Associated Press - January 24, 2009 9:44 AM ET
http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=9726204&nav=menu577_2_1
MIAMI (AP) - A Miami-Dade reform school for troubled teens could be forced to shut its 16-year-old main campus after state administrators pulled the school's contract.
Officials said Bay Point Schools' Kennedy campus lost the contract because of escapes, allegations of abuse and neglect and other chronic problems. But the state budget crunch also contributed to the decision. The state will save $2 million by closing the school.
According to a letter from the Department of Juvenile Justice, Bay Point Schools will lose state funding for the Kennedy campus on March 1. Youths at the 157-bed campus are already being transferred to similar programs or being released.
Two other Bay Point programs that house a total of 52 youths will keep their state funding.
Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com
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