Camp school

History teacher Vince McGrath teaches about the Revolutionary War period of the United States in his Camp Scott classroom. County supervisors approved a plan recently to create pilot charter schools at county-run juvenile probation camps, including Camps Scott and Scudder, which serve about 160 girls.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Math teacher Karen Berms, also known as Granny, gives girls instruction as they get ready to leave the classroom at Camp Scott.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Girls at Camp Scudder and Camp Scott are issued pencils in each class that they have to return at the end of class.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Sue Hayward, a math and English teacher at Camp Scudder, helps a student with a problem.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Math teacher Karen Berms has rules posted in her classroom at Camp Scott.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

The book “I Cried, You Didn’t Listen: A Survivor’s Expose of the California Youth Authority” is left on a well-made bed after lunch.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

A girl at Camp Scott reads on her bed during lunch break.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)

Girls at Camp Scott sit quietly on their beds during lunch break.  (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)