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School employee dies after being kicked in the chest by 14-year-old student
(www.independent.co.uk)
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“Therapeutic residential school” is a term that reminds me of elan.school. I don’t know if it’s anything like that, but I know the Elan school wasn’t unique.
Edit: Found this about it on Reddit:
They had my son in a similar program, outplacement, not residential however. It was called High Roads. They have had multiple cases opened against them, and I refuse to let them ever place him there again. The school they had him in was a converted office space in an industrial park. It didn't even have a gym. They are also for profit, and treat the staff like garbage.
I asked in an interview, how do you help a child who is in crisis, and they showed me their concrete cell. That's the plan. Just detain the child in basically solitary confinement. My son self harms in this kind of thing, while it will keep other students and staff safe (highly important) it does nothing to help the child's actual issues.
They tried to place him there again last year, I've loved all my son's teachers, but last year's teacher was, not great. So when he had trouble, they wanted to put him there again. I said no, and faught them on it with our states advocate program. High Roads the cheapest out placement for the school. When I brought to them other, more expensive, better outplacement options, they fucking folded when I said our compromise could be to keep him in his current in district program. His teacher this year is fantastic, and is so far doing well. Advocate for you kids man. And fuck High Roads and these for profit child prisions.
It's like locking a misbehaving dog in a cage, and then they wonder why they bite. Its foolishness.
I'm deeply saddened that this event with the teacher losing her life. This is the worst I've ever heard. That's absolutely should not have happened. Many of these schools are not meant to actually help children. They sacrifice the wellbeing of staff and the kids for profit. The system is fucked. And I guarantee you, this tragedy won't be enough to change anything meaningful.
Sounds just like tons of other evil “schools” I’ve read about. Lady shouldn’t have died obviously but I’m not gonna fault that kid for fighting back in a place like that. Horrible.