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2004-2005 NEWS ARTICLES

FACILITY WATCH (click here)
 

June 25, 2005 Injury at Reform School Probed
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June 25, 2005 For the Record
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June 23, 2005

Tenn. Investigates Ex-Gay Camp: Teen's Blog Leads to Outcry, Charges of Abuse at Unlicensed Facility
 

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June 22, 2005 Arizona Counselor Sentenced in Teen's Death
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Rec'd June 17, 2005

Judge Amy's Verdict on Spanking:
From the TV show, "Judging Amy," CBS

 

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June 16, 2005

Spring Creek's Short Leash

(CAICA President Isabelle Zehnder and Vice-Chair, Trudi Schmidt, spent the day with government officials in Montana on June 1, 2005. Zehnder presented to three groups and both Zehnder and Schmidt spoke to news reporter John Adams, who mentions CAICA in this article)
 

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June 11, 2005 Investigators Find Assaults Reported at Youth Center Were Without Merit - Copper Hills
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June 11, 2005 Tough Love Schools are Both Loved and Hated
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June 8, 2005 Melee Keeps Spotlight on Hard Life at Academy
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June 7, 2005 Plot to Kill Parents Detailed
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June 4, 2005 Neighborhood Resists Schools for Troubled Teens
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June 3, 2005 Slew of Calls Drew Police to School
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June 2, 2005 Abuse Allegations at School Investigated
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June 2, 2005 Death at Youth Camp Ruled Homicide
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June 2, 2005

Shared Choir Program Dropped
 

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June 1, 2005 Army-Style Girls' School Shuts Doors
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May 31, 2005

Academy Faces Uncertain Future: Riot, Allegations of Mistreatment Drive Down Enrollment
 

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May 27, 2005 Parent Of Ivy Ridge Student Denied Access To Record
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May 26, 2005 Ivy Ridge Academy Investigated By Attorney General
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May 26, 2005  Spring Creek Lodge Among Top Spending Montana Lobbyists

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May 18, 2005 Ivy Ridge Students Charged After Rioting, Escape
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May. 18, 2005 Abused Florida Girl Awarded $26 million
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May 17, 2005 Students Recaptured After Escape at Ivy Ridge, New York
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May 17, 2005 Riot at Ivy Ridge, New York
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May 14, 2005 Child Dies at Georgia Boot Camp
Counselors Fired After Death at Georgia Camp
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May 10, 2005 Appeal Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Journalist
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May 7, 2005 Child Dies After His Pleas for His Inhaler Are Denied
Boy's Pleas for Aid Denied: Inhaler Withheld, Restrained Teen Died
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May 6, 2005 Child Dies at Appalachian Wilderness
State Probes Boy's Death; Camp's Risky Punishment Cited
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May 1, 2005 Child Dies - GBI Investigates Boy's Death
GBI Investigating Death of Boy at State Camp
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April 29, 2005 Private School Does Not Like State's Therapeutic Label
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April 22, 2005 Mother Sues Facility for Child Abuse (Majestic Ranch)
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April 21, 2005 Child Dies at Facility, Lack of Medical Attention
Boot Camp Files Suit Against Former Employee
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April 20, 2005 Offers Roll in For CEDU Schools
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April 19, 2005 Suitor Loses Kemper Bid: Boonville Council Rejects Offer
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April 16, 2005  Parents File Wrongful Death Suit
Parents seek to add defendant in wrongful death suit
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April 15, 2005 Report Criticizes Boot Camp Death
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April 15, 2005 Former Student Alleges Months of Abuse: School Leader Proposes Campus in Boonville
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April 13, 2005 Congressman Raises Questions About Kemper Suitor
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April 12, 2005 Kemper Proposal Draws a Crowd: Gathering Gives Plan a Mixed Response
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April 11, 2005 6 In Custody After Academy Riot
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April 10, 2005 Police Objects to Kemper Military School Sale
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April 7, 2005 The WWASPS 'Buzz'
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April 4, 2005
 		 City Received Offer From Accused School Operator:
Boonville Eyes Selling Former Kemper Military School Property
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March 28, 2005
 		 Boonville Considers an Offer for School
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March 21, 2005 Boonville Looks to Sell Old Academy
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March 6, 2005 Group Seeks Probe Into Boarding School
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February 28, 2005 "Blow the Whistle on Child Abuse in Utah" - Press Conference

CAICA President Isabelle Zehnder Holds Press Conference at Salt Lake City, Utah Capitol - for the full report, click here. To view pictures, click here.
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View Pictures
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February 18, 2005 Bethel Girls Academy Temporarily Closed: State Takes Custody of 44 Students following Abuse Claims; Director Says Facility Will Reopen
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February 17, 2005 Complaints of Abuse Prompt Bethel Probe
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February 16, 2005 Boarding School Faces allegations of Abuse
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February 6, 2005  Child Dies at Military-Style School
Teen’s Parents Sue Camp Over Death: 15-Year-Old Died at Military-Style School
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February 5, 2005 Licensing for 'Therapeutic' Schools?
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February 3, 2005 Spring Creek Lodge Employee Shoots Man Seven Times, Kills Self
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January 23, 2005 Referral Agency's Connection to Boot Camp Angers Parents
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January 18, 2005 Teen Rehab: An Investigative Report
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January 10, 2005 Scrutiny Increases on Centers for Teens
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December 19, 2007 Florida DJJ: Young offenders get lost in the shuffle
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December 7, 2004 Paradise Lost: Tranquility Bay
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December 7, 2004 Tranquility Bay Facility, Known as the Most Abusive
Locked in Paradise
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December 7, 2004 Tranquility Bay: The Last Resort
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December 7, 2004 Secrets in the Schoolhouse
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November 22, 2004 How to Save a Troubled Kid?

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November 10, 2004 Teen Dies at Strict School
Teenager Dies at School Known for Strict Discipline
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November 5, 2004  Child Dies at Boot Camp
Mom Details Son's Issues at Camp-Death Trial:
14-Year-Old's Dehydration Linked to Medication 
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November 3, 2004 Parents Sue Bethel Boys Academy
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October 20, 2004 Child Dies at Boot Camp
Boot-Camp Witness Tells of Boy's Death:
Probation Promised for Testimony vs. Long
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September 21, 2004 Licensing Bill Killed After Lobbying by Major Political Donor (click here)
 
September 17, 2004 Newsbrief: Mexico Shuts Down Three "Youth Treatment" Centers, Deports Kids Back to US
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January 3, 2003
Death In The Desert		 (click here)

 

 

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REFERRALS: CAICA is not a referral agency. CAICA does not refer to or promote facilities or transport companies for children or teens. CAICA warns parents that the parent pay / parent choice programs ie. Residential Treatment Centers, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Behavior Modification Programs, Christian Programs, Positive Peer Culture Programs, etc., are not regulated by the Federal Government and that it is a "Buyer Beware" industry. CAICA provides the following for parents: Message to Parents, Help for Distraught and Desperate Parents, and Questions to Ask and Warning Signs.

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