Tranquility Bay

Tranquility Bay
Tranquility Bay
Location
	Treasure Beach, Jamaica
Coordinates	17°52′14″N 77°45′04″W / 17.87056°N 77.75111°W
Information
School type	private
Motto	"Working for the future of the world"
Established	1997
Closed	2009
Director	Jay Kay
Accreditation	Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
Tuition	$40,000
Affiliation	World Wide Association of Specialty Programs

Tranquility Bay was a residential treatment facility affiliated with World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS), located in Calabash Bay, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.^[2]^[3] The facility operated from 1997 to 2009 and received notoriety for its harsh and often abusive treatment of its students, eventually shutting down in 2009 after allegations of child abuse came to light through lawsuits and highly publicized student testimonies.^[4]^[2]The adolescents reported violence to their parents, only to be ignored.^[5]

^ Rowe, Raphael (7 December 2004). "Tranquility Bay: The last resort". Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Good News: Bad Economy Killing Abusive Teen Programs". HuffPost. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
^ Home Page. Tranquility Bay. August 13, 2003. Retrieved on October 2, 2010. "Tranquility Bay, Calabash Bay P.A., St. Elizabeth, Jamaica 876-965-0003."
^ Cite error: The named reference The Last Resort was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Aitkenhead, Decca (2003-06-29). "The last resort (part two)". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-09-23. Sure, he complained like hell at first,' he recalls fondly. 'Typical case of manipulation, just like they said in the handbook. He said the staff were mean and violent, they beat you, the food is terrible.