Facility profile Dominican Republic

Caribbean Mountain Academy

Formerly Escuela Caribe, Caribe Vista School

Closed Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic

Caribbean Mountain Academy was a program in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. It operated from 2012 to 2006.

About Caribbean Mountain Academy

It closed in 2006.source It was founded by Escuela Caribe was founded in the 1970s by Gordon Blossom.source

It had an Escuela Caribe, overseas boarding school in the Dominican Republic.source

Timeline

From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.

19812006201219812012

  1. 1981

    1. Incident

      Abuse

      A survivor of 1981-82 said staff at Escuela Caribe forced students to strip an accused student and scrub her with harsh laundry brushes under cold water, and...

      Abuse

      A survivor of 1981-82 said staff at Escuela Caribe forced students to strip an accused student and scrub her with harsh laundry brushes under cold water, and used solitary confinement and a leather strap called "Mr Brown" (survivor allegation).

      source

  2. 2006

    1. Incident

      Abuse

      The documentary Kidnapped for Christ (2014) chronicles abusive tactics at Escuela Caribe in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, aimed at "curing" students of...

      Abuse

      The documentary Kidnapped for Christ (2014) chronicles abusive tactics at Escuela Caribe in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, aimed at "curing" students of homosexuality and behavioral problems; a gay student placed there in 2006 was taken by men who dragged him by a belt.

      source

    2. Closed

      Closed

  3. 2012

    1. Opened

      Opened in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic

As Escuela Caribe

The record kept under this name

Incidents on record

  1. 1981 Abuse

    A survivor of 1981-82 said staff at Escuela Caribe forced students to strip an accused student and scrub her with harsh laundry brushes under cold water, and used solitary confinement and a leather strap called "Mr Brown" (survivor allegation).source

  2. Abuse

    A survivor wrote that at Escuela Caribe students were swatted with a leather paddle called Mr. Brown, and that Phil Redwine gave her 11 swats leaving bruises for weeks (survivor allegation).source

  3. 2006 Abuse

    The documentary Kidnapped for Christ (2014) chronicles abusive tactics at Escuela Caribe in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, aimed at "curing" students of homosexuality and behavioral problems; a gay student placed there in 2006 was taken by men who dragged him by a belt.source

  4. Restraint

    A survivor said Escuela Caribe used a "QR" quiet room for solitary confinement (survivor allegation).source

Videos

A Jew in a Christian ‘Boot Camp’ (2018-04-28) Watch on YouTube
The HEAL Report: Episode 3: Kidnapped for Christ Screening in Long Beach, CA November 1st, 2014 (2014-12-05) Watch on YouTube
The HEAL Report: "Kidnapped for Christ" Promo (2014-12-05) Watch on YouTube
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Staff

Administration

Notable staff

  • Brenda Wheeler

    Former Staff (Starr House), Staff member, girls' house (Starr House)source

  • Phil Redwine

    Former Housefather, Housefather; reportedly serving indirectly as a directorsource

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Names

Documents

Documents on file (1)

From the Unsilenced archive

9 documents about Caribbean Mountain Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: Caribbean Mountain Academy, Caribe Vista, Escuela Caribe.

From New Horizons Alumni Association

3 documents about Caribbean Mountain Academy that New Horizons Alumni Association published and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on New Horizons Alumni Association's website.

From SCIAD NET

1 document about Caribbean Mountain Academy that Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. SCIAD NET keeps it on Google Drive, where it opens.

Materials and links

Reference and research

From SCIAD NET.

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