Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Who Am I Discovery/Whitmore
Whitmore Academy in Utah?
Anonymous:
Hello all,
Here is the answer to the multiple posts from the same IP address. There used to be a parents forum for the Whitmore. It was only up for a month or so. It was set up for parents of students at Whitmore to support each other and help with communications with the school. Several of us (yes - my daughter is a student there) began communicating and telling our stories and sharing some of our concerns and questions. One of the posts on this site was one that I had put on the parents site - but I did not put it here. I suspect someone decided to copy those posts from the parents forum and post them here to defend the school. For what it is worth, this is the answer to the multiple posts. Anyway, the site was closed down because of people that were not parents began entering the discussions and making things very unproductive - much like all the negative posts I have seen here from people that don't have any affiliation or experience with the Whitmore. I agree with Eric, in every statement he has made and know that my daughter is getting the help she needs from some very caring people.
-Christine
Antigen:
Sure you believe that. Just so long as you allow the people who are caring for your daughter now to insulate you from any unfavorable opinions or facts of the matter.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
-- Salvador Dali
--- End quote ---
Anonymous:
My son now attends the Whitmore and is experiencing a new way to live his life. The group travels alot which gives him experiences that we, his parents, were unable to offer. Before going there 3 months ago, he was not interested at all in spending time with family. Honestly, before he chose Whitmore, I was unsure of his where abouts most of the time and paced the floors praying he was safe. With Mark and Cheryl, I know he is safe. We speak to our son on the phone twice a week and he says he's happy, learning and growing emotionally.
For the person having problems at school and home, this school is very expensive, this isn't a prestigious boarding school. Parents sacrifice alot to get help for their teens. Some kids have to go away to appreciate the love of their parents. Hopefully you can realize this while living at home. Good luck.
Karen
Anonymous:
How can you know he is safe? Have you talked to the Child protctive services that are currently investigating them?
Anonymous:
How I know he is safe is the open communication we have. I've spoken with him almost daily this last week since the false accusations made by a disgruntled troubled teen. My son called to fill us in on the actions of this drunken teen who was unruley with the police. I'm glad this has been investigated and this student has been permenantly removed. It's disturbing the way the investigation was done however. Our children were traumatized by protective agencies methods. The kids were hauled away and detained, forced to answer leading questions. Out of the nearly 40 kids who were interviewed and given the option to go home to their parents, only two chose to leave. My son is a strong boy and handled all this pretty good. The owners are helping him realize that he is developing tools to deal with his feelings. My son wants to complete the year long program if allowed.
I beleive the truth always comes to light. We have to remember how easy it is for a user who doesn't want to follow the program or rules to distort what is going on in order to escape having to face their own problems. I feel bad for these kid's parents who have nearly run out of options for helping their kids.
This Thanksgiving I am grateful for Mark and Cheryl's willingness to continue to minister even though they face false accusations.
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