- Cross Creek Programs
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Cross Creek Manor Location La Verkin, Utah, USA Information School type private Denomination nondenominational Director Karr Farnsworth Age range 12 - 19 Accreditation(s) Accredited Website http://www.crosscreekprogram.com Cross Creek Programs is a therapeutic boarding school in La Verkin, Utah, operated by the controversial World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS).[1] It sometimes is referred to as two facilities, with the name Cross Creek Manor applied to the girls' program and the name Cross Creek Center used for the boys' program. Cross Creek Academy and Browning Academy have been used as names for the academic program. Cross Creek Programs was founded in 1988 by Robert Lichfield and Brent Facer, originally only for girls.[1] Before founding Cross Creek, Lichfield had worked at Provo Canyon School.[1] Cross Creek Programs is the oldest facility related to WWASPS that is still open.
The school ("Cross Creek Academy") is educationally accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission.[2]
In 2006, a lawsuit was filed against Cross Creek and other defendants, alleging widespread physical and psychological abuse of the teenagers sent into their programs.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Brooke Adams, Founder's Passion Is Helping Youths, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2003. Republished by Inside Costa Rica. Archived by archive.org, August 13, 2008.
- ^ "NWAC Accreditation". http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/.
- ^ Troubled Teen Programs - 25 Plaintiffs Join in Lawsuit Against WWASPS, Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield, and Associates – More Expected to Join In, press release by Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse, Webwire, October 16, 2006
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Categories:- Behavior modification
- Boarding schools in Utah
- Private schools in Utah
- Special schools in the United States
- Youth rights
- Therapeutic boarding schools
- Schools in Washington County, Utah
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