Cross Creek Programs
| Cross Creek Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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37°12′15.15″N 113°16′18.43″W / 37.2042083°N 113.2717861°W | |
| Information | |
| Other names | Cross Creek Manor
Cross Creek Center Cross Creek Academy |
| Type | Specialty Boarding School |
| Motto | "Not just a program, but a solution." |
| Established | 1988 |
| Founder | Robert Lichfield, Brent Facer |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Director | Karr Farnsworth |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Age range | 12–19 |
| Mascot | Bobcats |
| Accreditation | Northwest Accreditation Commission[1] |
| Newspaper | Cross Creek Chronicle (former) |
| Affiliation | World Wide Association of Specialty Programs |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20110129202501/http://crosscreekprogram.com/ |
Cross Creek Programs was a Specialty Boarding School[2][3] 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]
The cross creek programs used teen escort company to facilitate the transporting from adolescents from their parents residents to the program.[4]
History
[edit]Cross Creek Programs was a Specialty Boarding School[3] founded in 1988 by Robert Lichfield and Brent Facer, originally only for girls in La Verkin, utah.[5] The school ("Cross Creek Academy") was educationally accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission.[1]
In 1999, Robert Lichfield incorporated the company World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools Inc with the help of his attorney Ralph Atkin.[6]
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.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "NWAC Accreditation". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 Connolly, Ceci (February 9, 2006). "Teen girls using pills, smoking more than boys". NBC News. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
- ↑ "A Family's Last Resort : When Cara Vanni's parents could no longer control her, they made a desperate decision. They sent her away". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1992. ISSN 2165-1736. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
In fact, they were kidnapers--of sorts--and they had arrived at the invitation of her parents to escort her forcibly to a private school in Utah.
- ↑ "Too-tough love?". Forbes. March 22, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ↑ Hayes, Toby (June 18, 2003). "Boarding schools go unchecked in Utah". Deseret News. ISSN 0745-4724. OCLC 367900153. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ↑ 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