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June 14, 1988 a district judge ordered KIDS to close it's doors.
June 16, 1988 KIDS staff announced to the group that they would be closing. Teens continued to go home with other teens and the rules and terminology changed slightly. Three KIDS teens fled the program overnight as rules were substantially relaxed.
June 17, 1988 KIDS teens and staff met in an alternate facility owned by an affluent KIDS parent.
June 17, 1988 a different judge modified the closing order to permit KIDS to stay open pending outcome of an injunction court hearing June 23, 27, and 28.
June 18, 1988 KIDS resumed raps and business as usual at the KIDS building.
June 23, 1988 KIDS of El Paso went on trial in Austin, Texas. On this date, former teens and a mother testify that KIDS abused patients. The hearing was recessed.
June 27, 1988 The hearing resumed. Backers stood by the program and more of those opposed testified against the practices of the program.
June 28, 1988 a District Judge in Austin canceled the injunction against KIDS. On the third and final day of the trial, an Austin judge ruled in favor of the program and denied the request of the Commission to shut the program down. The battle was not over for the program though. The Austin trial allowed KIDS of El Paso to remain open, until an administrative hearing was completed to address the issue of license revocation. The hearing officer could then recommend to uphold, deny, amend the June 2 revocation recommendation. KIDS of El Paso would then have the right to appeal through the civil courts and could continue to operate until all civil and legal measures were exhausted.
January 1989 an administrative hearing was held that determined the program could stay open with a suspended license and on probation for two years.
June 1989, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse agreed to reinstate KIDS operating license for one year, after recommending changes in the way the program is run.
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