Bromley Brook School Explained

Bromley Brook School was a therapeutic boarding school in Manchester Center, Vermont, for teenage girls who were not functioning at traditional schools. The school was owned and operated by the Aspen Education Group. Bromley Brook was mentioned in The New York Times.[1]

Bromley Brook School
Motto:"Come experience the grace and power of Bromley Brook Girls"
Established:2004
Closed:2011
Type:All girls single-sex school
Founder:Aspen Education Group
Enrollment:50
Grades:7-12
City:Manchester Center
State:Vermont
Country:USA
Accreditation:National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
Mascot:The Bandits
Free Label:Emblem
Free Label 2:Student:Teacher
ratio
Free 2:12:1
Website:http://www.bromleybrookschool.com

In March 2011, Aspen announced that the school would close at the end of the 2010–2011 academic year.

History

Bromley Brook School was established in 2004. Enrollment averaged about 80 students.

In December 2009, a male staff member was charged based on allegations of sexual activity with two female students.[2] He pled guilty in April 2010.[3]

In March 2011, Aspen Education Group announced that the school would close at the end of the 2010–2011 academic year as part of a restructuring of Aspen's operations. At the time of the announcement, there were 57 students enrolled and about 45 employees.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/17teen.html A Business Built on the Troubles of Teenagers
  2. http://www.benningtonbanner.com/local/ci_13997551 Man charged with assaulting students
  3. Web site: Keith Whitcomb Jr. . Former school worker admits sex with student | The Bennington Banner | Bennington Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic . The Bennington Banner . 2010-04-07 . 2018-09-05.
  4. Neal P. Goswami, Bromley Brook will shut down when school year ends, The Manchester Journal (Manchester Center, Vermont), March 25, 2011
  5. http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/AspenEducationGroupBN_110324.shtml Aspen Education Group To Restructure Programs