Petal school for troubled girls temporarily closed (amid abuse claims)

[Rose Siding]

PETAL, Miss. - A school for troubled teenage girls has been temporarily closed while state officials investigate more claims of abuse.

The closure of Bethel Girls Academy on Thursday came a day after 11 students fled the facility. Some of the girls said they had been physically and verbally abused by staff members.

Officials said 44 students have been released into state custody.
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The girls school has been under scrutiny in the past.

The Department of Human Services removed 38 girls from the facility in May 2004 after receiving complaints of mistreatment. No charges were filed in connection with the incident, and the details of an agreement with the state that allows the school to continue operating have not been released by the attorney general's office.

The academy claims it uses Biblical teaching and strict discipline to help girls with behavioral problems.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/10934422.htm

[Megahurtz]

1. Oh yeah that will REALLY help already troubled girls,

fucking fundamentalist wingnuts.:freak::freak::freak::freak:

[VegasWolf]

10. Sounds like my Catholic School back in the 60's.

Street Preacher Bible

[mordarlar]

2. Bethel Boys academy has even more disturbing charges.

http://www.heal-online.org/bethel.htm

[Megahurtz]

5. Wow, reminds me of Catholic School.

(sarcasm, sort of)

[atreides1]

3. "...it uses Biblical teaching and strict discipline...."

Old Testament Biblical teaching and Nazi discipline.

[DulceDecorum]

4. and maybe even visits to Washington DC

where you get to meet big shots in an informal setting
late at night
all by yourself.

[mutus_frutex]

6. This kind of stuff is to be expected from fundies..

Now the question is, what kind of parents send their kids to a school like this (or keeps them there after the problem came to light)? They are as guilty as the biblical morons.

[MountainLaurel]

7. The same sort

Who thinks it's OK to spank an infant because a year-old baby will be manipulating them due to humanity's sinful nature.

[lateo]

8. Why am I not suprised?

Dumbass, piney-woods, slope-browed, bible-thumping hilljacks just LOVE mistreating people.

[newscott]

9. The same crazy sh*t went down in Texas

When Bush was the Gov.

They have since overturned the "faith based initiative" as it don't work.