Camp Mystic reopening for summer 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My take from the nymag article is that the Eastlands are relying on their Christian God as both reason for the tragedy and excuse from accountability, and continue to perceive the rest of the world (including the victims' parents) as divided into two camps: similarly aligned by faith alone, or deserving of their suffering. It's futile to attempt to convince them that life events are controlled by anything other than an Act of God, which is convenient and sustaining.

Yes. You read an article so now you’re an expert on their motivations.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean obviously the demand is there. But I could never put my child into the care of that family knowing how stupid they are at best and willfully negligent at worst. But some parents care more about bragging rights. If it were just about a nice camp summer for their child, they would choose somewhere else.

This pretty much sums it up. There are options, right?

The point of one of the articles was that one of the girls who survived wanted to go back to the camp. So yes, there are other options, but that's not really the point. I don't think that mom's thought process had anything to do with bragging rights or sororities, but about helping her kid heal.

Seems more like reopening a wound to me. I could never feel safe driving away. Never.

That's fine if you feel that way. Do you understand that others, especially those in the care of a therapist for the last 9 months, might feel different?

The PP knows more about what those kids need than their families or therapists.

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Anonymous wrote:The state could simply decide not to renew the camp’s license. It expires at the end of March, and without it the camp can’t open. There is also a pending lawsuit that the old license was improperly approved because the camp did not meet state requirements even before.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/two-locations-one-license-state-weighs-camp-mystic-renewal-after-july-4-flood-deaths

+1 great info

+1 Hoping they'll make the best decision for everyone's safety.

Agree, since the owners have a financial interest in reopening and the camp families are biased. An objective outsider needs to make the safe choice.

So it should be left to the licensing board not people thousands of miles away who have no connection, interest, or ability to review emergency plans or safety improvements. There is a process so let it play out, emotions shouldn't rule the day.

+1

Nor should bored grannies with no connection or relevant experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The camp is criminally negligent and they should be sued into oblivion. They should be forced to liquidate anything valuable that the camp possesses (including the other camp property) to compensate the victim’s family. They should not be allowed to operate until it’s fully adjudicated.

This.
If it were my child I would want justice. Nothing can possibly bring a child back and my grief would propel me to the ends of the earth to ensure that camp would not cause another child’s death. And if that meant financial ruin so be it- it wouldn’t be my goal but could possibly be a means to an end.

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Anonymous wrote:The state could simply decide not to renew the camp’s license. It expires at the end of March, and without it the camp can’t open. There is also a pending lawsuit that the old license was improperly approved because the camp did not meet state requirements even before.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/two-locations-one-license-state-weighs-camp-mystic-renewal-after-july-4-flood-deaths

+1 great info

+1 Hoping they'll make the best decision for everyone's safety.

Agree, since the owners have a financial interest in reopening and the camp families are biased. An objective outsider needs to make the safe choice.

So it should be left to the licensing board not people thousands of miles away who have no connection, interest, or ability to review emergency plans or safety improvements. There is a process so let it play out, emotions shouldn't rule the day.

Well the board has proven itself too lazy or incompetent to review emergency plans. Mystic didn’t have one. That is the subject of the latest lawsuit against the state. I agree that emotions should not rule the day and that includes the “emotions” of the profit-driven camp owners and those families claiming their living children can “only” heal if they are allowed to return.

Yes, they definitely need a random granny from DC to tell them what to do.

You sure are posting a lot in defense of a business responsible for the deaths of 27 young girls.

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Anonymous wrote:The state could simply decide not to renew the camp’s license. It expires at the end of March, and without it the camp can’t open. There is also a pending lawsuit that the old license was improperly approved because the camp did not meet state requirements even before.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/two-locations-one-license-state-weighs-camp-mystic-renewal-after-july-4-flood-deaths

+1 great info

+1 Hoping they'll make the best decision for everyone's safety.

Agree, since the owners have a financial interest in reopening and the camp families are biased. An objective outsider needs to make the safe choice.

So it should be left to the licensing board not people thousands of miles away who have no connection, interest, or ability to review emergency plans or safety improvements. There is a process so let it play out, emotions shouldn't rule the day.

Well the board has proven itself too lazy or incompetent to review emergency plans. Mystic didn’t have one. That is the subject of the latest lawsuit against the state. I agree that emotions should not rule the day and that includes the “emotions” of the profit-driven camp owners and those families claiming their living children can “only” heal if they are allowed to return.

Yes, they definitely need a random granny from DC to tell them what to do.

You sure are posting a lot in defense of a business responsible for the deaths of 27 young girls.

Liar. I have no said one word in defense of the camp. I DGAF about the camp.

Just calling out the grotesque busybodies on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t the license renewal due today?

Well, the old license expires today. I suppose the board could delay their decision to renew it while it sorts out what it wants to do. But I imagine more updates will come out soon. And we will discuss those as well, much to the dismay of pro camp family booster on here who thinks she is in charge of our discussion topics. She is clearly new here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The camp is criminally negligent and they should be sued into oblivion. They should be forced to liquidate anything valuable that the camp possesses (including the other camp property) to compensate the victim’s family. They should not be allowed to operate until it’s fully adjudicated.

This.
If it were my child I would want justice. Nothing can possibly bring a child back and my grief would propel me to the ends of the earth to ensure that camp would not cause another child’s death. And if that meant financial ruin so be it- it wouldn’t be my goal but could possibly be a means to an end.

Well the good news is that the families of the victims are educated, well-connected and well-funded. They aren’t just going to let it drop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t the license renewal due today?

Well, the old license expires today. I suppose the board could delay their decision to renew it while it sorts out what it wants to do. But I imagine more updates will come out soon. And we will discuss those as well, much to the dismay of pro camp family booster on here who thinks she is in charge of our discussion topics. She is clearly new here.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:The state could simply decide not to renew the camp’s license. It expires at the end of March, and without it the camp can’t open. There is also a pending lawsuit that the old license was improperly approved because the camp did not meet state requirements even before.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/two-locations-one-license-state-weighs-camp-mystic-renewal-after-july-4-flood-deaths

+1 great info

+1 Hoping they'll make the best decision for everyone's safety.

Agree, since the owners have a financial interest in reopening and the camp families are biased. An objective outsider needs to make the safe choice.

So it should be left to the licensing board not people thousands of miles away who have no connection, interest, or ability to review emergency plans or safety improvements. There is a process so let it play out, emotions shouldn't rule the day.

Well the board has proven itself too lazy or incompetent to review emergency plans. Mystic didn’t have one. That is the subject of the latest lawsuit against the state. I agree that emotions should not rule the day and that includes the “emotions” of the profit-driven camp owners and those families claiming their living children can “only” heal if they are allowed to return.

Yes, they definitely need a random granny from DC to tell them what to do.

You sure are posting a lot in defense of a business responsible for the deaths of 27 young girls.

Liar. I have no said one word in defense of the camp. I DGAF about the camp.

Just calling out the grotesque busybodies on this thread.

Speaking of busybodies...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The camp is criminally negligent and they should be sued into oblivion. They should be forced to liquidate anything valuable that the camp possesses (including the other camp property) to compensate the victim’s family. They should not be allowed to operate until it’s fully adjudicated.

This.
If it were my child I would want justice. Nothing can possibly bring a child back and my grief would propel me to the ends of the earth to ensure that camp would not cause another child’s death. And if that meant financial ruin so be it- it wouldn’t be my goal but could possibly be a means to an end.

Well the good news is that the families of the victims are educated, well-connected and well-funded. They aren’t just going to let it drop.

+1 good

[Anonymous]

Caught up on that trial. They really really had no plans in place for anything. It’s truly astounding and the lawyer telling the other lawyers they’re gonna burn in hell. It sure is different down there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t the license renewal due today?

Well, the old license expires today. I suppose the board could delay their decision to renew it while it sorts out what it wants to do. But I imagine more updates will come out soon. And we will discuss those as well, much to the dismay of pro camp family booster on here who thinks she is in charge of our discussion topics. She is clearly new here.

I think it’s a troll that also frequents Reddit and is consistently downvoted. Probably mental illness. Do not engage and we can keep the conversation going without feeding the troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The camp is criminally negligent and they should be sued into oblivion. They should be forced to liquidate anything valuable that the camp possesses (including the other camp property) to compensate the victim’s family. They should not be allowed to operate until it’s fully adjudicated.

This.
If it were my child I would want justice. Nothing can possibly bring a child back and my grief would propel me to the ends of the earth to ensure that camp would not cause another child’s death. And if that meant financial ruin so be it- it wouldn’t be my goal but could possibly be a means to an end.

Well said! I am a huge pro-camp person, my husband and I both went to camp growing up, and send our kids to camp. The level of negligence and unprofessionalism of Camp Mystic is astounding. I understand their thought process in wanting to reopen, but not the year immediately after 27 children lost their lives, which was entirely preventable.

[Anonymous]

A failure of imagination is still a failure!