Eagle Academy (Belle Glade)
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Eagle Academy is a behavior modification facility. The facility is located on 33800, State Road 80, Belle Glade, Florida. The academy featured in the show High School Boot Camp.
The target group is "at-risk" girls and boys between 13 and 16 years of age. They have to be resident in Palm Beach County.
They also need to have no felonies on their police record [1].
According to an article published by the BBC any misdemeanour - a button not done up, a word out of place or being late for lunch could result in 10 press-ups or 20 star jumps [2].
The program claims to have helped about 80 percent of the detainees to a productive life.[3].
[edit] References
- ^ The secret to Eagle Academy's success? `We're not a boot camp' (Sun-Sentinel.com)
- ^ American tearaways volunteer for discipline (BBC)
- ^ Press release from the facility
