River View Christian Academy
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| River View Christian Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Lexington , Lee County , Texas | |
| Coordinates | 30°25′3.63″N 97°10′35″W / 30.4176750°N 97.17639°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Julian Youth Academy |
| Founder | Phil Ludwig |
| Website | riverviewchristianacademy |
The River View Christian Academy (RCVA), formerly known as Julian Youth Academy, is a fully accredited, private Christian boarding school in Lee County, Texas.[1] RCVA is a program of Teen Rescue, Inc. RCVA helped[clarification needed] teen girls in need of regular supervision. RCVA provided an individualized education program, coaching, intervention, parent-training support groups, a high staff-to-student ratio, and aftercare support.[citation needed]
History[edit]
The campus burned in 2003.[2] The owners tried to rebuild, but faced legal battles with San Diego County.[3]
The school was mentioned in an October 2007 hearing conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office.[4][5]
In 2009, they leased the old cascade school campus in Shasta County.[6]
In 2011 a mummified baby was found on the campus in Shasta County. It belonged to a staff member, who told the police that she had not fed the baby when it was born.[7][8]
Julian Youth Academy now operates as River View Christian Academy.[9]
In 2016, California introduced the Community Care Facilities Act of 2016 requiring that the school would need to acquire a Community Care License from the state. They had previously been exempt until this new legislation and the owner, Phil Ludwig, refused to pay the daily $200 fine resulting in a warrant being issued on January 8, 2019.[10]
The facility has been said to provide conversion therapy to children who are gay, lesbian or bisexual.[11] It has been alleged that the facility has punished these children.[10] Californian authorities were investigating the school for these reasons in 2019, and considering closing it.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "All Girls School for Behavior | About River View Christian Academy". River View Christian Academy. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Marshack, Megan (October 31, 2003). "Teens homeless from Cedar fire". North County Times.
- ^ Julian Youth Academy Fire Recovery, Teen Rescue homepage
- ^ I support the bill to End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005, a statement from a survivor of the facility
- ^ 111th Congress (2009) (Feb 9, 2009). "H.R. 911". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved Mar 5, 2009.
Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mendez, Mat (2011-11-11). "Update: Shasta County Woman Arrested For Killing Secret Baby; Infant Found Mummified". KRCR. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Shasta County Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, by: Alan Marsden, KHSL TV, November 8, 2011
- ^ Woman held in death of baby found hidden at Christian school, by Robert J. Lopez, LA Times blog, November 9, 2011
- ^ Palma, Bethania (2019-06-17). "Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex?". Snopes. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b Mackey, Meaghan (2019-06-14). "A faith-based school in Whitmore is being accused of punishing students for being gay". KTVL. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
The Department of Social Services has determined that because the staff controlled every aspect of the children's lives on campus, it needs to have a community care license.
- ^ Sobel, Arial (12 September 2018). "California Christian School Alleged to Be Conversion Therapy Nightmare". Advocate. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Kingkade, Tyler (12 June 2019). "California Wants To Shut Down A Christian School Accused Of Punishing Students For Being Gay". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Palma, Bethania (17 June 2019). "Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex?". Snopes News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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