[1] On that date, the school graduated its last class and ceased operation, announcing that its founders would be on sabbatical.
[3] The curriculum was divided into four program components: daily life skills, outdoor recreation, emotional growth and academics.
[4] A graduate of the program stated that the school used behavior modification to give students structure and provided psychoanalytic counseling to help students understand the sources of their negative behaviors.
One alumnus testified before Congress regarding abusive practices, exploitative interventions, educational neglect and the lack of mental health training of staff.
[8] Yet another former participant has said that the program induced students into "self-obliterating submission" by instilling fear.