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Tranquility Bay was a residential treatment facility affiliated with World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASP), that operated from 1997 to early 2009.〔Maia Szalavitz, (Bad Economy Killing Abusive Teen Programs ), The Huffington Post, January 30, 2009〕 It was located in Calabash Bay, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.〔(Home Page ). Tranquility Bay. August 13, 2003. Retrieved on October 2, 2010. "Tranquility Bay, Calabash Bay P.A., St. Elizabeth, Jamaica 876-965-0003."〕 ==History== The director was Jay Kay, a college dropout with no training in child development,〔Decca Aitkenhead, ("The Last Resort" ), ''The Observer Magazine'', 29 June 2003.〕 and who is son of WWASP president Ken Kay. The cost for one child ranged from $25,000 to $40,000 a year. Tranquility Bay was generally acknowledged as the toughest of the WWASP schools. As with other WWASP facilities, Tranquility Bay has been the subject of much controversy, including allegations of torture, unsanitary living conditions, unqualified employees, and denial of medical care;〔(TBFight.com: Tranquility Bay & WWASP ) website〕 these claims have been the subject of multiple lawsuits from former Tranquility Bay residents. Tranquility Bay stated that it was dedicated to helping parents who are having difficulty with their children, whether they are doing drugs, breaking the law, or being disobedient or disrespectful. In 2003, Kay said "if I have kids, and they start giving me a problem, well, they are going straight in the program. If I had to, I'd pull the trigger without hesitation";〔 however, in 1999, Kay (who at that time was not working for WWASP) said that the Tranquility Bay staff were "untrained", without "credentials of any kind", and that Tranquility Bay "could be leading these kids to long-term problems that we don't have a clue about because we're not going about it in the proper way".〔Tim Weiner, (Parents Divided Over Jamaica Disciplinary Academy ), ''The New York Times'', June 17, 2003.〕 Children as young as 12 were admitted to Tranquility Bay, for reasons ranging from drug use to conflicts with a new stepmother.〔 From 2002 to 2005 the Government of the Cayman Islands sent some delinquent youth to Tranquility Bay; the government funded the students as they were located in Tranquility Bay.〔Pioro, Basia. "(Controversy surrounds Tranquility Bay )." ''Caymanian Compass''. Tuesday 13 July 2006. Retrieved on 9 August 2010.〕 Tranquility Bay was shut down in January 2009,〔 after the case of Isaac Hersh gained national media and political attention and years of alleged abuse and torture came to light. Many politicians, including Hillary Clinton, were involved in Isaac's release. 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「Tranquility Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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