Isabelle writes in one of her THREE reviews of Over the GW:
One of their programs, Majestic Ranch in Utah, houses children as young as seven. In a report written in February 2005, four former Majestic Ranch employees testified that children were being restrained with their faces in horse manure, that the water quality was bad and children were becoming ill, that children were being forced to sit on milk crates in the middle of the snow for punishment, that they were being forced to handle dead animal carcasses, and more. A number of parents have reported they removed their children from Majestic Ranch after the report was written and learned children continue to be abused there. Two lawsuits were recently filed against Majestic Ranch. What is it going to take for changes to be made so these young children, as young as 7, can be protected?http://http://caica.org/Don't_get_stung_by_wwasps_its_easier_than_you_think.htm------------
Well gee Ms. Zehnder - I don't know what it's going to take. Of course, it certainly didn't help that your self-proclaimed "friend and colleague" SUE SCHEFF of PURE apparently used to refer to Majestic Ranch, including for a period of time
AFTER she removed her own daughter from a WWASPS program and started PURE. (see date on email below)
WTF?
But then again, many people wouldn't know this if they weren't aware of the revelations contained in the WWASPS v. PURE trial, some of which have been posted on the PURE BULLSHIT AND CAICA forum on Fornits:
Revelations such as this one:
------Original Message------
From: Kevin Richey
To: Ken Kay
Date: August 17, 2001
Subject: Sue Scheff
The last contact I had with
Sue was 8 18 (sic 16) she emailed a lead to me. In our last conversation probably last week July she said she thought our
programs were good but that our Seminars were terrible. She said she would
continue to send referrals to me for Majestic Ranch as she didn't have any other resources for younger kids 7-12. She said she had placed 8 kids that week in Red Cliff or Red Rock not sure which. She asked me to
manipulate the referral system and give 2 referrals to her so she wouldn't have to pay Diane Luchetto for 2 referrals that she somehow received from her. She said she had given Diane about 12 referrals. I told her that I couldn't change that information in our computer system and that I didn't feel right about doing it if I could.
Kevin Richey
Teen Help
Admission's Coordinator
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Note:
Reportedly, the going rate for referrals (leads) to WWASPS:
1. One month's free tuition at your child's WWASPS program PER REFERRAL that resulted in a placement
2. $1k cash to ex-program parents or alumni for referrals that resulted in a placement.
