According to one family, 2 water bottles, 2 pre-packaged meals..the children slept on dirt, and did not have blankets... Apparently there are letters and phone calls to the school regarding what transpired....they stand by their claim....
USDA and any good state Regs require 3,000 calories per day be provided, given their level of physical exertion. In inclimate weather and extreme exertion normal calories should be increased 30-100%. Rationing or denying food for punishment would not be allowed. How many calories in those two pre-packed meals?
Georgia requires programs to follow the USDA "Food for Fitness" guidelines, which is too general. Ga also requires 3 meals per day, plus snacks.
If your child received less than that, you need to file a complaint with the ORS.
Georgia doesn't specifically address the issue of how much water is to be provided per day, only requires it to be clean. Other state Regs require 6 quarts of water per day, so two bottles (quarts?) is about a third what programs in other states are required to provide their participants. Some require electrolyte replacement and daily multiple vitamin.
Georgia doesn't address the weight that children can be made to carry- backpacks and other objects.
Good Regs limit the weight children can carry to 20 percent of their body weight. If the chld is required to carry other items, the total of all weight carried can not exceed 30% of their body weight.
Participants at RC are supposed to "attend an appropriate educational program". Did your child's education continue at RC? My son's didn't. He had to make up 4 weeks of work when he returned to HLA which was stated as one of the reasons he was denied any home visitation that summer.
RC is licensed for 64 kids, therefore the regs require them to have access to 710 acres of land. Do they?
Living quarters are to be heated to a minimum of 50*. Does that imply that they shouldn't sleep outdoors if temps are below 50*?
Interestingly enough, ORS requires that children placed at RC be placed in compliance with the ICPC. Were your children? Mine wasn't.
Parents/ex participants should read through the Regulations for Therapeutic Camps at the ORS site, compile a list of known violations and file a complaint.
If Interventions are done at RC, then the regulations apply.
