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Camp E-Kel-Etu

Closed Silver Springs, Florida

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Address: 19185 NE 13th St. Silver Springs, FL 34488
Operated: 1976 to 2011; source 1, source 2
Operator: Eckerd Connects

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Camp E-Kel-Etu was a program in Silver Springs, Florida, operated by Eckerd Connects. It operated from 1976 to 2011.

1 incident on record
15 news articles

About Camp E-Kel-Etu

It closed in 2011.source It was run by Eckerd Connects.source

Incidents on record

2000 Death

A 12-year-old boy died in 2000 after being restrained by a youth camp counselor at Camp E-Kel-Etu; his mother, Linda Ibarra, was later found dead with another son in an apparent murder-suicide.source

News coverage

wfla.com Jun 11, 2018 General

Hillsborough judge blasts Eckerd foster care workers for skipping court (2018-06-11)
miamiherald.com Dec 28, 2017 General

They weren’t faking: 12 young detainees who died while under Florida’s care (2017-12-28)
tampabay.com May 10, 2017 General

Eckerd Kids shuts down troubled out-of-hours teen center (2017-05-10)
chron.com Aug 9, 2011 General

Reform school failure: Another sign of TYC chaos (2011-08-09)
ocala.com Jul 28, 2009 General

DCF closes investigation of Eckerd youth camp (2009-07-28)
carolinacoastonline.com Jun 18, 2009 General

Eckerd camp to cease operations (2009-06-18)
strugglingteens.com Jun 23, 2008 General

The Privatization of Eckerd Academy (2008-06-23)
ajc.com Apr 13, 2008 General

Teens learn to face consequences at reform school (2008-04-13)
ocala.com Apr 16, 2007 General

Eckerd youth camp counselor arrested on sex charges (2007-04-16)
ocala.com Dec 1, 2005 General

Mom 'never the same' after child's death (2005-12-01)
tampabay.com Sep 27, 2005 General

Agency condemns camp's conduct (2005-09-27)
tampabay.com Sep 26, 2005 General

Boy, 12, dies after restraint at camp (2005-09-26)

3 more articles

orlandosentinel.com Apr 11, 2004 General

Mistake at Camp Meant Death (2004-04-11)
stuartaddresslaw.com Jul 10, 2001 General

Federal lawsuit filed in death of Ocala youth at detention camp (2001-07-10)
sun-sentinel.com Mar 7, 2000 General

Boy's death spurs call for inquiry (2000-03-07)

Documents

Documents on file (1)

Woodbury Reports Mentions (1)

Woodbury Reports, January 2006 (#137), P. 27: Camp E-Kel-Etu Woodbury Reports page 29 KB

Survivor testimony

What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.

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Materials and links

Reference and research

From SCIAD NET.

Reporting this program

This program closed in 2011, so the state agency that licensed it can no longer act against it. Other channels may still be able to: the boards that license the people who worked here, law enforcement, and the civil courts.

The Florida reporting channels list each one and what it can do. Time limits depend on the state, the kind of harm and the survivor's age, and many states have lengthened or removed them for child sexual abuse, so a program closing long ago does not by itself mean it is too late. Laws change, so the time limits we list were correct when we checked them but may have been updated since; a lawyer can tell you where things stand now.