Zero Tolerance Troubled Teens

No Child will be Abused or Neglected, EVER!

Bethel Academy has an ongoing program to assure 100% safety and security of each and every cadet.

We will hit the high points of that policy in this page. You may request an unabridged copy in Microsoft Word © format via Email if you so desire.

Policy in regard to Reporting and Resolving Allegations of Abuse.

• Any event or issue where abuse is witnessed or suspected is to be reported to the appropriate personnel immediately.
• No situation of concern shall be ignored or discounted as unimportant. Every issue where alleged or confirmed abuse has occurred shall be resolved quickly, accurately and impartially.
  Definitions of Abuse and Neglect
• Abuse and Mistreatment:
  Physical Aggression, an attack upon an individual's physical person that causes or could cause injury.
  Corporal Punishment, an act of force to inflict pain administered as punishment for acts of misbehavior.
• Verbal Abuse:
  Insulting language such as profanities or obscenities, cursing a cadet
  Ridiculing, teasing, making fun, using nicknames for the cadet not normally used as his given or nick name.
  Badgering, confusing, or frightening a cadet with false statements.
• Sexual Abuse including but not limited to intrusion into the cadet's sexuality, touching the cadet in an improper way and or any sexual display, or proposal of such display or act.
• Physical Neglect which encompasses providing adequate supervision, support services, or interaction to protect physical, emotional and mental health from harm or endangerment.
• Social Neglect which relates to providing a supportive and humane living environment or meaningful rehabilitation program promoting the cadet's social development.
  Reporting and Disposition Requirements
• Any staff person witnessing neglect, mistreatment or abuse must intervene and stop the abuse.
• Any staff person that witnesses, knows of, hears of or otherwise has knowledge of neglect, mistreatment or abuse must report it to the Director or designated contact in the Director's absence immediately.
• An inquiry must be convened regarding the matter of alleged abuse or neglect within 24 hours of its occurrence.
• If abuse or neglect is indicated as a result of the evidence presented in the inquiry, Department of Human services is to be advised via a written report as soon as is humanly possible.
• If there was a possible injury to the cadet, medical attention must be given immediately. The administering person shall prepare a report of the initial findings and forward that report to the Doctor that sees the cadet for additional treatment.
• The Director shall conduct a through and complete investigation of the incident and circumstances. The findings of that report shall be forwarded to the appropriate authorities. if the need for corrective action in the program policies or procedures be detected, those changes will be initiated and implemented.

This synopsis of the Abuse and Neglect Policy reinforces the long term commitment we at Bethel Academy have to provide quality, safe child care and rehabilitation. As previously stated, this is an abridged summary of the significant points of the policy. For the complete document, please Email us.