SALT LAKE CITY — Provo Canyon School's Springville campus license has been revoked by the state of Utah after several recent and years-old allegations of abuse.
The revocation by the Department of Health and Human Services was issued Monday; however, the behavioral health facility has until Aug. 6 of this year to terminate all services and to stop taking in any new enrollments.
The notice asks the youth treatment facility to notify parents or guardians of each student enrolled at the school of the license revocation. The school must also post the notice on a site to be viewed by the public.
The decision to revoke the Springville location's license came after years of abuse allegations from former students and their families. The department said it was "taking this action because of (Provo Canyon School's) failure to provide applicable health and safety services for clients."
Celebrity advocate Paris Hilton is one of those former students. She attended Provo Canyon School in Springville and has spoken publicly about her time there, claiming she also experienced abuse at the youth treatment facility as a teenager.
On June 17, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services placed immediate conditions on the license of the Provo Canyon School's Provo campus.
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