Eagle Academy (Belle Glade, Florida)
| Eagle Academy | |
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| Location | |
33800 State Road 80 , , Florida United States | |
| Information | |
| Age | 13 to 16 |
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 any non conformity could result in 10 push-ups or 20 jumping jacks or more, depending on the infraction.[2]
The program claims to have helped about 80 percent of the detainees to lead a productive life.
According to the new budget of 2013, The Eagle Academy was closed, saving $4.5M a year.[3]
In the news
One of the drill instructors was arrested for aggressively handling a student.[4] Another staff member was arrested and charged of trying to cover up the incident.[5]
In February 2008, in a separate incident, another staff member was charged with abuse.[6]
In August 2008, a January 2008 graduate was shot while driving a stolen car.[7]
January–June 2010 students 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
- ^ "The secret to Eagle Academy's success? 'We're not a boot camp'". Sun Sentinel. December 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ "Americas - American tearaways volunteer for discipline". BBC News. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ PBSO. "Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office - PBSO". Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
- ^ Spencer-Wendel, Susan. "Former Eagle Academy drill instructor on trial for aggressive handling of teen". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ Kathleen Chapman (October 31, 2007). "Video refutes deputies' reports on use of force on academy teen". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007.
- ^ Rachel Hatzipanagos (February 2, 2008). "Palm Beach County youth camp deputy faces trial on abuse charges - Investigators say deputy slammed boy to ground after the teenager got sick". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008.
- ^ Jerome Burdi (August 3, 2008). "Deputy fatally shoots teen he said tried to run him over in stolen car". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008.
External links
- Homepage of the facility
- Secret prisons for teens Archived June 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Watch organization) about the facility.
- High School Boot Camp on IMDb