Boot Camps & Military Schools in Kansas

If you are parenting an out of control teen and are considering a military school or boot camp, it is important to explore your options to understand the goals and requirements involved in these programs. Enrolling your child in a facility that will provide full-time behavioral correction is a decision that must be made carefully. At Help Your Teen Now, our aim is to inform and educate parents on the variety of options available so they can make a selection that will best treat their child’s needs. We offer a free phone consultation and assessment to get you started on the path to healing your family for good.

Boot Camps Are Not The Best Option for Troubled Teens from Kansas

Military schools and juvenile boot camps are often surrounded with misconceptions. You may have heard second hand stories of success, or you may have seen them portrayed in the movies, however the reality is often not as cut and dried. For instance, military schools are academic institutions that are intended to prepare teens for officer service in the military. Although the strict rules and rigid schedule may seem ideal for a teen with behavioral issues, students who refuse to respect authority are often invited to leave. Boot camps are geared specifically for troubled teens, however these short-term, military-style remedial facilities are non-therapeutic and non-academic. Although they may temporarily scare your teen into good behavior, recent studies overwhelmingly show that the success is short lived at best and damaging or dangerous at worst. At Help Your Teen Now, we encourage parents to explore options that will address the root of your teens behavior, such as alternative or therapeutic boarding schools. Call us today to see what programs are available in your area.

Kansas Regulatory Laws

Although accreditation is optional for nonpublic schools in Kansas, a facility can become accredited through the Kansas Board of Education. K.S.A. §72-7513(a)(3). Licensing of nonpublic schools is not required although registration is. Approval is optional for schools below high school level. The Kansas State Board of Education sets the requirements for approval. K.S.A. 2007 Supp. §72-1111(f). Teacher certification is optional at schools that are non-accredited, although it is mandatory in accredited schools. K.S.A . §72- 7513(a)(4) and K.A.R. § 91-31-32(c)(5). Accredited school instructors must be evaluated once a semester for the first two years of employment. After this time frame, evaluations must occur every year or every three years, depending on length of employment and previous evaluations. K.S.A. 2007 Supp. §72-9003. The curriculum at accredited private schools must include reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, spelling, grammar, U.S. and Kansas history, civil government and citizenship, health and hygiene and any other subjects deemed necessary by the state board. K.S.A. §72-1101. All previously un-enrolled students at nonpublic schools must provide proof of health and immunization prior to starting. Students exempt from immunizations must submit official, signed paperwork. K.S.A. §72-5214. Nonpublic schools must pass yearly safety inspections as well as holding fire drills once a month in addition to three tornado drills a year. K.S.A. 2007 Supp. §31-133(a)(5), (8).

Reference: http://www2.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/regprivschl/regprivschl.pdf