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Utah Revokes License of Provo Canyon School Campus
State regulators ordered the Springville facility closed after finding repeated health and safety violations. Paris Hilton, who attended the school as a teenager, issued a statement welcoming the decision.
Jul 9, 5:04 PM·1m read3 sources
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Utah regulators revoked the operating license of the Provo Canyon School campus in Springville after determining the facility had multiple health and safety violations. The violations included inadequate staffing levels, unnecessary restraint and physical contact with students, neglect of residents, and failures to conduct timely background checks on employees.
Temporary restrictions were placed on the campus in May after staff did not seek immediate medical care for a student with serious injuries. The state ordered the campus closed on Monday. The school has 15 days to comply with the order and stop operations at the Springville site.
“Today, the State of Utah revoked Provo Canyon School’s license for its Springville campus. For more than fifty years, children came forward with stories of abuse, neglect, and trauma. Today, the state confirmed what survivors have known all along: Provo Canyon School failed the children in its care.”
Hilton said she attended the school as a teenager and later detailed her experiences in a documentary. She has supported federal legislation aimed at increasing oversight of youth treatment programs. The Hollywood Reporter reported that it contacted the school on Thursday and did not receive an immediate response.
