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groundloop

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23. Reminds me of THE SEED "rehab" program where I grew up in Florida

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 04:08 PM

Jan 2023

We had a few "Seedlings" in our school who'd either been through the program or were currently in it. They came across as being stiff as a board in that they seemed to be afraid to say anything to anybody except for other Seedlings. It turns out there was a good reason for that, The Seed had spies in schools who'd report those kids for talking to outsiders.

And as with this "rehab program" run by Sandoval nothing about The Seed was sanctioned by medical or mental health professionals.

https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/373/the-seed

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