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What Type of Kids "Succeeded" in Behrens Study?
Troll Control:
Several of these programs now take kids straight from courts and jails. They are far less picky than they used to be because they are going under and getting shut down for abuse pretty often now. Ridge Creek is a recent example that takes both severely disturbed and criminal youths.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Troll Control" ---Several of these programs now take kids straight from courts and jails. They are far less picky than they used to be because they are going under and getting shut down for abuse pretty often now. Ridge Creek is a recent example that takes both severely disturbed and criminal youths.
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Someone has to take these kids. These programs need to invest more in oversight, medication and discipline than they do academics. Whereas the schools which take kids who are not violent can allocate more funds towards academics and less to oversight. So I think we need to look at each program individually.
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Troll Control:
Ridge Creek School takes criminal and disturbed kids. It says it's a school just like the ones you are talking about. They will generally take any kid whose parents can pay.
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Troll Control" ---Ridge Creek School takes criminal and disturbed kids. It says it's a school just like the ones you are talking about. They will generally take any kid whose parents can pay.
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I think the state defines them as taking mentally disturbed kids. Even the kids whose parents pay out of pocket are violent offenders. They recently had two girls who attacked a staff person, stole a car etc. There are many programs which will not take these kinds of kids. Places like this need to allocate more towards security and less towards academics if this is the type of kids they are going to attract.
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Troll Control:
Most of these "schools" take violent and disturbed kids. Some say they don't, but they do.
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