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Aspen Education Group: Any former students?
hurleygurley:
[ This Message was edited by: hurleygurley on 2004-10-20 15:35 ]
hurleygurley:
if you send me a private message with your email (if you trust me) i'll send you email with more information.
mudbone357:
I was in Aspen's wilderness program in southern Utah for 2 1/2 months in the winter 0f 1994. I was subjected to long periods of forced fasting, and solitary placement, as well as malnourished severely. It doesn't surprise me to hear people say that they save money by skimping on the kids, because when I was there, we didn't even have real backpacks; we were forced to carry around tarps wrapped up with seatbelt straps on our shoulders, always at weights above 80 pounds.
Aspen should be avoided by anyone at all costs. The other stories of abuse I could tell you would probably sicken you all. Anyone who would like more information can ask me here.
spirithelps:
So, how do you feel today about your experiences with Aspen? Seems like everyone counters me and my problems in trying to work for them as necessary evils 'cause the kids need help. I'm looking for any abuse since 3 responsible agencies have closed the case without so much as any investigation. I want to hang the state, Aspen, and the Sheriff's office. I live in southern Utah, although not in Loa where the Aspen Achievement Academy is located.
Anonymous:
Please do what you can to get your granddaughter out. I went through a program many, many years ago and it was absolutely the wrong place as I was just an insecure kid with depression and academic issues--but not a bad kid at all.
People do not know how bad these places really are and that you are coerced to never say anything negative. (If you do, they tell your parents lies about you or say you are just manipulative--the same thing they say to all parents. The kid has no power over what happens to them.) A lot of the abuse is emotional/mental/psychological and leave lasting scars--it changes you. I can't tell you how many peopel this happened to who never--even as an adult--explained this to their parents but are still coping with it years later.
These places don't give you self esteem, tehy take it from you. Sometimes kids start "acting" or "performing" better at school etc. but are still seriously damaged.
If you can't talk to the mother, talk to the father--anything to get her out. Tell the mother how these schools operate and how abuses are pushed under the carpet and they judt call your kids a liar so you keep them in. Maybe even offer to talke the kid in if things are so contentious w/the stepfather.
Good luck!
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