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Posted September
16, 2002
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JoAnn Ricks
San Jose, CA 95117
joannsj60@yahoo.com
I just wanted to write some thing in defense of another's
view point of Cross Creek Manor. My grand daughter has been
at the facility for eight months. I have toured the facility
twice and never did I see a room with concrete floors. I did
see the isolation or study hall room which is very small with
only a table and chairs. The staff have never verbally abused
my grand daughter because she would have told me when we were
alone with her during one of our visits. What this lady is
making claim to is what her grand daughter has told her. When
children are out of control and are put in a facility to help
them get into control, they will do and say anything to get
to go home. It's called manipulation and these kids are very
good at it.
I have met several graduates of the
programs at Cross Creek. One girl graduated in June
2002. We have been working together on a news article
about the WWASP programs. She speaks highly of the
school and says that her life was saved by going to this
school. I have staffed parent seminars with other grads
from the program. It seems to me that after they
graduate from the program, they would have the
ability to tell about anything that happened to them
that was unlawful or hurtful to them in any way. They
haven't said anything like that at all. I see them in
service to new parents in the programs. They tell their
stories freely, without fear; and not once have I heard
anything about being abused in any way. What I have seen
is how these new parents ask any question they want to
ask of these graduates; and the graduates answer the
questions with love and care. Every graduate that I have
spoken to has said that they appreciate what they got
from their program.
If I were ever called into a court of law to
testify for Cross Creek, I would do it without hesitation.
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