Pillars of Hope was a boarding school operating under the WWASP franchise. It was created after Academy at Dundee Ranch, which were located on the same address, was raided by the authorities.
Former students speak of schools in the franchise as private run prisons. It could not have been fun to be there as a teenager.
Sources:
- Costa Rica government closes controversial ‘tough love’ youth camp (TICO Times)
- Students Recall Special Schools Run Like Jails (New York Times)
- Harold Dabel/ Pillars of Hope/ THOMASVILLE/ *sigh*. . (Fornits Home for Wayward Web Fora)