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Diamond Ranch Academy
Diamond Ranch Academy was a therapeutic boarding school just outside the town of Hurricane, Utah, United States. It admitted adolescents, 12–18, with various issues, including anger management issues and major depressive disorder. Diamond Ranch Academy was founded in Idaho Falls in 1999 by Rob Dias and later moved to southern Utah, where it occupied a 200-acre (81 ha) ranch. It closed in August 2023 after Utah officials decided not to renew the school's license.
Its education programs were accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, The Joint Commission, and its courses generally lasted between ten and twelve months. Activities included various sports, including interscholastic competition, as well as caring for farm animals.
Diamond Ranch Academy charged a tuition fee of $12,000 per month. Some students who required special education services had their tuition fees covered by school districts in California and Washington.
In 2022, a student died at the school after a period of illness, and the Utah Department of Health subsequently issued an extreme level citation to Diamond Ranch Academy for failure to provide and seek necessary medical care for a client.
When Diamond Ranch Academy first opened in 1999, it was a working ranch in Idaho, and students were expected to take part in a cattle drive. During the first 2–6 weeks at Diamond Ranch Academy, there was no educational component; students would take part in the wilderness component of the program. Afterwards the student would receive "continuing education packets" that had been developed by Brigham Young University. Enrollees aged 12 to 17 were housed in groups based on age and gender on four separate areas of the ranch. Students who had reached the age of 18 before completing the program were housed in a fifth area.
Diamond Ranch Academy had three locations where they ran their programs: Timber Creek Ranch, near the town of Salmon, Idaho; the Swan Valley Ranch near Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and the Pitchfork Ranch in Southern Idaho.
In 2001, they moved to a campus outside of the town of Hurricane, Utah. In 2012, a new campus was opened at a site about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Hurricane.
In December 2022, a 17-year-old girl, Taylor Goodridge, collapsed and died from sepsis caused by acute peritonitis while attending school, which resulted in media attention. The State of Utah Department of Human Services found in a subsequent investigation that she had been ill since October 2022, reporting back pain, difficulty breathing, and difficulty sleeping because of the pain. Goodridge was found to have vomited at least 14 times in the 12-day period prior to her death.
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Diamond Ranch Academy
Diamond Ranch Academy was a therapeutic boarding school just outside the town of Hurricane, Utah, United States. It admitted adolescents, 12–18, with various issues, including anger management issues and major depressive disorder. Diamond Ranch Academy was founded in Idaho Falls in 1999 by Rob Dias and later moved to southern Utah, where it occupied a 200-acre (81 ha) ranch. It closed in August 2023 after Utah officials decided not to renew the school's license.
Its education programs were accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, The Joint Commission, and its courses generally lasted between ten and twelve months. Activities included various sports, including interscholastic competition, as well as caring for farm animals.
Diamond Ranch Academy charged a tuition fee of $12,000 per month. Some students who required special education services had their tuition fees covered by school districts in California and Washington.
In 2022, a student died at the school after a period of illness, and the Utah Department of Health subsequently issued an extreme level citation to Diamond Ranch Academy for failure to provide and seek necessary medical care for a client.
When Diamond Ranch Academy first opened in 1999, it was a working ranch in Idaho, and students were expected to take part in a cattle drive. During the first 2–6 weeks at Diamond Ranch Academy, there was no educational component; students would take part in the wilderness component of the program. Afterwards the student would receive "continuing education packets" that had been developed by Brigham Young University. Enrollees aged 12 to 17 were housed in groups based on age and gender on four separate areas of the ranch. Students who had reached the age of 18 before completing the program were housed in a fifth area.
Diamond Ranch Academy had three locations where they ran their programs: Timber Creek Ranch, near the town of Salmon, Idaho; the Swan Valley Ranch near Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and the Pitchfork Ranch in Southern Idaho.
In 2001, they moved to a campus outside of the town of Hurricane, Utah. In 2012, a new campus was opened at a site about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Hurricane.
In December 2022, a 17-year-old girl, Taylor Goodridge, collapsed and died from sepsis caused by acute peritonitis while attending school, which resulted in media attention. The State of Utah Department of Human Services found in a subsequent investigation that she had been ill since October 2022, reporting back pain, difficulty breathing, and difficulty sleeping because of the pain. Goodridge was found to have vomited at least 14 times in the 12-day period prior to her death.