Wilderness TherapyDocumentaryViralTurn-About RanchTurn About Ranch
Channel 4's documentary series Brat Camp features seven British teenagers enrolled at Turn About Ranch in Utah. The programme examines the ranch's strict behavioural regime, which uses frontier-style living and rigid rules to attempt to modify adolescent behaviour.
Susan Drumheller •
The Spokesman-Review •
Feb 12, 2005
Humiliating PunishmentsPeer ViolenceSlurs
ClosurePrivate SchoolsStaff MisconductSettlementIdahoRocky Mountain AcademyCEDU Educational ServicesBoulder Creek AcademyNorthwest AcademyAscentMilestones
Rocky Mountain Academy, a behavioral boarding school in Naples, Idaho, announced its closure due to leadership turnover and staff resignations. The closure follows multiple lawsuits filed by families alleging staff misconduct, negligence, and failure to intervene in peer violence.
ClosureCorporate GovernancePrivate SchoolsColoradoRocky Mountain AcademyRocky Mountain Academy (rma)CEDU Education
CEDU Education announced that Rocky Mountain Academy will close on February 14, 2005, citing difficulties in recruiting a school director and recent staff resignations. The organization stated it will assist families in relocating the 19 enrolled students to alternative programs.
Facilities:Rocky Mountain Academy, Rocky Mountain Academy (RMA), CEDU Education
CEDU Education announced the closure of Rocky Mountain Academy in Naples, Idaho, effective February 14, 2005. Leadership cited persistent challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified staff and administrative management as the primary reasons for closing the facility and relocating the remaining 19 enrolled students to alternative programs.
An article discussing the television series Brat Camp and its depiction of British teenagers sent to a wilderness program in Utah. The program involves physical exertion, isolation, and behavioral modification techniques.
ArrestJuvenile JusticeSexual MisconductStaff MisconductFloridaWithlacoochee Juvenile Residential FacilityCareer Systems Development Corp.Lacoochee Elementary School
Synnica Canty, a 31-year-old cook at the Withlacoochee Juvenile Residential Facility, was arrested on charges of unlawful sexual activity with minors. The incidents involved two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, who were working as kitchen helpers at the facility. Authorities are investigating the allegations and have terminated Canty from her position.
Facilities:Withlacoochee Juvenile Residential Facility, Career Systems Development Corp., Lacoochee Elementary School
Key Figures:Synnica Canty, Tom Denham, Deputy Donna Black
Corporate GovernanceJuvenile JusticeNorth CarolinaWake Forest University Baptist Behavioral HealthKeystone Education and Youth ServicesWake Forest University Health SciencesNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital
Wake Forest University Baptist Behavioral Health was acquired by Keystone Education and Youth Services, a company operating residential and nonresidential facilities for children and adolescents. The acquisition included the continued operation of a residential program for adolescent males located at 3637 Old Vineyard Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Facilities:Wake Forest University Baptist Behavioral Health, Keystone Education and Youth Services, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Mexican authorities closed and sealed the U.S.-run Casa by the Sea youth rehabilitation facility near Ensenada, Mexico. The facility, which previously housed up to 500 teenagers, was shut down by regulatory action.
