Eagle Academy (Belle Glade)

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]

Discipline

Eagle Academy strictly enforces discipline: 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, depending on the infraction.[2]

The program claims to have helped about 80 percent of the detainees to lead a productive life.[3]

According to the new budget of 2013, The Eagle Academy was closed, saving $4.5M a year.[4]

In the news

One of the drill instructors was arrested on the charge of 'battery touch or strike' and 'fraud, false statement.'[5] Another staff member was arrested and charged of trying to cover up the incident.[6]

In February 2008, another staff member was charged with abuse.[7]

August 2008 a January 2008 graduate was shot suspected of stealing a car [8]

January 2010-June 2010 Recruits DeLaney, Gousse and Dew were the first to ever perform music that was written at the Academy, DeLaney being the first to ever have a guitar there.

References

Coordinates: 26°43′19″N 80°39′50″W / 26.72194°N 80.66389°W / 26.72194; -80.66389

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