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ADIRONDACK LEADErSHIP EXPEDITIONS

In new york

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions uses the SAME "Positive Control Systems" program used by abusive and cult-like Eagle Ranch Academy and WWASPS!

SURVIVOR ACCOUNT #1

By Richard Meehan

"My experience started on October 23rd, 2003 at 4:15AM.  I was sleeping when all of a sudden a huge, well over 350 pounds, Native American guy walked into my room.  I thought i was gonna get robbed by the two men that entered my room.  Then they told me what was happening.  I didn't fight back, simply because there was no way I could escape.  I couldn't bolt through two men weighing combined 4 times my size and jumping out of a five story window wouldn't be too good either.  They took me to a place called Adirondack Leadership Expeditions (A.L.E.).  I got there around nine in the morning.  At this point I was placed in a room with a man by the name of Paul Goddard and a bunch of other staff members from there.  They were all kinda staring at me, asked me if i knew where i was (Which I didn't), and then got two staff members to take me out into the wilderness.  It was -10° outside and snowing when we got to the destination.  They stopped the car, told me to get out, get naked, and put on new clothing.  Mind you, it was literally freezing outside.  I stood there for about five minutes, naked, while they got my gear in order.  Then, once i was dressed, they sent me into the wilderness.  ALE was not so bad, it was essentially just very cold.  There were days it was so cold we needed to live in everest tents.  On December 2nd, 2003, I left ALE and went to another ASPEN program, the Academy at Swift River (ASR).  Everything I say in here is true."

Webmaster Note:  HEAL recently (Spring, '08) helped rescue a boy from ALE.  The boy was forced to use ice as toilet paper.  He also suffered severe and permanent damage to his feet due to frost-bite.  This is unacceptable.  The use of escort services, lack of communication with family and friends, and deprivation of clothing and housing in -10° are all violations of basic human and civil rights.  However, the violations at ALE are comparatively less than those of other Aspen Education Group programs.  See Richard's testimonial regarding Academy at Swift River here.