Casa by the Sea, Mexico
Founded: 1998
Shut down: 10th September, 2004, due to allegations of abuse and illegal pharmacies and medical staff, by Mexican government and Child Protection authorities.
Allegations of abuse:
Lawsuits: 2006 Turley Lawsuit (a class action lawsuit filed against all WWASPS programs)
Location:
Staff:
Official website:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_by_the_sea
Blogs:
American child, Mexican prisoner
News:
WWASPS sued by ex-students claiming abuse
25 Plaintiffs join in lawsuit against WWASPS
Want Your Kid to Disappear?
Baja raids shut boarding schools for U.S. teens
2 Foreign units of troubled U.S. academy are closed
Mexico shuts tough-love center
Oversight sought for behaviour-altering schools
Parents, shopping for discipline, turn to harsher programs abroad
Boot camps for youth offer hope, help, hell
It's cheap, but is it good for kids?
Shut down: 10th September, 2004, due to allegations of abuse and illegal pharmacies and medical staff, by Mexican government and Child Protection authorities.
Allegations of abuse:
Lawsuits: 2006 Turley Lawsuit (a class action lawsuit filed against all WWASPS programs)
Location:
Staff:
Official website:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_by_the_sea
Blogs:
American child, Mexican prisoner
News:
WWASPS sued by ex-students claiming abuse
25 Plaintiffs join in lawsuit against WWASPS
Want Your Kid to Disappear?
Baja raids shut boarding schools for U.S. teens
2 Foreign units of troubled U.S. academy are closed
Mexico shuts tough-love center
Oversight sought for behaviour-altering schools
Parents, shopping for discipline, turn to harsher programs abroad
Boot camps for youth offer hope, help, hell
It's cheap, but is it good for kids?
