The Shadow Penal System for Struggling Kids
From The New Yorker: The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?
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From The New Yorker: The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?
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Troubling Treatment: Efforts are underway to reform teen behavioral programs Chelsea Filer was 15 when her mother hired men to take her from her grandparents' home to a teen treatment center in Ensenada, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Filer. Chelsea Filer grew up in San Diego, the daughter of a single mother who worked late nights at an advertising agency. Filer was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a child, and without much supervision as a teenager, she stopped doing her homework and started hanging out with her older boyfriend. She often fought with her moth...
Students are citing safety and financial concerns as reasons they’ll stay home this semester.
Due to continued water quality issues, all ASU classes, both online and face-to-face, are cancelled Wednesday, Feb. 10. Dual credit classes are not affected.