Yes, the Elan School was a real place:
The Legal Industry for Kidnapping Teens
His family asks: What really happened to Phil at the Elan School?
Maine police looking into 33-year-old death at Elan School
Police: Death of Elan School student is ‘priority’ for state investigators
Exclusive: New York State Acts to End Abuses at Elan School
Ex-students at Skakel trial describe Elan as ‘horrific’
About Those Tales of Elan School
Former victims describe dangerous “therapy” at Elan School for troubled teens in Maine
Former Elan Student: A lifetime of bad memories
Web campaigners happy to take credit for Elan School closure
Increasingly, Internet Activism Helps Shutter Abusive ‘Troubled Teen’ Boot Camps
Michael Skakel’s Boarding School Elan Closed After Negative Attacks
‘Skakel’ School of Hard Knocks
Controversial Elan School closing due to low numbers, negative Web campaign
Elan School for troubled teens to close
The Last Stop: The true story of the Elan School
Filmmaker talks Elan School, documentary at Great Falls Forum
Duck in a Raincoat: The Joe Ricci Story
A Life Gone Awry: My Story of the Elan School
The Game: A Return to the Elan School
Red Bar Radio: Mike’s Boarding School Story
The day ‘Officer Smiley’ helped a boy escape from the Elan School
Videos:
Elan – For the Child’s Own Good
Elan – The Real Story from the Inside Out