[BroadHopper]

I remember well as a Laconia resident when a woman got the courts to shut down the school. On the last day, those patients who had not been placed in foster homes or assisted living facilities were on the street like the homeless.

'Lionel' would wander downtown Laconia with his little red wagon.

'Debbie', who set up a table with a placemat and silverware in 'Dunkin' Donuts' every morning and ate a donut that she found in the dumpster.

Police would complain of former patients wandering around the state school property as this was their home.

This went on for years. The state's hands were tied because of the court order. Sad.