Eagle Academy (Belle Glade)

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Eagle Academy is a behavior modification facility. The facility is located on 33800, State Road 80, Belle Glade, Florida. The academy featured in the show High School Boot Camp.

The target group is "at-risk" girls and boys between 13 and 16 years of age. They have to be resident in Palm Beach County.

They also need to have no felonies on their police record [1].

According to an article published by the BBC any misdemeanour - a button not done up, a word out of place or being late for lunch could result in 10 press-ups or 20 star jumps [2].

The program claims to have helped about 80 percent of the detainees to a productive life.[3].

[edit] In the news

One of the drill instructors were arrested on the charge of 'battery touch or strike' and 'fraud, false statement.'[4]Another staff member were arrested and charged of trying to cover up the incident.[5]

In february 2008 another staff member was charged with abuse[6].

[edit] References

  1. ^ The secret to Eagle Academy's success? `We're not a boot camp' (Sun-Sentinel.com)
  2. ^ American tearaways volunteer for discipline (BBC)
  3. ^ Press release from the facility
  4. ^ PBSO Eagle Academy Deputy Arrested, Newschannel 5, October 25 - 2007
  5. ^ Video refutes deputies' reports on use of force on academy teen, By Kathleen Chapman, palmbeachpost.com, October 31 2007
  6. ^ Palm Beach County youth camp deputy faces trial on abuse charges - Investigators say deputy slammed boy to ground after the teenager got sick, By Rachel Hatzipanagos, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 2 2008

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