Parent Cautions: Summer Camps Can Value Money Over Kids Health
After his 11 year old daughter ended up in a regional hospital
this past summer, a concerned parent has launched
http://www.camp-keystone.com in an attempt to educate parents
about summer camps that can value money over children's welfare.
Rob Frankel, a Southern California based consultant, sent his
children to Camp Keystone, in Agoura Hills, California, for
summer day camp. In her first days there, his daughter displayed
symptoms that required hospitalization - including faintness,
loss of feeling in her extremities and slurred speech. As he was
rushing to the scene, Frankel ordered the hospital to send for
an ambulance.
What happened next continues to amaze him.
"Camp Keystone sent my 11 year daughter to a strange hospital in
an ambulance all by herself," says Frankel. "They didn't send
anyone along with her." Worse yet, he says, her two brothers
were traumatized as they watched the confusion. The camp
administration never bothered to call or check in until much
later in the evening, when an employee happened to call - on his
own time.
"None of my kids want to ever go back to Camp Keystone. They're
too scared," adds Frankel, "Camp Keystone refuses to refund our
money, which amounts to thousands of dollars." Frankel is
currently pursuing litigation against Camp Keystone.
As to the camp's medical qualifications, Frankel won't publicly
comment, but advises parents to thoroughly compare a camp's
claims of child welfare versus their true capabilities.
"What they don't put in the brochure is what you have to watch
out for," adds Frankel.
More about this story can be found at
http://www.camp-keystone.com Rob Frankel may be contacted at
818-990-8623 or rob@robfrankel.com