I don’t think they were back then either. I also don’t think that was the intent when they were established. What I really blame them for is lack of oversight and turning a blind eye to abuses but that went on long after they were established and all parties were guilty.
The abuse was an inevitable byproduct of the school's intended purpose and organization.
But even if you want to tell yourself the people who set these monstrosities up had good intentions: who gives a
****?