The US does basically no regulation on “troubled teen” schools. Parents can sign a contract with a school which allows staff to physically assault their kids. There is no recourse. (Fun story - trying to get the state to address sexual abuse at one of these schools can net you a restraining order 😊)
Can confirm at least the one I know about they’d literally do a running tackle on you and put you in a headlock. Mind you these were middle schoolers some with actual mental issues.
Late 90s, early 00s, my school didn’t even have security. Two pupils were in charge of keeping track who came to the school and would direct visitors. Some teachers would send them to the nearby store to pick up their groceries. It was on rotation and they didn’t attend classes that day. The word “drug” was associated with medicine. We used slippers to hit each other with. What a different world, now that I think about it.
I graduated in 04 but went to a lot of different schools, and one of the bigger ones had metal detectors and sometimes a violent (edit: hahaha violent was supposed to be “cop”, what a wild autocorrect from my fat fingered misspelling!) but was also built using prison blueprints so it was very easy to secure that way (one main door and two side doors that stayed locked most of the time), but the smaller schools had nothing, as it would have cost a lot more to set up there and they didn’t have the budget (multiple entryways, many ground floor windows, etc.).
Your country is in dire straights when schools are doing mandatory drug testing of their students.
The US does basically no regulation on “troubled teen” schools. Parents can sign a contract with a school which allows staff to physically assault their kids. There is no recourse. (Fun story - trying to get the state to address sexual abuse at one of these schools can net you a restraining order 😊)
Can confirm at least the one I know about they’d literally do a running tackle on you and put you in a headlock. Mind you these were middle schoolers some with actual mental issues.
Jesus Christ.
Late 90s, early 00s, my school didn’t even have security. Two pupils were in charge of keeping track who came to the school and would direct visitors. Some teachers would send them to the nearby store to pick up their groceries. It was on rotation and they didn’t attend classes that day. The word “drug” was associated with medicine. We used slippers to hit each other with. What a different world, now that I think about it.
Huh? That’s supposed to be special?
What? I graduated in '06 and we had a school cop and metal detectors.
I graduated in '96. We had tshirts.
I graduated in 04 but went to a lot of different schools, and one of the bigger ones had metal detectors and sometimes a violent (edit: hahaha violent was supposed to be “cop”, what a wild autocorrect from my fat fingered misspelling!) but was also built using prison blueprints so it was very easy to secure that way (one main door and two side doors that stayed locked most of the time), but the smaller schools had nothing, as it would have cost a lot more to set up there and they didn’t have the budget (multiple entryways, many ground floor windows, etc.).
It also probably depends on the region.
Lol my school was 110 years old in 03. It’s still being used.
When I was I school, they did random drug tests for those on sports teams. This is considered legal, since the participation on a team is voluntary