Troubled teens 'sent to Siberia'

[tooblue]

Young offenders from Germany are being sent to Siberia in an attempt to steer them away from further trouble.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10252405.stm?ls

[Indy Coug]

You mean as opposed to making teenagers do 100 mile nature walks through the less colorful parts of Zion's?

[smokymountainrain]

You mean as opposed to making teenagers do 100 mile nature walks through the less colorful parts of Zion's?

Hey, not all of the teachers and priests in my ward are "troubled". And besides, they are calling it a High Adventure.

[dabrockster]

You mean as opposed to making teenagers do 100 mile nature walks through the less colorful parts of Zion's?

Anasazi.. The owner/founder was in my Ward growing up. I went to school with his kids...


Link:

http://www.anasazi.org/

[Jeff Lebowski]

You mean as opposed to making teenagers do 100 mile nature walks through the less colorful parts of Zion's?

This is big business in Southern Utah, not just Zion's. We call it "hoods in the woods".

My BIL lives near in a rural area where a couple of these outfits operate. Occasionally he will get a runner that wanders in to his house with some elaborate story. They are easy to spot because they have no shoes (they take them away to try to keep them from running). He always acts like he believes them and invites them in the house for breakfast. Then he slips out the back and calls for someone to come and get them.

[tooblue]

This is big business in Southern Utah, not just Zion's. We call it "hoods in the woods".

My BIL lives near in a rural area where a couple of these outfits operate. Occasionally he will get a runner that wanders in to his house with some elaborate story. They are easy to spot because they have no shoes (they take them away to try to keep them from running). He always acts like he believes them and invites them in the house for breakfast. Then he slips out the back and calls for someone to come and get them.

So Siberia is Southern Utah?

[Jeff Lebowski]

So Siberia is Southern Utah?

Those kids are lucky. They could have been sent to Canada.

[Indy Coug]

Those kids are lucky. They could have been sent to Canada.

At least Siberia still has some of its rustic charm.

[tooblue]

Those kids are lucky. They could have been sent to Canada.

There are parts of Canada that are very similar to Siberia. Sad to say there is nothing like Southern Utah in Canada.

[Indy Coug]

So Siberia is Southern Utah?

Inasmuch as they are inhospitable places used to rehabilitate (punish) troubled teens, yes.

[tooblue]

At least Siberia still has some of its rustic charm.

Have you ever traveled the north shore of Lake Superior? Breathtakingly beautiful, exceptionally raw and untouched. One of the most beautiful drives I have ever taken.

[dabrockster]

Central, Az (Near Phoenix) and on the Mogollon Rim is where the Az one is located. My high school buddies used to be counselor's on these "walkabouts".. I like to camp, but not for months at a time... I never understood the attraction to it...

[Katy Lied]

my neighbor is a counselor at one of these camps. She says you'd be surprised at how many of these teens are not troubled, they're just thrown away by their parents because the parents don't want them around. Some camps charge $1000 per day. Some of the kids are kids of european royalty.

[frank ryan]

my neighbor is a counselor at one of these camps. She says you'd be surprised at how many of these teens are not troubled, they're just thrown away by their parents because the parents don't want them around. Some camps charge $1000 per day. Some of the kids are kids of european royalty.

I've heard similar stories, I'm not a fan of those organizations as general rule

[wuapinmon]

Provo has at least two schools, if not three, that deal with troubled kids. There´s one on 500 W by center street, and one or two up at the mouth of Provo Canyon. I delivered pizza there, and the places are like prisons.