CEDU
United States · built 1967
CEDU Educational Services, Inc., commonly known as CEDU (pronounced “see-doo”) was an education provider founded in 1967 in Palm Springs, California by Mel Wasserman. The company became associated with the early development of the troubled teen industry and operated a network of therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness programs, and behavior modification facilities in California and Idaho. Over the years, CEDU and its programs attracted numerous allegations of abuse and manslaughter. In 1998, the company was acquired by Brown Schools Inc. of Texas, which later filed for bankruptcy in 2005 amid legal challenges and regulatory actions.
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