tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post106528712626461874..comments2024-03-21T13:38:52.948+01:00Comments on Tales from the black school: Christopher Michael Boothe at Red River Academy (From:youthrights.org)GitteHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13182907413970200718noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-13763153941185025382019-09-25T15:41:07.190+02:002019-09-25T15:41:07.190+02:00Lot of complications with my story of why I ended ...Lot of complications with my story of why I ended up being here but I was put here by court and not by my parents as my parents wanted me to leave this place asap and were very sad that I had to be here. I had committed some crimes from another state and so I was transferred here for the court to observe me and then release me afterwards to remove the crimes from my record or reduce them. I am from New York but went to North Carolina for something, committed a crime there and then got sent here to finish my school year. <br /><br />I was 17 years old at the time and I came to this facility on October 30, 2014. I will never forget that day as my mom and I were told lies as we entered the place by that stupid fat lady who advertises the school and two of the upper levels (Albert was the black upper level and I don't remember the other one but he had glasses, black hair and was short at around 5 feet something). She told us that everything would be fine and that it was a safe and fun place. The upper levels took me to a room and talked to me privately and I had no suspicion that it would be a bad place. My mom left and I went inside the building.<br /><br />They took my stuff and dumped it all in a room. Riley and Dylan were the ones checking my stuff. Riley was much younger than me but I was cool with him. Dylan was also younger but he was an asshole so I ignored him. <br /><br />I spent most of my time in Study Hall as I could never reach above level 2. I just had trouble following the rules because they were something I never did like taking 5 or 7 minute showers. I always took long showers so I never adjusted and broke every other rule even though I tried my best not to. I was one of the best chess players in the facility and even got an award for it put up there. I also was one of the top students and the staff would always tell me to "stop playing dumb" because they said I took Pre-Calculas and was good at it but I legitimately did my best and still got in trouble. I was the most troubled kid there. So much that Mr. Green would let me go to class and join the family because I would never do work in study hall and I would harass him so he just didn't want to see me at all. <br /><br />I met a lot of great friends and people there that I wish I could meet again. I hate that place though because I spent my 18th birthday there and now I have a hatred for Louisiana. I hope no child ever experiences what I experienced there and that it gets shut down if it hasn't been already<br /><br />Thank you for making my stay much more comfortable even though I was miserable:<br /><br />Mr. Dave<br />Mr. Matt<br />Mr. Allen<br />Very tall black chaperone (sorry I forgot your name but you were the best chaperone there)<br />Jason<br />Daniel<br />and most importantly, Stefan<br /><br />Court discharged me after 7 months.<br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736158843637906791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-2014816849977800662017-12-06T21:37:16.667+01:002017-12-06T21:37:16.667+01:00can talk to me at any time..I can definitely relat...can talk to me at any time..I can definitely relate to the fact that it brings up bad memories.... even now my dad threatens to send me again..luckily I finally turned 18..so no point in taking them seriously..but..it gives me nightmares and serious anxiety nonetheless.. if you want you can shoot me an email and discuss it if you ever want to at nunallypeytoncollege@gmail.com I hate that place..and was waiting for something like this to happen..thank you..it was so brave of you to publish this..Peyton Nunallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517416363160038024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-81021922035538355342017-12-06T21:34:30.059+01:002017-12-06T21:34:30.059+01:00I was there as well...I was always in study hall.....I was there as well...I was always in study hall... all because of a medical problem that they refused to excuse..I was always alone.. I wanted to scream half the time or cry, but basically wasn't allowed to do either.. I was fine to be in study hall and eat by myself..I personally didn't take to the female reps..they didn't bother trying to understand me..I always found it terrible that they fit the letters to the parents' likings but one day I got a letter from my parents asking why I never asked for them to pick me up or apologizing. I had been asking and apologizing... I found all of these things very disturbing.. I was almost finished with my school year by the time I got out of that jail yard..and I warned everyone I could whose parents my parents told about this "miracle school". I never wanted another kid sent there. I am so glad that court cases were found and brought to attention about this place. I still have nightmares about this place.Peyton Nunallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517416363160038024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-28097513969402250962017-11-19T15:05:35.916+01:002017-11-19T15:05:35.916+01:00Chris, you were brave to write this. I was incarce...Chris, you were brave to write this. I was incarcerated there for a year in 2010-11. <br />I witnessed some horrible things, things that still give me nightmares and wake me up at night. The emotional damage has been truly irreversible. It’s hard to talk about. <br />Thank you for sharing this. Baehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939676708353721394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-22641994382746140872017-11-18T05:11:47.460+01:002017-11-18T05:11:47.460+01:00Miss Latrice was amazing as well as mis tiffany an...Miss Latrice was amazing as well as mis tiffany and mis taranisha they were all genuinely good people and cared about our safety. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932483081651177714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-3083739322686394442017-11-18T05:06:07.543+01:002017-11-18T05:06:07.543+01:00aliviajsteegman@gmail.comaliviajsteegman@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932483081651177714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-79907876289238424502017-05-25T21:47:12.191+02:002017-05-25T21:47:12.191+02:00Man. That place sucked. The only one who truly car...Man. That place sucked. The only one who truly cared about anyone was the girls family rep. I loved her. I was always in intervention and study hall. Man, fuck red river����Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-54664512923015938492017-03-08T06:19:35.085+01:002017-03-08T06:19:35.085+01:00London Thomas is my name. I live in Texas. LC Thom...London Thomas is my name. I live in Texas. LC Thomas on facebook. I attended 07-08 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288138379909856805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-75507422051304554102017-03-08T06:17:13.764+01:002017-03-08T06:17:13.764+01:00Justin
Chad
Josh
Eric
Dustin
All of those men are ...Justin<br />Chad<br />Josh<br />Eric<br />Dustin<br />All of those men are horrible people. I attended 2007-2008. My parents never realized what was going on. They muffled everything. Limited contact. Only screened through emails. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288138379909856805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-89240883044695466482017-03-08T06:14:01.735+01:002017-03-08T06:14:01.735+01:00I was also in RRA around 2007. I remember the red ...I was also in RRA around 2007. I remember the red head breaking the bulb from the "intervention bathroom" after that no lights allowed in the bathroom. This place was awful in every aspect. My first day Mr.Justin ended up busted my head and having another staff member mace me. I was scared, confused, and not aware of where I was at. So I was asking questions and didnt want to walk through the door. So to him I wasnt cooperating and earned that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288138379909856805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-76860140331579207162016-09-26T18:24:09.647+02:002016-09-26T18:24:09.647+02:00Poodles611@gmail.comPoodles611@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565583710775352473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-36283793788047332322016-09-26T18:22:56.309+02:002016-09-26T18:22:56.309+02:00Poodles611@gmail.comPoodles611@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565583710775352473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-20436980651812520302016-08-03T10:25:33.442+02:002016-08-03T10:25:33.442+02:00My name is Logan Robert done again and I also atte...My name is Logan Robert done again and I also attended Red River Academy the same time Christopher Booth then we were in the same family Rapids family and I would just like to say that I can confess to everything you just said and then some Red River Academy by far was one of the worst experiences of my life and took far more mental and emotional harm than help actually really didn't help me in many ways except being appreciative of the family in life and the real worldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698132898599303059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-6979800403674611692016-08-03T10:19:35.836+02:002016-08-03T10:19:35.836+02:00My name is Logan Dunagan look me up on facebook I ...My name is Logan Dunagan look me up on facebook I was the fith boy who attended RRA Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698132898599303059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-2043653477715886612016-08-03T10:15:20.875+02:002016-08-03T10:15:20.875+02:00My name is Logan Robert done again and I also atte...My name is Logan Robert done again and I also attended Red River Academy the same time Christopher Booth then we were in the same family Rapids family and I would just like to say that I can confess to everything you just said and then some Red River Academy by far was one of the worst experiences of my life and took far more mental and emotional harm than help actually really didn't help me in many ways except being appreciative of the family in life and the real worldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698132898599303059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-6910977430225013732016-06-24T13:47:30.075+02:002016-06-24T13:47:30.075+02:00Email me pls at
Tomballtshirts@yahoo.com Email me pls at<br />Tomballtshirts@yahoo.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564302933827982392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-30776430192098966392016-06-24T13:46:14.350+02:002016-06-24T13:46:14.350+02:00Email me
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Im sorry for you...Email me<br />Tomballtshirts@yahoo.com<br />Im sorry for your pain. I live with it with my son.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564302933827982392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-6961357558909625342016-06-24T13:45:17.440+02:002016-06-24T13:45:17.440+02:00Email me
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Im sorry for you...Email me<br />Tomballtshirts@yahoo.com<br />Im sorry for your pain. I live with it with my son.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564302933827982392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-5058118331536708672016-06-24T03:32:47.954+02:002016-06-24T03:32:47.954+02:00I was there for aprox a year, 2010. the emotional ...I was there for aprox a year, 2010. the emotional damage this place has left me is indescribable. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-17794134859950533012016-06-03T17:51:03.025+02:002016-06-03T17:51:03.025+02:00I was there for three months. It was a living hell...I was there for three months. It was a living hell. I still have the scars on my body as a reminder of that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-77219527777527751772016-06-03T17:50:41.887+02:002016-06-03T17:50:41.887+02:00I was there for three months. It was a living hell...I was there for three months. It was a living hell. I still have the scars on my body as a reminder of that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-32593980182259083122016-05-22T02:12:13.656+02:002016-05-22T02:12:13.656+02:00This place needs to be shut down. Im 21 and I was ...This place needs to be shut down. Im 21 and I was there when I was 15-16 old for 16 months. Still to this day I think of this place, not as a memory, but imagining what kids are going through right now in that dreaded place. The people in charge are the ones you want. Mr. Brent, the owner, may or may not know the full extent of what's going on, but as long as his staff is saying the right things to parents, money keeps coming in. <br />It angers me when I cried to my parents for help. Angered that my letters may have been altered which I wouldn't think was going on. I was a kid. When you're a kid, you believe that every adult is doing the right thing. at Red River Academy.. you trust them because they put you in a vulnerable state where you cannot trust yourself.<br />I was hit and bruised in the eye, I reported it to my parents and like this story, a photo wasn't taken. My mother and spoke on a phone during our 3 monthly allowed calls. I told her and she lashed our at Mr justin. Few days later, she was told that it was another student and encouraged me to tell the truth... <br /><br />I couldn't believe until now that this wasn't punishment. This was a crime.<br /><br />The ones you want:<br />Mr.Brent<br />Mr.Larry<br />Mr.Justin <br />Mr.Dustin<br />Mr.Joshua Wells<br /><br />Mr. Wells is the prime alleged man that just lives puting his hands on kids. He's a small man and his size encourages him to prove he can hurt people bigger than him. <br /><br />I thank who ever read this entire story. I couldn't fit it all in one sitting ask me more justinjc33@hotmail.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897651066034310582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-47073800793770263832016-05-22T01:47:17.166+02:002016-05-22T01:47:17.166+02:00Contact me at Justinjc33@hotmail.com Contact me at Justinjc33@hotmail.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897651066034310582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-75620760533334136012016-04-21T04:43:26.270+02:002016-04-21T04:43:26.270+02:00Christopher, I believe you were there same time as...Christopher, I believe you were there same time as my son. Please contact me. Ddoucen3855@gmail.com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564302933827982392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-63432948533295442142016-04-20T20:59:50.977+02:002016-04-20T20:59:50.977+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564302933827982392noreply@blogger.com