Student Ambassador Dies Neglected & Alone
A Minnesota family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a company that offers educational trips for students — and claims to have ties to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower — in connection with last summer’s death of their teenage son.
The lawsuit filed against People to People Student Ambassador Programs alleges the travel organization and its representatives refused to get 16-year-old Tyler Hill the medical attention he requested after climbing Mount Fuji.
Tyler died on June 29, 2007 at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center. It’s the latest in a series of revelations about People to People that have shocked parents and teachers. Read more …
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on February 8th, 2008 at 10:19 am
If you’ve read my earlier post regarding my personal experience with the international student exchange program (http://brothersinblog.com/2007/08/23/exchange-student-programs-show-me-the-money/) you’ll understand why I’m so passionate about the subject. This news article simply highlights that the abuse of these students is not limited to our continent.
Watch our blog at the end of this school year sometime in early or mid-June for my recap of the program we participated in as a host family as well as comments from friends and perhaps some of the students themselves.