raided, police stood by and watched youths sexually assault each other, that police held parents and staff at gunpoint and that one parent was ordered at gunpoint to hang up the phone when she attempted to phone the U.S. Embassy for help, and that police left the school in a shambles. References External links International survivors action committee on Dundee Ranch Pillars of Hope homepage Pillars of Hope alternate homepage Secret prisons for teens about Dundee Ranch/Pillars of Hope Education in Costa Rica Educational organizations based in Costa Rica 2003 disestablishments in Costa Rica Behavior modification World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools