Most of her time at Strathmore was spent locked up in a cell because Beard tried to run away too often. “All there was to do in the cells was sit there and wonder why you were there. I was never given any books or anything to do,” she said. She recalled an incident where the principal beat her with the pipe of a vacuum cleaner after she swore when she stubbed her toe. Beard said the worst thing about Strathmore was the medical examinations. Her legs were strapped into stirrups and a female staff member would hold her down, while the doctor performed an invasive examination to check for sexual diseases.
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