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Senegal Authorities Investigate Abuse Allegations at American Dara Academy
Senegalese authorities probe claims of physical abuse at American Dara Academy, a Quranic boarding school in Keur Massar, following reports from parents and local community.
- A March 2 photo shows children outside the American Dara Academy in Keur Massar as Senegalese authorities investigate allegations of physical abuse, involving multiple agencies.
- After the embassy complaint, authorities arrested the American Dara Academy director and three administrators, with the director under house arrest, according to official sources.
- The academy enrolled 311 students, including 120 U.S. citizens, across two campuses; students alleged repeated beatings in a "magic room" using sticks and steel rods.
- Authorities placed police around the Dakar campus and the probe is ongoing, with Aminata Diagne, Ministry of Justice spokesperson, confirming children are in care and charges will follow.
- One parent said they withdrew their children and are waiting for them to be brought back to the U.S., and those children were not among those said to have been abused, while the U.S. Embassy in Dakar contacted dozens of parents about the allegations.
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A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the US is at the center of an abuse investigation
The American Dara Academy in Senegal is at the center of abuse allegations after students describe harsh punishments in a room they call the “magic room.”
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