Eagle Academy is a behavior modification facility. The facility is located on 33800 State Road 80, Belle Glade, Florida. The academy featured in the show High School Boot Camp.
The target group is "at-risk" girls and boys between 13 and 16 years of age. They have to be resident in Palm Beach County. They also need to have no felonies on their police record.[1]
Eagle Academy strictly enforces discipline: a button not done up, a word out of place or any non conformity could result in 10 push-ups or 20 jumping jacks or more, depending on the infraction.[2]
The program claims to have helped about 80 percent of the detainees to lead a productive life.[3]
According to the new budget of 2013, The Eagle Academy was closed, saving $4.5M a year.[4]
One of the drill instructors was arrested on the charge of 'battery touch or strike' and 'fraud, false statement.'[5] Another staff member was arrested and charged of trying to cover up the incident.[6]
In February 2008, another staff member was charged with abuse.[7]
August 2008 a January 2008 graduate was shot suspected of stealing a car [8]
January 2010-June 2010 Recruits DeLaney, Gousse and Dew were the first to ever perform music that was written at the Academy, DeLaney being the first to ever have a guitar there.