Utah regulators revoke the license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville, Utah campus, a boarding school where Paris Hilton previously alleged abuse while she was a teenager. The state says the facility has failed to meet required health and safety standards and cites multiple health and safety violations tied to non-compliance with applicable client services. Following the decision, the license revocation takes effect, and the school is ordered to close its girls program by a set deadline noted in reporting.
Hilton and other advocates publicly frame the action as vindication of allegations made against the troubled-teen facility. Other outlets report that the school’s owners are considering legal options, while state officials oversee student transition planning and monitoring. Separately, reporting indicates the facility has a limited window to request a hearing following the revocation, through the relevant Utah Department of Health and Human Services process.
The closure follows wider scrutiny of the “troubled teen” industry and increasing regulatory enforcement nationwide, according to summaries of the coverage.
