Comments on: Casa: the humiliation, the inhumanity http://libertarianrock.com/1999/10/casa-the-humiliation-the-inhumanity/ Teenagers live in a totalitarian state. Mandatory schooling. Curfews. Prohibition. Libertarian Rockstars are fighting back. Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ericalynt84 http://libertarianrock.com/1999/10/casa-the-humiliation-the-inhumanity/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Ericalynt84 Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://libertarianrock.com/wordpress/?p=647#comment-507 I was at Casa from April 15th, 1999 to June 26th, 2000. Just 14 months. Never made it past level 2. The staff finally asked my parents to pull me because I was a "bad example" to other students. I spent about half my stay in solitary confinement. It was always stupid little things that got me in trouble, a wrinkle in the blankets on my bottom bunk bed where someone stepped to make up the top bunk, a "search for contraband" that messed up my clothes in the 2 baskets under the bed before "inspections", forgetting (or honestly not caring and willing to take the consiquences) to ask permission to stand and use the bathroom because I ended up with food poisoning. 3 violations in a week and into solitary confinement you went. They said I was "non-compliant" and "stubborn". They were probably right. It serves me well now as a woman working as an industrial welder.  I've been looking for other former students on Facebook, but haven't found any yet. I'd be happy to answer any questions about my stay in Mexico that anyone may have. Erica Kusske I was at Casa from April 15th, 1999 to June 26th, 2000. Just 14 months. Never made it past level 2. The staff finally asked my parents to pull me because I was a “bad example” to other students. I spent about half my stay in solitary confinement. It was always stupid little things that got me in trouble, a wrinkle in the blankets on my bottom bunk bed where someone stepped to make up the top bunk, a “search for contraband” that messed up my clothes in the 2 baskets under the bed before “inspections”, forgetting (or honestly not caring and willing to take the consiquences) to ask permission to stand and use the bathroom because I ended up with food poisoning. 3 violations in a week and into solitary confinement you went. They said I was “non-compliant” and “stubborn”. They were probably right. It serves me well now as a woman working as an industrial welder.

 I’ve been looking for other former students on Facebook, but haven’t found any yet. I’d be happy to answer any questions about my stay in Mexico that anyone may have.

Erica Kusske

]]> By: Anonymous http://libertarianrock.com/1999/10/casa-the-humiliation-the-inhumanity/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Anonymous Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:49:44 +0000 http://libertarianrock.com/wordpress/?p=647#comment-424 I read this story under a different website, and I hope whoever the author is gets this message. My sister went to Casa by the Sea, and your vivid accounts are similar to those of her stories. I am horrified, even disgusted at the exploitations of teen troubles and parent concern for financial profits and cannot even begin to imagine the hell you all went through. (A Man named Michael Perry is on death row sentence in Texas and says that his conditions are better than those of Casa). This article is the best i've read so far to help me understand my sister's experiences, and I thank you for spreading the word. I have nothing for admiration and respect for those who survived and go on living their lives after being psychologically scarred and battered. (I know many girls lose themselves after returning to society). People will never cease to amaze me with what the human spirit can endure and still have the strength to reccount. Thank you for writing and posting this. I read this story under a different website, and I hope whoever the author is gets this message. My sister went to Casa by the Sea, and your vivid accounts are similar to those of her stories. I am horrified, even disgusted at the exploitations of teen troubles and parent concern for financial profits and cannot even begin to imagine the hell you all went through. (A Man named Michael Perry is on death row sentence in Texas and says that his conditions are better than those of Casa). This article is the best i've read so far to help me understand my sister's experiences, and I thank you for spreading the word. I have nothing for admiration and respect for those who survived and go on living their lives after being psychologically scarred and battered. (I know many girls lose themselves after returning to society). People will never cease to amaze me with what the human spirit can endure and still have the strength to reccount. Thank you for writing and posting this.

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