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14 Year old Dies at THAYER LEARNING CENTER

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Anonymous:
Nothing is being said at all.  I know for a fact, this kid has died.  I know from the hospital and from the sherriff department.  All they can say is that a young boy has died, but they are not saying anything else.  MONEY TALKS, what can I say if this would have been the parent and fourteen year old died this way these parents would be in jail, but not in Missouri.  I find this disturbing, and the publicity that would have occured if this would have happened in a home would have been huge.  There was nothing on the local new or in any of the local papers. This is what pisses me off about this state government and our federal government.  IF you got money you can hide anything, but who suffers.  The everyday normal people are the ones that always suffer the most.

cherish wisdom:
I'd suggest that you call the local press and tell them what you know. They know how to get public records and interview the police and Thayer. It this is true - it is an extremely HOT news item - call the local paper in the community where Thayer is located and tell them what you know. You can ask to remain annonymous and they can never disclose your identity.  This is a hot news tip that would definitely be followed up on.  


Don't laugh when you leave this courtroom, thinking you have beat the system because you have looked these things up yourself. We are going to get you down the road.
Washington Superior CourtJudge Rebecca Baker
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Anonymous:
Might be better to go to a larger paper outside of the local community.

terrified_mother:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... scipline++

Here is the story.

A teenager sent to a private boot camp in northwest Missouri has died,
prompting an inquiry by the Caldwell County Sheriff's Department.

The teenager was a student at Thayer Learning Center Boot Camp and Boarding
School, a reform program based in Kidder, Mo., that relies on strict,
military-style discipline to reach troubled youths. In recent weeks, a few
parents have pulled their children from the boot camp citing concerns about
their treatment.

Jerry Banks, who operates Thayer, said the student died Wednesday, less
than a week after enrolling in the program. Banks would not identify the
student and did not provide an age.

Caldwell County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Alsup said the death was part of
an ongoing investigation. He declined to provide further details.

Banks said the student apparently died of an "unexplained medical
condition." Students at the school participate in intense physical
exercise. But Banks said the student was not involved in any physical
activity at the time of death.

Banks said he was not aware of the student having any prior medical
conditions that would have required special attention. He said the student
appeared healthy upon enrolling at the boot camp.

Banks said he welcomed a thorough investigation. "We're cooperating with
everyone, because we want the answer, too," he said.

Thayer is one of several teen-reform programs in Missouri that are exempt
from most state regulation. Critics say the lack of regulation makes it
difficult to verify that the programs are safe.

But Banks said he was open to those who have questions about the boot camp.
In September, he allowed a Post-Dispatch reporter to tour the boot camp.

At least three parents have recently withdrawn students from the program,
including one mother who said her son had been in solitary confinement for
11 days.

But the majority of parents have stuck with the program, many praising it
for rescuing their youth. Banks said recent criticism of the boot camp
stems from misinformation spread by disgruntled employees.

Thayer enrolls more than 100 students, nearly all from outside Missouri.
The school charges $4,000 a month for tuition and room and board.

[]Reporter Matthew Franck[]
[]E-mail: EMAF_Blocklist@stltoday.com



 
 

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cherish wisdom:
Those who know more - age and cause of death, etc. should notify the author of this article as soon as possible.  It seems the police are keeping a tight lid on this by not releasing anything. The center is only releasing carefully worded and defensive statments.  If you know anything or have in-side information this must be exposed right away.  Thayer has a reputation as a very abusive program.  This child was probably the victim of asphyxiation from a human restraint. This is a matter of public interest and must be exposed to prevent other children from experiencing a similar fate....
But this is far from demonstrating that the authorities must interpose to suppress these vices by commercial prohibitions, nor is it by any means evident that such intervention on the part of the government is really capable of suppressing them or that, even if this end could be attained, it might not therewith open up a Pandora's box of other dangers, no less mischievous than alcoholism and morphinism.
Ludwig Von Mises
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