I know I probably shouldn't respond, but here goes:
In response to:
"FYI, the truth about mail at Aspen ranch -all mail, incoming and outgoing is screened by staff. This Nigel troll is just carefully making his point by not lying directly, but leaving out the obvious. That is, he's intentionally vague as a trolling tactic. "
This is not how it is done right now (whether it used to be done this way, I don't know). My son writes his letters and is not required to show anyone its contents. In previous letters he has complained about The Aspen Ranch and wrote about how horrible it is. I truly beleive that his letters are private and confidential.
As for the fact you think I'm "trolling", as I have said before, I probably can't convince you, so this will be the last time I address that (probably). I am a parent of a current student at Aspen Ranch. I am not an advocate of the school, and at this time I don't know whether I think it was a good decision to send him there or not. I am evaluating the program and I will pull my son the second I think I should. I have been posting here to ask for advice to help my with my own decision making. I will continue to do so for the duration of my son's stay, and will also give updates when he comes home. I have listened and evaluated all the advice I have been given here, and I will continue to do so.
And to this:
"Nigel’s son is going to be fine. We all know that."
I don't know this (although I hope for it on a daily basis).