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10-11-2007, 08:34 AM
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday presented the House Education and Labor Committee with the results of their investigation into the death of children who died in residential programs for troubled teens. The congressional investigative agency selected 10 deaths to examine in depth and found reckless practices, inadequate training and misleading marketing. It also found what Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., called "horrific" examples of abuse. Several states don't regulate private wilderness programs, boot camps and therapeutic boarding schools, which enroll thousands of children each year and have been the subject of what the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called "widespread" allegations of abuse and neglect. No law prevents operators who have been disciplined in one state from setting up shop in another — something investigators say happens often. Members of Congress from both parties reacted with outrage to testimony from parents of children who died in residential programs for troubled teens, saying a federal law may be needed to remedy a lack of oversight.
For more information:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-10-boot-camps_N.htm
For more information:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-10-boot-camps_N.htm