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Anonymous:
I'm interested in receiving any information from former students about their experiences, whether positive or negative, at any of the Aspen Education Group facilities.  You can either post here or email me at: rayvacomer@yahoo.com

Anonymous:
I am currently investigating an Aspen place, as well Academy at Swift River and Mt Batchelor have been posted about either here or elsewhere. If you can't find the postings, I'll help. Search this forum for both. What I do know I general about Aspen is they try to keep their nose clean. I compared them with Enron and WWASPS with the Mafia, several people in the know thought that was an apt description. Aspen's buying up schools right and left, some former WWASPS and not doing a ton to change administration. They are a $100 and growing swiftly corp. and settle cases out of court, so no way of knowing what kind of crap they've been dishing. Their contracts are atrocious and are generally thrown out of court as non-negotiable. Most Aspen programs use the same boilerplate BM model, no communication, no real assessment, most don't have staff competent for what they say they treat. I know of one case which I can't go into detail about yet, but gross malpractice with a suicidal kid and another of severe maltreatment at one of their wilderness programs. I suspect that within the next year or so the Aspen stories will start to come out because of how quick they've been to buy up so many schools. Sorry I'm not a former student.
I wish more people were posting about Aspen. I wonder if they even realize they're kids are at Aspen Schools. To double check, since they've grown: http://www.aspeneducation.com I notice on the package I recently got that there was no mention of the school being owned by Aspen. Hmmm.

spirithelps:
I've encountered a lot of what you're saying about keeping their nose clean, having worked at one facility and turned in a sexual and harassment abuse report by a few of the staff.  I think they're getting ready to go public, thus the need to buy up more facilities and keep that profit margin high.

I can say that they put very little money into the program for the kids.  Office staff drive brand new vehicles, and the program vehicles for the kids have 200,000+ miles on 'em, van side door that doesn't open, no brakes, and extremely loose steering.  100 degree weather and the kids sleep in lofts with windows that won't open (due to security), no fans, no air, just sweltering heat.

They use discipline that is against state law.  They just had a duct tape incident that was swept under the carpet by the Sheriff's Office, Child Protective Services, and the State Licensor.  This happened in Utah where the Mormons are all related, or have ties, to someone else . . . the sexual offender is a police informant, CPS lady is a blood relative of the Aspen facility Director, and the State Licensor lady's husband works for another Aspen facility in a different city.  Very cozy working relationship, to say the least.  They removed the victim from the offending institution to another one of theirs up north in Utah.

I've heard that the mother of the victim is still pushing for answers and so am I.

Anonymous:
I desparately want to find out anything I can about the Aspen facilities. My adorable 14 year old granddaughter was recently kidnapped (at her parents' request), and wisked off to a wilderness camp in Idaho run by SUWS (now owned by Aspen), and then sent to an Aspen boarding facility, which I think is probably in Utah. I am completely heartsick because this little girl has never been into drugs, alcohol, never been on a date, let alone had sex, never been in trouble with the law, etc. Her only sin has been talking back to her dictatorial, arrogant stepfather, who did legally adopt her so can do whatever he wants with her. She was sent away prior to any form of traditional counseling being attempted. I can't believe that these kids can be taken over state lines against their will and incarcerated without due process, all at the wim of a parent who is the one who needs the behavior modification. It is also interesting that eventhough Aspen's corporate headquarters are in California, a state relatively protective of children's rights, most of their facilities are in states such a Utah, where childrens rights are essentially non-existant. I would like to become active in protesting this disgusting situation and working toward laws to stop it. I live in California, any suggestions?

hurleygurley:
[ This Message was edited by: hurleygurley on 2004-10-20 15:34 ]

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