Cross Creek Programs

Cross Creek Programs was a reform school[2] facility in La Verkin, Utah, operated by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS). 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, which were originally in different locations. 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.[2] Before founding Cross Creek, Lichfield had worked at Provo Canyon School.[2]

Cross Creek Academy
Location
150 North State Street
La Verkin, Utah 84745,
United States of America
Information
School typeprivate
Motto"Not just a program, but a solution."
Established1988
FounderRobert Lichfield, Brent Facer
DirectorKarr Farnsworth
Grades7 - 12
Age range12 - 19
MascotBobcats
AccreditationNorthwest Accreditation Commission[1]
NewspaperCross Creek Chronicle (former)
AffiliationWorld Wide Association of Specialty Programs
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110129202501/http://crosscreekprogram.com/

The school ("Cross Creek Academy") is educationally accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission.[1]

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
  1. "NWAC Accreditation". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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