Bromley Brook School
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]
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| Type | All girls single-sex school |
| Motto | "Come experience the grace and power of Bromley Brook Girls" |
| Established | 2004 |
| Founder | Aspen Education Group |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 50 |
| Mascot | The Bandits |
| Accreditation | National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs |
| Student:Teacher ratio | 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.[2][3]
History
[edit]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.[4] He pled guilty in April 2010.[5]
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.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ A Business Built on the Troubles of Teenagers, The New York Times, August 17, 2005
- ^ a b Neal P. Goswami, Bromley Brook will shut down when school year ends, The Manchester Journal (Manchester Center, Vermont), March 25, 2011
- ^ a b Aspen Education Group To Restructure Programs, Aspen Education Group press release, published on Woodbury Reports website, March 24, 2011.
- ^ Man charged with assaulting students, by Keith Whitcomb Jr., Bennington Banner, December 14, 2009
- ^ Keith Whitcomb Jr. (2010-04-07). "Former school worker admits sex with student | The Bennington Banner | Bennington Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic". The Bennington Banner. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
External links
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