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Southbury Training School is a large residential facility in the towns of Southbury and Roxbury, Connecticut. It was built in the 1930s as a large state-funded and state-operated residential and habilitative facility for adults with intellectual disabilities. It consists of 125 buildings situated on a campus of . It independently operates its own power, heat, sewage treatment, water, laundry, fire, ambulance, public safety, building maintenance, transportation and dietary services. It is run by the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Governor Rell Requests Removal of ‘Special Master’ for Southbury Training School )〕 The facility is listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. ==History== Southbury Training School was built in the 1930s as a place to house the intellectually disabled. It is and was self-sufficient from the town of Southbury.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Southbury Training School )〕 In 1976, John Lennon donated his 1970 Oscar statuette for auction to raise money for the school - it netted $600. It was auctioned again in 1992 for $110,000 with a portion of those proceeds going to the school. In 1986, admissions to STS were closed. There was a current population of 1,111. The Department of intellectual disabilities was directed to attempt to place residents in group homes and other such settings. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.〔 In 1997, STS was prohibited from accepting any new residents. STS had 782 residents remaining. As of 2000, STS maintained a staff of 1,700 people. STS had 696 residents remaining.〔 As of 2001, STS had 639 residents remaining. The average age was 55, and the average resident had been at STS for 43 years. The State intends to continue decreasing the number of residents through placement in other settings and through the death of residents.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southbury Training School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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