Location: Stockbridge Massachusetts

The Austen Riggs Center is a therapeutic community, open psychiatric hospital, ...

Location: Randolph Massachusetts

Our Mission is to help children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder l...

Location: Rutland Massachusetts

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the largest and most advanced beha...

Location: Milford Massachusetts

The Evergreen Center was founded in 1982 by Dr. Robert F. Littleton, Jr. to prov...

Location: Middleboro Massachusetts

Welcome to Chamberlain International School, a co-educational therapeutic boardi...

Location: Monterey Massachusetts

Founded in 1913, Gould Farm is the first residential community in the nation ded...

Location: Brookline Massachusetts

Our goal is to help students develop self-management and executive functioning s...

Location: Canton Massachusetts

The Judge Rotenburg Center is a special needs day and residential school locate...

Location: West Springfield Massachusetts

May Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, rehabilitat...

Location: Barre Massachusetts

Stetson School is a nationally accredited, fully licensed, Chapter 766-approved ...

Troubled Teen Schools in Massachusetts

There are no requirements for Accreditation, Registration or Licensing for private schools in Massachusetts. Approval is mandatory and requires proof that nonpublic schools equal the instruction, curriculum and progress of public schools.  Private schools do not require official certification for their teachers.

There is no official mandate for the curriculum of a nonpublic school in Massachusetts, however, it is generally understood that courses should be taught with “thoroughness and efficiency”.

Nonpublic schools are required to educated all students on the statewide anti-hazing policy and criminal background checks shall be performed on all employees and volunteers with access to students. 

Reference: https://www2.ed.gov

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Troubled Teen Schools in Massachusetts

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