Free Tristania wrote:Salandriagado wrote:
Ugh, I fucking hate having to read this list. It's so fucking depressing:
• Unsanitary living conditions;
• Denial of adequate food;
• Denial of proper medical care and treatment;
• Denial of a minimally sufficient education;
• Exposure to cold temperatures for long periods of time;
• Forced physical exercise beyond his physical capacity;
• Placement in isolation for long periods of time, and at times, locked up in basements and put into uncomfortable positions;
• He was kicked, beaten, thrown and slammed to the ground, restrained, and humiliated;
• He was chained and locked in dog cages and, at times, tied by the writs and ankles;
• He was forced to clean and scrub toilets and floors with his toothbrush and then use the toothbrush afterwards;
• He was forced to carry heavy bags of sand around his neck throughout the day over many days;
• He was forced to wash dishes by using his hands and sand to scrub pots;
• He was forced to eat his own vomit;
• He endured sexual abuse
• He endured emotional abuse when Defendants subjected him to near-total parental and societal isolation;
• In an effort to control his mind, he was prevented from having regular contact with his parents;
• Personal visits, correspondence, and telephone calls were either forbidden or discouraged; and
• He was forced to work without compensation. Chase repeatedly witnessed other children being kicked, beaten, thrown to the ground, and humiliated by teachers, supervisors, and/or staff. Because he was subjected to near-total isolation from the outside world, Chase was totally unequipped to enter outside society, which has made earning a living, forming and maintaining relationships, and adapting to society difficult at best. He will need extended therapy.
• Breached their duty to act in Chase’s best interest;
• Conspired and fraudulently concealed the extent and nature of the physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse occurring at its boarding schools, extending through the present day;
• Have suppressed and minimized public knowledge of the rampant physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse of minor children in their boarding schools by teachers, supervisors, and staff;
• Had a duty to respond and to aggressively address the repeated notices of abuse committed on children so they would not continue;
• Failed to provide proper training to its teachers, supervisors, and staff;
• Failed to notify state and governmental authorities of known and suspected abuse when it was the law to do so;
• Failed to provide reasonable supervision of its teachers, supervisors, and staff;
• Failed to provide adequate staffing to provide a safe environment;
• Failed to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, and education in its boarding schools, even though it represents to parents and others it was doing so;
• Failed to tell Chase’s parents they did not provide adequate staffing to prevent, detect, and minimize the effects of incidents of abuse;
• Failed to tell Chase’s parents they did not provide adequate staffing to prevent, detect, and minimize the effects of incidents of abuse;
• Failed to tell Chase’s parents that their son was being used as child labor and was not compensated for doing so;
• Failed to tell Chase’s parents that the schools were below child safety standards, and that education of their child would be minimal to non-existence;
• Conducted themselves in a malicious, wanton, and reckless disregard of Plaintiff Chase Wood’s health, safety, and welfare;
• Falsely imprisoned Chase Wood
• Violated the RICO Act by bilking parents and children out of their money, depriving children of their educational opportunities, committing mail fraud, misrepresenting facts through phone conversations and letters, sending fraudulent literature, misleading the public and government regulators, to name a few. In sum, plaintiff Chase Wood has suffered, and will continue to suffer, extreme emotional trauma, pain and suffering, and chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. He has suffered from diminished earning capacity and lost earnings. Chase experienced both physical and psychological pain and suffering and mental anguish and continues to do so. He suffers from a profound sense of guilt, helplessness, loss of self-esteem, and suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome as a result of his experiences at WWASPS programs. Plaintiffs believe physical, emotional, and sexual abuse to minor children currently enrolled or residing at Defendants’ boarding schools and treatment facilities is ongoing and continues to this day. Plaintiffs seek the Court to issue an injunction that would prohibit Defendants from engaging in any further physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of minor children currently enrolled in or residing at their programs.
Source. Unbiased source, please.
That's from one of the court cases against them that resulted in many of the camps being shut down. Source.
-- because it's so utterly ridiculous).