girl there that commited suicide. There is also a guy named Glen Schenavar that is named as Manager of operations that also worked for or was paid by Spring Creek Lodge. I have heard that there are several other people that work there that also worked for Spring Creek Lodge. Are these 2 programs linked? Also there is a guy named JIM DORRIN that is suposed to be a multi millionair from California that put up the money for the bussiness. Any Info would be helpful.
Thanks

Anonymous:
Mike was the head of Cabinet Mountain Mental Health which was the counseling services provided to SCLA. My understanding is that Mike was gifted the land to start his own school.

Anonymous:
Gifted???? By Who??? Spring creek Lodge??? Is this a way to move kids around at Spring Creek??. I have heard that Mike Linderman supervised all treatment for all the students at Spring Creek Lodge including the girl that commited suicide. There is a rumor at the local school that Glen Schenavar ran a wilderness program for Spring Creek and he had a serious incident with a girl student. Seems a little strange that a new program would hire / gift these 2 people with a lawsuit pending. Still wondering if there is a connection between the 2 programs. Something doesn't add up!

Anonymous:
I don't know that you are going to find a hard connection between the school. Many soft connections.

Mike should have been at SCLA at the time of the girls death. You might want to read the book Come Back. It is written by Mia and Claire Fontaine and Mike is mentioned in the book. Mia graduated from SCL after her first school out of the states closed.

I can't tell you much about who did the gifting and my information was delivered from my child who attended and was pulled from SCL and another parent who talked with Mike.

Anonymous:
Keep in mind also that Mike was part of Cabinet Mountaion Mental Health which has seperate billing from SCLA billing. Their offices are on the same campus. Not sure if that matters or not.

While I don't agree with all that goes on at the WWASP schools I do think that Mike is probably a good guy. At the end of the day it is a business and some kids/families get shafted if they aren't paying attention. These schools are needed and I was glad they were there when I was facing my kid possibly having a very short life if something didn't interrupt their pattern of behavior. The schools should be regulated in some manner.

Did you watch the Montane PBS special on boarding schools. It was titled "Who's watching the kids".

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