Teen boot camp investigated after video

Visions for Youth in Springfield, Ohio, is described as a "boot-camp-style" group home for troubled teenagers.

Now it's being investigated by state and local authorities after a surveillance video revealed a staffer assaulting a client. The victim of this attack is a teenage boy who reportedly has learning disabilities. The staffer body-slammed the boy after he fell asleep in church.

As a result of this brutality, many counties in Ohio are pulling kids from this program.

At first, prosecutors filed charges against the teenager, despite the video showing he was the victim. This charge was later dropped.

The incident happened at a community center that was used by the program. Staffers apparently believed they were not on camera. A pastor for a church that met in the same building confirmed that the teenager is innocent. He reported the incident to the county, but he was ignored until a news outlet picked up the story.

Now Visions for Youth may face the loss of its license and criminal charges against staffers.

Don't get your hopes up too much though: Ohio (like some other states) has become a haven for abusive programs.

(Source: http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story.aspx?content_id=8586cfd8-c42b-4093-8584-acaeffc7ad75;
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/09/29/sns093008vision.html)