Summary: Some of those who were once sent to Dozier School for Boys in Marianna Florida, west of Tallahassee -- now senior citizens -- have come forward with stories of abuse at the school, including alleged beatings, torture, sexual abuse, killings and the disappearance of students, during the 1940s, '50s and '60s. On the school grounds buried deep in the woods lies a small unkept patch of land with 31 white crosses. Rusting away with time, they mark the final resting place for the unknown students that the state has confirmed were buried there. Nearly 100 children died while at the school, according to state and school records, many as a result of a tragic dormitory fire in 1914 and a deadly flu epidemic in 1918. The poorly-kept state records cannot account for what happened to 22 children who died at the school. And, no one knows who is buried where.
Analysis: School should always be a safe place. Period. Whether it is this year or the '40s, no child should ever have to worry about being beaten, tortured, sexually abused, or killed. Yes, the school was in a fairly desolate location ("on the school grounds buried deep in the woods") and some teachers might have grown mentally unstable if they couldn't handle some isolation, for lack of a better word, but to go so far as to kill a child and/or student is absolutely absurd. How do you handle that as a parent? "Oh I'm sorry. Mr. Asdfghjkl killed your child. Here is the second half of his tuition back because HE WASN'T ALIVE FOR IT." And the school was only close down in 2011. Really, Florida. 31 white crosses on Doziers School property isn't suspicious? You haven't wanted to go check that out in 70 years? Okay.
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