Allegedly “stupid” parents have their reasons to send a child to one of these places.
A friend of our family sent their daughter to such a place when she was 15. They said she was out of control. Drinking, drugs, boys, staying out all night, trouble at school, etc. So they sent her away.
She came back and was better behaved and was seemingly in a better place. She then started going to community college and trying to do something productive in life.
I thank God everyday, that my own children were never problem teenagers, and my wife and I never had to be confronted with an out of control teen.
I have sympathy for our friends who did have an out of control daughter, and were at their wits end about what the hell to do with her. Their daughter’s life seems to be better having gone to one of those places.
Not all and I should not have to say “not all” but the majority of these schools are crap as are the parents.
I have first hand experience with one of these schools.
Look daily FReepers post about how bad the public schools are so what makes you think these unregulated private boarding schools are not going to have problems if the regulated ones have problems like a flash flood.
I know very well Paris was wild but then again, look at her parents not exactly Ward and June Cleaver. None of them checked up on her after sending her there and they had the money to fly there, they owned the hotel so I don’t want to hear about why they couldn’t do it.
It’s not enough to dump your kid there but to check up on them after they are there. If the public schools can harm your kid in just 8 hours what can a boarding school do in 24/7 for a whole year sometimes longer?