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The US does basically no regulation on “troubled teen” schools. Parents can sign a contract with a school which allows staff to physically assault their kids. There is no recourse. (Fun story - trying to get the state to address sexual abuse at one of these schools can net you a restraining order 😊)
A parent can sign a paper voiding the rights for their child?
How can this be legal, even with a paper with a name on it?
Children in the US are basically the property of their parents.
Parents can deny their children an education (essentially unsupervised homeschool is entirely legal in many states), refuse to vaccinate, refuse medical treatment, etc.
Sounds horrible!