North Carolina moves to revoke license of wilderness camp where a 12-year-old died
Source: NBC
North Carolina officials say they plan to revoke the license of Trails Carolina, a wilderness camp for troubled youths where a 12-year-old boy recently died after having spent less than 24 hours at the program.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services sent letters Thursday notifying Trails Carolinas executive director that the camp in Lake Toxaway had violated several state regulations, including one requiring mental health facilities to protect clients from abuse. The department did not provide additional details about the violations, which were documented during an investigation that was completed this month.
The department said that it determined the violations endanger the health, safety, and welfare of clients in your facility and that it intends to revoke Trails Carolinas license. The camp was given 10 days to provide a written statement saying why it believes it is in compliance with the rules, along with supporting documents or a plan of correction. The department also fined Trails Carolina $18,000 for the violations and extended its suspension of admissions indefinitely.
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OldBaldy1701E
(5,134 posts)I am not a fan of the idea, to be honest. I applaud the desire to help these kids, but the tired idea of 'suffering builds character' is just an outdated trope that needs to be put to bed. Plus, these are places that are supposedly options for kids that are jail-bound. This option is not bad for those kids who were around such locations normally, but the inner city kids are completely lost out in the woods and the adults there just find it funny. Their attempts to teach these kids about wilderness survival is also hilarious in the sense that these city kids will never see any need for these skills and the situation just builds animosity between the kids and the counselors.
There are things we can do for those kids who have run afoul of our justice system other than find remote places to dump them.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)The world won't miss this place.