As indicated by the term learning in its title, BLEU will always be geared toward new learning. We will pay particular attention to the traditional child role of being a student. It will be in this area where the greatest learning can take place. Because this role is so clearly valued in society, it will also be valued highly in BLEU. Yet, with the population for which BLEU is designed, we will structure our academic program so that it reflects learning which is directly related to the child’s ongoing everyday life in BLEU. Thus, besides incorporating math, we will build our academic program to eventually focus upon investments, percentages, and other financial concepts. Beyond this, BLEU will also attempt to structure the environment to promote new appropriate social learning. Self-help skills as well as vocational skills will also become part of our program. For example, children will take care of their own bank accounts, investments, etc. Thus, whereever possible, the academic program will attempt to teach children how better to live within BLEU by reflecting the ongoing daily ward environment. Naturally, the non-academic aspects of BLEU will reinforce “classroom” learning.
Savings Dollars will be cashed in once a week. This will be done in conjunction with the child’s economic advisor. These dollar values are subject to change, as are listings. Savings Dollars can be cashed in for:
Weekend Schedules
| Visits from home On Ward 500 Off Ward | 700 |
| Visits from Others (volunteers, companions, etc.) On Ward 400 Off Ward | 700 |
| Visits to Home, Day only | 1500 |
| Overnights at Home | 2500 |
| Visit to Home, Day Only, Unsupervised | 2000 |
| Special Clothes, per item ordered | 300 |
| Special Trips: | |
| Meals (McDonalds, 500; Bonanza, 700) | |
| Movies | 500 |
| Activities to be decided on, as come available | |
| Swearing Pass per day | 1500 |
| Room Cabinets | 300 |
| Waste Paper Baskets | 200 |
| Visits to Cottage, per hr. | 100 |
| Special Spread for Bed (rent per week.) | 100 |
| Money – 4 points =$.01 – Up to 400 points | |
| Room Decorations (Rent Per Week) | |
| Posters of Own Design (Wall Space) | 100 |
| Posters Bought | 150 |
| Tape on Walls | 100 |
| Other things taped or tacked on wall | 100 |
| Lock Picking Kit | 5000 |
| Extra Bedding (Per Week Rental) | 100 |
| Models, Access to, Rent time with them | 300 |
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Fines: Children will be fined for the following:
| 1. Hitting staff or other children | 20 |
| 2. Property Destruction | 20 |
| 3. Smoking and/or Possession of Matches | 10 |
| 4. AWOL, Per Hour | 10 |
| 5. Self-inflicted wound of any kind – M.D. Fee | 20 |
| 6. Interacting with grounded kids | 20 |
| 7. Stealing | 20 |
| 8. Swearing, Per Word | 1 |
| 9. Entering another’s room without paying | 5 |
PLEASE NOTE:
The numbers are the code for noting fines.
Numbers in front of fines are to be used on sheet for coding fines.
DEFINITIONS OF FINED BEHAVIORS
HITTING:
Hitting includes all aggressive acts made toward a person. This includes such things as pushing, slapping, punching, throwing things with intent to harm, kicking and spitting. Any child who engages in any of these activities will be fined. A child will be fined for each discreet incident of aggressive behavior. A discreet incident is defined as any aggressive activity that is not continuous. Thus, if two children get into a fight and after 10 seconds staff intervenes and separates the children, that is one incident. After the fight has been broken up, should one child hit out again, that would be a second incident. Should the staff member be hit while breaking up the fight, that is not a new incident. Any time there is a distincet break in the continuity of the aggressive act, the child is liable to be fined a second time.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY:
Any planned or wanton damage to any article of property. Such things as picking locks, denting doors, busting furniture, chipping walls, breaking lights, breaking windows, breaking toys or games, etc. are considered to be destruction of property. A child will be fined for each discreet incident of damage. Examples: If a child breaks one light in his room, that is one incident. If a child throws a chair against the wall one time causing four holes, that is one incident. Throwing the chair twice causing one hole is one incident of destruction.
SMOKING AND/OR POSSESSION OF MATCHES:
Any child caught with a lit or unlit cigarette, cigar or pipe will be fined. If any child is caught with any part of a matchbook or with an unstruck match will be fined. Children found in possession of cigarette butts will naturally be fined. Any child found with smoke on his breath will also be fined.
AWOL:
Any child who is off grounds, off ward without permission, or not where he or she is supposed to be will be considered to be AWOL and fined.
SUICIDE ATTEMPT:
Any child who harms him- or herself intentionally will be considered to have made a suicide attempt. Such things as sticking pins in various parts of the child’s body, purposely scratching self, cutting self, eating or drinking non-food substances, etc. are considered to be a suicide attempt and will be fined.
INTERACTING WITH GROUNDED CHILDREN:
Any child who talks to, touches, makes faces at, or in any way interacts with a child who is at ground zero will be fined.
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