Firstly I do want you to know that it took a lot of work to put that place behind me and move on with my life. It is my pleasure to inform you and everyone else that desires to hear the story.

You are right, I did have a horrific childhood but I did not let that stop me. I was 15 when I finally got out and was determined to make my life better. I graduated high school and attended Lake Sumter Jr. college for 2 years. I worked for a major corp. for 15 years till they closed. Opened my own shop where I…

I personally was in a very bad position while there. I was brought back after running and beaten again, this time I received 100 lashes and a couple real nice cuts and scars to this day. I have a sister that had gotten married and she helped me get out. It took two and a half years before she found out where I was.…

I never experienced the older boys taking any disciplinary roles, not to say it didn't happen. I do know that older boys were at times attacking the younger boys either sexually or physically. If a boy did not hold the bed frame when being beaten, they would go get some of the kitchen boys to hold him down while he…

Well Firekitty, I will have to say running away was only the start of many problems I would have there. There was a standard number of lashes you got with the strap when you ran away. It was 100 automatic. These are the ones that bring blood and cut you bad to the point of needing stitches at times. When someone ran…

When you arrived you went through an orientation letting you know some of the rules, others were made up as you went along. I was there for three 3days when I was told I was disrespectful to one of the cottage fathers and was take to the White House (the building where beatings took place) and was given 25 lashes. I…

MY opinion of the people who worked there is that of sadists. They enjoyed the beatings and would actually laugh when they broke the skin and made you bleed. I realize this is very hard to believe but it was true and I experienced it first hand. Let me clear this up for you, not all who worked there were a part of the…

Firstly, I was there because I ran away from home. Unfortunately not all of us had that wonderful family life. By the time I was 13 years old I had 5 stepfathers and don't recall a one that wasn't abusive. I broke the tip off of a knife and was beaten like a man with his fists, so I ran away, so my only problem at the…

I am familiar with the experiment, as far as the associating it with the school I would say it does not. The mind set of the people who ran the school was that of sadist and pedophiles. Many of the children were sexually abused and psychologically abused as well as physically. The men who worked there enjoyed the…

I was hoping I wasn't stepping on your toes in making the offer to answer questions. I was very impressed with the way you presented the story and want to let you know that you were very much on target with the facts. Just to let you know Erin Kimmerle is probably one of the nicest and most compassionate persons you…

Thank you for that post, I hate to admit it but at the age of 67 I still crave and appreciate the positive input and praise from others. Something that I never got and needed as a child.

My name is Bill Price and I am a survivor of the infamous Dozier school from 1961, 62, 63. I have posted one other reply on this blog, but I did not go into detail about what happened to me there. I notice that people can reply to a post and ask questions if they are curious about the truth. I will offer to you an…

Please forgive me for calling attention to another mistake, but you have segregation starting in 1868. I realize it is a typo but really looks funny. Bill

This was a very well thought out and presented story of the atrocities that happened in the Dozier School. I am a former ward of the school (I don't like the word inmate, it sounds so much like prison and I was sentenced there. I was there for running away from an abusive home) I never experienced a real childhood…