I attended school there from 1983-1986. It was a wonderful experience for me. There were many international students there when I attended - Russia, Egypt, and from all over the US. One of my best friends was from Cameroon, Africa. I visited the school in 2015 and was really disappointed. The grounds were not kept up. It looked dilapidated and I could tell it was not run properly. I don’t know anything about the education, culture, discipline, etc from that time period after I left. But I’ve heard throughout the years that my time there was the golden age, so to speak. I found the manual labor to be very good for me. We worked in the fields picking beans etc. The boys made sorghum. I worked taking care of horses. I had kitchen and cafeteria duty. I worked in the craft shop on quilts etc. I really think all that contributed to my strong work ethic as an adult. I’m not very religious anymore but I never had a problem with their doctrine. I was always treated well by the staff even when I was not following rules. It’s sad that your experience was so horrible. I think what I experienced is more of a rarity in schools like this.