Kid Nation's Disturbing Untold Truth

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

One month before the show premiered on CBS, The New York Times reported that, according to an anonymous letter and a parent complaint, several children accidentally drank bleach. According to the Times, the children required medical attention.

The show's executive producer, Tom Forman, confirmed the bleach-drinking incident to the Today show in 2007, but he defended his production, saying that accidents like that could happen "in any kitchen, in any school, in any home, in any camp."

A Chicago mom named Daphne, whose 14-year-old son, DK, was one of the children who drank the bleach, didn't seem too upset by it. She explained to Today that the bleach had been used while DK was mixing a soda drink, but that he felt just fine after drinking it. She ultimately thought the show had been a positive experience for her son, noting that he'd gotten the chance to get to know people from different backgrounds.

Meanwhile, a 14-year-old child named Michael who participated in the show told Today, "I never for one instant felt uncomfortable or unsafe."

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