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| Boys' home seeks normalcy after riot |
| By The Sun Herald |
| Published: 04/11/2005 |
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Mississippi's Eagle Point Christian Academy, formally known as Bethel Boys Home, was struggling Sunday to keep the grounds quiet after cadets erupted into a riot last Friday. The private boarding school for delinquent boys, which has a long history of trouble, operates under a Chancery Court decree and is monitored. George County Sheriff Garry Welford said Sunday that four cadets ran away and his deputies returned three to the academy Sunday afternoon. One was still at large as of 8 p.m. Sunday. School officials brought in Mississippi Security Police, a private company that has experience dealing with juveniles, last Saturday to help keep order. But Welford said he kept two deputies on the grounds until Sunday morning. "My role is to try to maintain some kind of peace and order and keep the community around Bethel safe if they break out," Welford said. "Any riot, we have to help suppress it, which we did Friday night. The staff helped us." He said the school has 122 cadets from ages 12 to 17. He had to enlist 12 George County deputies last weekend to deal with the situation that began at 11 p.m. Friday. By 3:30 a.m. Saturday, all cadets were accounted for, he said. By Sunday, Welford said he notified the state Department of Human Services, even though there were no allegations of abuse. He said he requested assistance to move the boys but got no response, partly because the school is a private business and the issue is with juveniles. |
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