The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping - Behind the Netflix Series
If you have watched the Netflix docuseries, “ The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping , ” it can be chilling and disturbing to believe that this type of harm, torture and abuse of kids could happen in the United States — however sadly it did. The founder of P.U.R.E.™, Sue Scheff, was a major factor in the closure of these horrific programs by taking them to trial in 2004 and exposing their neglect and abuse to children, as well as fraud and deceit to the parents. She was the first one to bring this giant corporation to a jury trial and WIN . Fortunately for parents today, we have learned so much since the closure of the WWASP ( World Wide Association of Specialty Programs ) which the Academy of Ivy Ridge was affiliated with. Ivy Ridge was one of nearly 22 programs that WWASP ran that not only enticed ( conned ) parents with their slick marketing and sales people, they also ran outrageous c...