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{{Quote|They did a lot to help me, I made lots of friends, I learned how to do stuff I never knew how to do before...||author=A young [[Daniel]] in the news report, describing his time at the Center}}[[File:Tennyson-Center-Campus1.jpg|thumb|284x284px|The Center in 2012]] | {{Needs Updating|Sources=[[Spiddlekick Interview]]}}{{Quote|They did a lot to help me, I made lots of friends, I learned how to do stuff I never knew how to do before...||author=A young [[Daniel]] in the news report, describing his time at the Center}}[[File:Tennyson-Center-Campus1.jpg|thumb|284x284px|The Center in 2012]] | ||
'''The Tennyson Center for Children''', commonly referred to as just the '''Tennyson Center''', is a healthcare facility in [[wikipedia:Denver|Denver, Colorado]] that | '''The Tennyson Center for Children''', commonly referred to as just the '''Tennyson Center''', is a healthcare facility in [[wikipedia:Denver|Denver, Colorado]] that specializes in caring for neglected, abused, and traumatized children.<ref>https://www.tennysoncenter.org/</ref> The Tennyson Center used to temporarily house and educate abused children, but after a series of events, such as children running away from their facilities, overdoses, and even a case where a child died while unsupervised, it has closed its residential program.<ref>https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/23/tennyson-center-residential-program/</ref> | ||
During his childhood, [[Daniel Larson|Daniel]] lived at the facility for 1 1/2 years, and attended their programs for 3 after suffering alleged neglect by his [[Elisabeth Shimer|mother]] (and to a lesser extent, his [[Travis Larson|father]]). He would stop living at Tennyson after his [[Nancy Shimer|grandma]] got word of his situation, | During his childhood, [[Daniel Larson|Daniel]] lived at the facility for 1 1/2 years, and attended their programs for 3 after suffering alleged neglect by his [[Elisabeth Shimer|mother]] (and to a lesser extent, his [[Travis Larson|father]]). He would stop living at Tennyson after his [[Nancy Shimer|grandma]] got word of his situation, who moved from California to Denver in order to become his guardian. | ||
[[Flexburger]] has stated that, according to Daniel, the Tennyson Center was "really good for him" and that he liked it a lot.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj419qs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Daniel has said that he took "basic" classes there such as "third grade math, fourth grade science, like, the normal...", which is called into question given that he was a teenager during the time he attended, and these are not the classes someone of that age should be taking.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17ohwi7/danny_speaks_about_what_classes_he_took_at_the/</ref> | [[Flexburger]] has stated that, according to Daniel, the Tennyson Center was "really good for him" and that he liked it a lot.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj419qs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Daniel has said that he took "basic" classes there such as "third grade math, fourth grade science, like, the normal...", which is called into question given that he was a teenager during the time he attended, and these are not the classes someone of that age should be taking.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17ohwi7/danny_speaks_about_what_classes_he_took_at_the/</ref> | ||