[MD] Lyceum Movement - Chautauquas

Thu Jan 24 08:40:22 PST 2008

wow - SA - I am sorry things have gone so badly
where you are working. It seems awful to 
be in place where you have been wanting to
try to make a difference to people who are
so disturbed - and then realize you have to 
leave for your own health and sanity. 

Like Ron asked - where is the new place?
I hope it is better for you! 

mm

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> Heather Perella
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: [MD] Lyceum Movement - Chautauquas
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> 
> 
> 
>      [Marsha]
> > This man and his little red boat was out on the
> > lake again on Sunday.  It was 19 
> > degrees.  Brrrrrrrr.  I was tempted to get out 
> > the binoculars to see if he was fishing or 
> > meditating, but that seemed too intrusive.  He 
> > had to go through a thin layer of ice to leave 
> > and was having a tough time.  I worried for him, but
> > he made it.
> > Sorry to go on about this man, but I find him
> > incredible.  Brrrrrrrr.
> > The lake still is far from frozen.
> 
> 
> SA:  Sounds like that man found a niche.  He must be
> having loads of fun.  Going out in the cold, leaving,
> warming-up, and wanting to go back again.  I love
> these kinds of activities, even the thought of this is
> inspirational.  I don't know why.  I really get this
> wonderful feeling hearing about this cold, icy lake
> and this man with a red boat doing something.  To me,
> according to my experience in the snowy woods, these
> activities have always been such a joy for me.  I love
> it!  I guess one could contrast this with my job,
> which by the way, today is my last day working at this
> terrible place.  I got a new job, for lower pay, but
> it worth it.  I was finding myself staring at my son,
> thinking about my dad dying at such a young age due to
> stress, and I couldn't take it anymore.  I've been
> doing a lot of leg work, found another job, put my two
> weeks notice in, and I'm finished.  Last night was
> terrible.  The place is falling apart.  About 8
> different staff have gotten assaulted via punching in
> the face, bloody noses, spitting up blood, kicking in
> the legs, and swelling, etc...  About 5 different
> residents have been doing this assaults.  This is over
> a span of about 4 weeks.  Before this, for over 20
> years, this place has had some hair pulling, and the
> occasional pushing, maybe a punch or two, but it has
> become ridiculous.  About 10 different residents have
> tried running from the place in the last 6 weeks. 
> This is the end product, with more to come probably,
> of everything that I've been sharing over the last
> year on this forum.  The change in administration, the
> turn-over of staff with no staff being replaced, with
> about 49 staff working at the place and last week ca.
> 30-35 overtime shifts given out, the place is about to
> blow.  I've been saying to other staff, and I hear
> other staff saying they been thinking the same thing,
> that we're going to hear this place on the news.  I
> wouldn't doubt by this summer if something very
> drastic doesn't change.  This one female resident
> literally tried to kill a staff, banging the staff's
> head off the floor, punching her in the face, and
> pulling on her hair while she punched.  She then
> grabbed the staff's throat and tried to choke her. 
> One other staff and a resident - yes - a resident had
> to pull this other resident off of the staff.  The
> cops have been out every night for over a week.  Their
> sending their chief out to the place, due to them
> wondering what the heck is going on.  Their wondering
> how long the place is going to be open.  Last night
> the police were questioning the policies of the place.
>  They couldn't believe some of the events that have
> been taking place according to policy.  The state has
> been calling, along with probation offices, wondering
> what the heck is going on due to so many incidents
> being reported.  Some staff have started to file
> charges against residents, but this placement facility
> doesn't want that to happen due to their reputation. 
> Yet, their making such dumb decisions we're starting
> to wonder if somebody can be that dumb or maybe their
> trying to run the place into the ground.  We had a
> resident who ran away two weeks ago, that was picked
> up by a male, either sexually assaulted or willingly
> sexually participated with this stranger, then went
> back to her mother's house and was thus returned. 
> Upon arrival she walked in the door and a resident
> walked up to her and punched her in the face and
> knocked her out.  Other residents have been punching
> residents as well.
> 
> 
> Thank Goodness!  My last day at this place working.
> 
> 
> snowy, snowy, snowy, woods,
> SA 
> 
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