SIGN PETITION TO CLOSE america’S MOST
NOTORIOUS INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD ABUSE FACILITY: Provo canyon school in provo,
utah!
To: Joint Commission of
Health Care Organizations, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Utah
Department of Human Services
Provo Canyon School located at
1350 E 750 N, Orem, UT 84097 has a history of torturing America's youth. The
lawsuits against them in which they were found guilty of cruel and inhumane
treatment and abuse of children include the cases of Taylor v.
Provo Canyon School and Milonas and Rice v. Provo Canyon School during the
1980's and 1990's. However, they still proudly claim to be in operation a full
29 years and claim to use the same treatment that has worked so well for their
organization over that span of time. We, the American People, do not approve of
Provo Canyon School and demand that their accreditation and licensing be
removed at once. They have an ongoing reputation for abuse and cruelty and a
proven history of culpability in this regard. The Department of Human Services
of Utah, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Joint
Commission of Healthcare Organizations must cancel Provo Canyon School's
licensing for good and remove all accreditation of Provo Canyon School.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
(Signatures updated
regularly as received from the petition at http://www.beyondbusiness.net/closepcs.htm
Last updated: 02/05/10 at 9:20pm)
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Name Last Name Reason For Signing? St. Ctry. Comments
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1 |
Angela |
Smith |
Provo Canyon School Survivor-1989 |
WA |
US |
I was abused at Provo Canyon School and continue to suffer
from debilitating back and knee injuries incurred during “punishment” in
their “investment” area. |
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2 |
Emily |
Taylor |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them all! |
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3 |
John |
Murrie |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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4 |
Brandon |
Neuhaus |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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5 |
Kyle |
Heiberg |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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6 |
Tim |
Spalding |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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7 |
Emily |
Steed |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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8 |
Megan |
Miller |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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9 |
Jason |
Yim |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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10 |
Tony |
Kelly |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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11 |
Miongchando |
Tejavanga |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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12 |
John |
Huntsman |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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13 |
Steve |
Summers |
Human Rights
Advocate |
WA |
US |
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14 |
Kevin |
Hamedui |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
WA |
US |
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15 |
Steve |
Nguyen |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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16 |
Matt |
Hendrickson |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
WA |
US |
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17 |
Lynn |
Temple |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Screw over the police who won’t close them down! |
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18 |
Claire |
West |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
No more Provo Canyon School! |
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19 |
Kathleen |
Mayorga |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
No more Provo Canyon School! |
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20 |
Laura |
Felicia |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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21 |
Cynthia |
Zimbelman |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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22 |
Melissa |
Halkett |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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23 |
Ryan |
Bressler |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
WA |
US |
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24 |
Bryan |
Woodard |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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25 |
Pam |
Korez |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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26 |
Eric |
Soran |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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27 |
Nicole |
Haddington |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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28 |
Marta |
Maranta |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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29 |
Chrissy |
Engstrom |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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30 |
Caroline |
Pew |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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31 |
Jared |
McCaskill |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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32 |
Catherine |
Smith |
Parent of a PCS Survivor |
WA |
US |
Close this horrid place of torture now! It’s un-American and inhumane. |
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33 |
Krystal |
Coleman |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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34 |
JJ |
Logan |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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35 |
Sandra |
Wilkinson |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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36 |
Kaylee |
Moore |
Human Rights Advocate |
HI |
US |
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37 |
Jana |
Prock |
Human Rights Advocate |
TX |
US |
I am a Jodee Messina fan!* |
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38 |
Erik |
Bowen |
Human Rights Advocate |
IL |
US |
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39 |
Frank |
Hervey |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
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40 |
Andrea |
Boettcher |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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41 |
Gabriel |
Coburn |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
This school is a prison and a hell hole for every child
that ends up there. Shut it down! |
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42 |
Elise |
Pavlak |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
I visited some of the sites of the survivors of Provo
Canyon School and it makes me sick to think that that kind of thing still
happens. If nobody does anything
about it, it’s going to keep going on. |
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43 |
Rachel |
Roberts |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
I was there for 26 months. I have seen most all forms of abuse there and gone through many
myself. The abuse of America’s
children needs to stop! |
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44 |
Helen |
Taylor |
Parent of a PCS Survivor-2003 |
CA |
US |
My child was abused physically, emotionally, and
psychologically at the school. No
patient should be tortured! |
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45 |
Matthew C. |
Taylor |
Brother of a PCS Survivor-2003 |
CA |
US |
My sister was brutalized at the school. Shut it down and investigate! |
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46 |
Courtney |
Victor |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
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47 |
M. Bret |
Taylor |
Parent of a PCS Survivor-2003 |
CA |
US |
My
daughter was tortured. It must be investigated. The fact that this institution has destroyed two petitions
just goes to show how low they will stoop.
PCS is a very dangerous place for children and destructive to
families. It is extremely punitive and uses abusive behavior and emotional
modification. |
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48 |
Dorothy |
Medeiros |
Grandparent of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
My grandchild was abused.
It must be investigated. |
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49 |
Sheri |
Alvarez |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
Close them down! |
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50 |
A. Elizabeth |
Taylor |
Survivor of PCS-2003 |
CA |
US |
Patient in 2003. I
suffered isolation, seclusion, human restraints, take downs, and forced
drugging. |
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51 |
Lori |
Willis |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Patients should not be abused! |
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52 |
Scott |
Sheppard |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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53 |
Shirley |
Hanson |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This abuse must stop! |
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54 |
Louise |
Lewis |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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55 |
Carol |
Bowers |
Human Rights Advocate |
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56 |
Allen |
Price |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
This abusive program should not exist in our country! |
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57 |
Andrea |
Hayes |
Human Rights Advocate |
GA |
US |
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58 |
Ramon |
Ruenes |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
TX |
US |
LSD, not LDS ; )* |
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59 |
Marcus |
Taylor |
Brother of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Sister was abused at PCS [in] 2003 |
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60 |
John |
Taylor III |
Cousin of a PCS Survivor |
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My cousin was tortured.
This facility should be shut down. |
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61 |
Lisa |
Valantine |
Aunt of a PCS Survivor |
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Niece was a patient-2003.
It’s amazing that the officials in Utah allow this type of abuse to
occur. |
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62 |
Tony |
Rodriguez |
Human Rights Advocate |
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This type of human torture should not be allowed in the
free world. |
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63 |
Debbie |
Baker |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
All of us are survivors as long as we allow schools like
these to remain open. Let’s all work
together to close them one at a time. |
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64 |
John |
Wells |
Human Rights Advocate |
KS |
US |
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65 |
Courtney |
Taylor |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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66 |
Devin |
Furey |
Human Rights Advocate |
PA |
US |
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67 |
Evelyn |
Chen |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
This is horrible! |
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68 |
Vikki |
Lewis |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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69 |
George |
Fendler |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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70 |
Benjamin |
Giancola |
Human Rights Advocate |
AL |
US |
BDSM...the subjugation of the nation throughout this
life...isn’t to be done in such a business like fashion. The personal connection between the slave
and master...is generally to be held in higher regard. Salut. |
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71 |
Tina |
Urbain |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
Such abuse is a blemish on our country’s good name and an
affront to the things this country holds dear. |
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72 |
Keturah |
Alford |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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73 |
Heather |
Salmon |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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74 |
Natalie |
Testa |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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75 |
Nina |
Damast |
Human Rights Advocate |
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US |
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76 |
Jackie |
Gutierrez |
Freind of a PCS Survivor |
OH |
US |
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77 |
Matthew |
Fugate |
Human Rights Advocate |
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78 |
Christopher |
Kaiser |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This place is horrible! |
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79 |
Richard |
Shaw |
Human Rights Advocate |
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UK |
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80 |
Paige |
Heatwole |
Human Rights Advocate |
MD |
US |
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81 |
Tessa |
Payton |
Human Rights Advocate |
CO |
US |
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82 |
Sabrina |
Simon |
Human Rights Advocate |
NJ |
US |
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83 |
Carole |
McNally |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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UK |
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84 |
Kristen |
Shahmir |
Human Rights Advocate |
MD |
US |
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85 |
Sam |
Weiss |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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86 |
Leyna |
Bansbach |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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87 |
Tabitha |
Campbell |
Human Rights Advocate |
MO |
US |
Provo Canyon School is NOT the only residential facility
that is using such harsh and strict punishments. This treatment HAS to stop.
Actions can be taken to treat the patient that is more effective and
less harmful. |
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88 |
Jennifer |
Bradley |
Human Rights Advocate |
PA |
US |
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89 |
Tyler |
Smith |
Human Rights Advocate |
OR |
US |
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90 |
Myra |
Mendez |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
I thought torture was illegal in this country! |
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91 |
Maxey |
Summer |
Human Rights Advocate |
CO |
US |
[PCS is] Crazy and stupid. |
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92 |
Rob |
F. |
Human Rights Advocate |
NH |
US |
If this is all true, then I’m in support of closing
“schools” like this. |
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93 |
Erna |
Cummings |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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94 |
Dana |
Fleetham |
Human Rights Advocate |
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95 |
Maddy |
Schafer |
Human Rights Advocate |
TX |
US |
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96 |
Marissa |
Hammer |
Human Rights Advocate |
CO |
US |
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97 |
Suzy |
Kassan |
Human Rights Advocate |
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98 |
Kristen |
Allen |
Human Rights Advocate |
NH |
US |
PLEASE CLOSE THIS INSTITUTION |
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99 |
Christopher |
Ameel |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
The Foulness of this facility is only outweighed by the
people maintaining it. |
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100 |
Catherine |
Owen |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
US |
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101 |
Cecilia |
Delcamp |
Human Rights Advocate |
OK |
US |
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102 |
Hillary |
Grumbine |
Human Rights Advocate |
PA |
US |
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103 |
Eion |
Whyman |
Human Rights Advocate |
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AU |
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104 |
Jacob-Riley |
Fitzpatrick |
Human Rights Advocate |
NH |
US |
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105 |
Terry |
D. |
Human Rights Advocate |
KY |
US |
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106 |
Ashley |
Williams |
Human Rights Advocate |
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107 |
Caleb |
Ladd |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
No one is free when others are oppressed. |
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108 |
Joshua |
Bara |
Human Rights Advocate |
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UK |
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109 |
Maria |
Roman |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This school is terrible, it’s hard to believe they get
away with this type of abuse. |
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110 |
Luis |
Roman |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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111 |
Jen |
Greenberg |
Human Rights Advocate |
PA |
US |
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112 |
Catherine |
Bailey |
Human Rights Advocate |
NH |
US |
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113 |
Samantha |
Knapp |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
US |
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114 |
Karin |
McWhorter |
Human Rights Advocate |
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115 |
Lauren |
Herstead |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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116 |
Raechel |
Doughty |
Human Rights Advocate |
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117 |
Simone |
Deahl |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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118 |
Katie |
Snow |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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119 |
Stacy |
Vennema |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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120 |
Jackson |
Haley |
Human Rights Advocate |
MA |
US |
This is not the way to make healthy, well-adjusted adults
out of troubled youth, regardless of how “out of control” they may be.l |
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121 |
Brenda |
Speakman |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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122 |
James |
Owen |
Human Rights Advocate |
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UK |
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123 |
Elizabeth |
Reilly |
Human Rights Advocate |
MA |
US |
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124 |
Heather |
Gately |
Human Rights Advocate |
MA |
US |
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125 |
Raymond |
Vindiola |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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126 |
Nicole |
Jacob |
Survivor of PCS |
OR |
US |
Some of the staff need to be F* fired cause of the 2
faced, manipulating, lying, cheating, inappropriate talk, tag teaming,
threatening, verbal abuse and deceiving. |
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127 |
Maria |
Weeks |
Human Rights Advocate |
WI |
US |
There are humane ways to discipline children that don’t
involve cruelty or oppression. |
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128 |
Alla |
Pekareva |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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129 |
Michael |
Baldock |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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130 |
Brian |
McCormick |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
As someone who has experienced degrading treatment from a
psychiatrist at a different mental “health” institution, I strongly urge more
powerful regulation and oversight to protect people who are experiencing
distress. |
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131 |
Judith |
Lautner |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
It’s time that ALL similar schools were closed down. |
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132 |
Jill |
Ploetz |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
US |
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133 |
Jenn |
Maberry |
Human Rights Advocate |
VA |
US |
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134 |
Jamie |
Keller |
Human Rights Advocate |
OH |
US |
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135 |
Elena |
Hernandez |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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136 |
Sara |
Trotta |
Human Rights Advocate |
MD |
US |
Minors have rights, too. |
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137 |
Sarah |
Fletcher |
Human Rights Advocate |
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US |
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138 |
Alexandria |
Buchanan |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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139 |
Aaron |
Wood |
Human Rights Advocate |
CO |
US |
Stop human rights violations in our own country, NOW! |
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140 |
Gregory |
Kapelle |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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141 |
Theresa |
Castro |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
I signed the other petition that was hacked. Shut them down! |
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142 |
Ambre |
Winfield |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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143 |
Crystal |
Moorehouse |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
It’s hard to believe that the authorities have allowed
this abuse of children to continue. |
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144 |
Rebecca |
Harris |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
Provo Canyon School NEEDS to be shut down! |
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145 |
Megan |
Wetzel |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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146 |
Renee |
Taylor |
Grandparent of a PCS Survivor |
NV |
US |
Granddaughter was a patient 2003. Please investigate and interview these
children. |
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147 |
Lee |
Stoughton |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
Please do whatever it takes to help these individuals who
are being victimized. Thank You! |
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148 |
Stephanie |
Houle |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CT |
US |
This place abused me emotionally, physically, and
mentally! Please, someone needs to
do something about this place immediately! |
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149 |
Juliana |
Loutsiouk |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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CA |
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150 |
Andrew |
Smith |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
US |
KEEP HUMAN RIGHTS ALIVE! |
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151 |
Kelsey |
Medina |
Human Rights Advocate |
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152 |
Blake |
Reznik |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
Shut ‘em down!
This “institution” does nothing in the way of helping students. I saw things go on there that would boggle
the mind. It’s a shame that too many
youths (such as myself at one time) that needn’t be exposed to the conditions
of PCS were sent to this poor excuse for a “school.” |
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153 |
Anna |
Ludwig |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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154 |
Alex |
Yamet |
Human Rights Advocate |
NY |
US |
Another terrible school that uses illegal methods to
“shape” children so that their parents can stop being parents. I attended a gulag school to a degree not
much lesser than this one. Please
close these horrible places. They are
one of the most overlooked and obscure things in the country, and places like
Provo Canyon School must be revealed to the public. |
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155 |
Quatrina |
Johnson |
Survivor/Parent of PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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156 |
Graeme |
Bacque |
Human Rights Advocate |
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CA |
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157 |
Lauren |
Harrell |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
HI |
US |
That place needs to be shutdown. They treat the kids there inhumanely and freeze them in those
secluded rooms and if you try to keep warm, they take away your clothes so
you end up butt naked. And, sometimes
they forget you’re in there so you don’t get fed. |
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158 |
Rick |
Smith |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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The government must do more to protect children and
families from these manipulative, abusive, and fraudulent youth programs. |
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159 |
George |
Hamilton |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
NV |
US |
Provo Canyon School is truly abominable. It is an openly avowed
behavior-modification center, proudly using techniques aimed at destroying
the victim’s sense of self. These
were openly admitted to us in 1976, when I was there with Dave Michaels,
Brent Neal, Dave Low, Bob Sealy, Kevin Coombs, and Paul Tucker. |
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160 |
Mary |
Vindiola |
Grandmother of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Grandmother of a survivor from 00-02. |
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161 |
Edward |
Rimbaugh |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
After reading what recipients of the school’s behaviour
modification techniques have related about their experiences I am struck by
the similarity of the BM with what we can be put though at the perinatal,
birth and post-birth level of experience (especially in a society which does
not even practice nonviolence surrounded perinatal experience). Ergo, I see the school as very similar to
a prison (or a torture facility) and serving the purposes of a society that
needs to take vengeance for violence/assault/deprivation surrounding birth. It is also significant that the victims of
abuse at the school seem to be adolescents.
Interesting that the society that can provide no real initiation to or
elder-mentor connection for its adolescents must act out its pain against
them by putting more and more young people in prisons or prisonlike
institutions. (The society idolizes
Youth while practicing a form of social sadism against them—when it is not
malignedly neglecting them or commodifying them.) And I haven’t even gotten to the violation of the UN Charter
(human rights/torture) or the denial of civil and constitutional rights. |
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162 |
Marianna |
Ingram |
Human Rights Advocate |
AL |
US |
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163 |
April |
Randall |
Human Rights Advocate |
UT |
US |
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164 |
Joshua |
Taylor |
Brother of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Sister at PCS 2003.
Depressed people should not be treated with brutality. |
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165 |
Michael |
Sherman |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
DZ |
Child abuse is child abuse, even if it is done to “save a
child’s life” from what ever the perceived problem is. |
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166 |
Ria |
Ora |
Human Rights Advocate |
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167 |
Katie |
Brinkheart |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
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168 |
Amber |
Artino |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
OH |
US |
This is wrong. |
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169 |
Jay |
Fickling |
Human Rights Advocate |
NY |
US |
I am appalled by what I have read on the internet
concerning the abuses that occur. |
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170 |
Erin |
Walsh |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
I don’t understand how a school that is meant to help
people can do so much harm and get away with it. It is unbelievable that this “school” is still running and I
see no reason why the demented staff aren’t in jail. |
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171 |
Vanessa |
Rooney |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
I am a former student of Mountain Park, and I believe that
that institution, and any institution like it should be closed for GOOD. I remember listening to Jello Biafra
speak...and I actually thought he was referring to Mountain Park! None of us deserved to go through that
torture. They censored us, tried
their hardest to make me believe that any happiness I’d had in the past had
been evil...and tried to tell me that when they abused me it was “God’s
will.” Screw them. Check out my story on the mountain park
websites (www.mountainparksurvivors.com). I will do anything to shut these bullshit
places down. |
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172 |
Marilyn |
Johnson |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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173 |
Norma |
Lockoski |
Human Rights Advocate |
FL |
US |
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174 |
David |
Sartison |
Human Rights Advocate |
OT |
CA |
I think everyone should sign this petition. |
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175 |
Brook |
Lewis |
Human Rights Advocate |
TN |
US |
That is unacceptable. |
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176 |
Roxanna |
Silva |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
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177 |
Roberta |
Peck |
Human Rights Advocate |
MA |
US |
I’m doing this in the name of Jesus. He loves these kids, and he loves you too! |
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178 |
Lauren |
Payne |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
HI |
US |
PROVO
CANYON SCHOOL AND MANY OTHER PLACES LIKE IT DESERVE TO BE SHUT DOWN.UPON
ENTERING THAT PLACE,I WAS TREATED LIKE CRAP.NOBODY WANTED TO KNOW HOW I FELT
AND I,AMONG EVERYONE ELSE, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO EXPRESS DESIRE TO LEAVE THE
SCHOOL,OR WE WOULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES AND LOSE THE LITTLE PRIVILEGES THAT
I HAD.BEING IN THAT PLACE WAS DEFINATELY NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I'D NEVER
WANT TO BE PUT THROUGH THAT KIND OF HELL EVER AGAIN. |
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179 |
Matthew |
Prasse |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
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180 |
Kyla |
Stone |
Human Rights Advocate |
OH |
US |
That's just wrong. That school needs to be closed down for good. |
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181 |
Rebecca |
Roberts |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
AL |
US |
PCS stripped me of all my social abilities. |
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182 |
Robert |
Papy |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
FL |
US |
Education cannot come from a place of torture and violence. This school and entities like it must be forever closed if we are to evolve in our conception of positively educating the spirit of humankind. |
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183 |
John |
Taylor Sr. |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This type of institutionalized child abuse must be abolished in our society. The governments of the United States and Utah must close this institution and fully investigate the children who have been victims and witnesses of abuse, torture and violation of human and patient rights. |
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184 |
David |
McDonald |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Behavior modification can
only be kindled in one's own heart. Force is not the way a person is to live
their life. Our public policies and laws needs to reflect what this country
really stands for. Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Shut this unlawful,
inhumane, ungodly school down! |
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185 |
Marie |
Young |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
PA |
US |
How can the authorities
continue to allow this treatment facility to continue operating when they
blatantly violate State and Federal Law. Provo Canyon School is in violation
of Title 42 because staff abuse
children with mental illness. There have been reports of kicking, beating,
fractured bones and dislocations of bones from excessive force during human
restraints, chemical restraints given against consent, denial of an
opportunity to file grievances - the list goes on and on. How many violations
of FEDERAL law does it take for the State of Utah to close this so-called
school down and investigate? |
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186 |
Stephanie C. |
Rowe |
Human Rights Advocate |
? |
? |
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187 |
Tom |
Cadden |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
I thought our laws would
protect us - who is allowing this to continue? This place must be shut down.
How many reports of abuse and horror does our government need? |
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188 |
Mandy |
McClaine |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
SC |
US |
I lost two years of my
life in this place. I truly believe they think they are helping those who
enter PCS, but they really are making things much worse off for the
"patients." To quote a staff that was
working while I was there during my stay "I wonder if we are helping you
guys, I mean you guys have become so dependent pretty soon you will have to
be asking if its okay to be wiping your own butts" I left PCS with a
dependence on people more than I ever had before. I didn't do anything with
out asking if its okay, and it damaged me and lowered my self-confidence with
myself. Believing that I had to have someone showing me and guiding me
through every thing in order for me to be able to do a job, etc. They also knew nothing about the issues regarding why I was there in the first place. I was at the school for family issues...and self harm. The school could not help me in my family situations b/c my parents lived states away, so instead of making my family situation better, it made it worse. After two years of being locked up, i went home to my family, feeling like a over-staying guest. As for my self-harm issues, they taught me better ways to hide my self injury, and punished me for my only way I knew how to cope. Instead of taking the time to teach me better coping skills, etc. The list goes on and on
about how this place impacted me in the worst way possible. I know for a fact
that many of the girls that I keep in contact with that were there at the
same time as me...feel the same way. This place really should
be shut down. |
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189 |
Mary |
Yett, DVM |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
ON |
CA |
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190 |
Catherine |
Colarelli |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
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US |
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191 |
Jaime |
Fugate |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CO |
US |
Unless you lived through
the hell we survivors lived through, you will never understand. I didn't need therapy back then, I'm in it
now because of pcs. My parents had
the money and I ended up paying the price.
I swore to make it my life's mission to shut that place down! |
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192 |
Casidhe |
Kennedy |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
IL |
US |
I am a resident at provo
canyon school and I have been treated with disrespect by my staff and
therapist. My sobriety has been forced upon me. |
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193 |
Jeff |
Taylor |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Children must be treated
with dignity. Torture is NOT therapy. |
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194 |
Maria |
Gonzalez |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This school should be shut
down because they continue to traumatize children. |
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195 |
Alejandra |
Diaz |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Shut this school down. |
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196 |
Alexandra |
Yepez |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
How can the authorities
allow the degrading and inhumane treatment of these children to continue? |
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197 |
Ruben |
Escoto |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
After all I’ve heard from
a former student of this school I now feel this school should be shut down. |
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198 |
Todd |
Berrien |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This is
not a safe place for children of any age. This school inflicts children with
cruel punishments. They do not know how to treat children. There are also
many false representations regarding this facility. Is it a hospital or is it
a school. Regardless of what it is - it should be shut down for gross
disregard for basic human rights. |
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199 |
Brandon |
Schrichter |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Reform schools like this will cause future emotional problems in those exposed to abusive treatment. This abusive treatment could later affect a person's personality and interaction with society. |
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200 |
Luis Villa |
Gomez |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Shut this place down! |
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201 |
John David |
Taylor Jr. |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
This school sounds like and extension of BYU security. The last bastion of the Nazi party. |
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202 |
Lunda |
Guthrie |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
Our animals have more rights than this school gives to the children in their care. Provo Canyon School should lose licensing for the abusive tactics used on children. The children in boot camps are treated with more respect than children in this school. |
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203 |
Julia |
Browder |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
NC |
US |
I now suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as well as social phobia...it has been many yrs since I left pcs and I still am haunted and left with the damage and disorders pcs left me with... I hope and pray justice will be done. |
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204 |
Wayne |
Carter |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
This
school should be shut down!
Some staff members should be jailed for cruelty to children. |
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205 |
Vito |
Riazi |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
This program abuses human beings and should be closed. |
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206 |
Crane |
Carter |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
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207 |
Laura |
Arteaga |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
IL |
US |
Did any of those people ever once think about what we went thru at home, was probably bad enough with out being degraded and made to feel like complete worthless pieces of shit? Did they ever stop and think..hmmmm, maybe these are good kids from really messed up parents? I could go on for hours, but I’m gonna save my energy for my day in court! |
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208 |
Dolores |
Salcido |
Niece is currently at PCS |
CA |
US |
My niece is now enrolled
in this school, after reading these articles it truly worries me. |
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209 |
C. |
Curley |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
OR |
US |
The institution needs to
be closed NOW! (and =demolished= so it doesn't end up as one of Ashcroft's
civilian prison camps. |
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210 |
Ruben |
Aviles |
Father of a PCS Survivor |
MI |
US |
NOT ONLY DO I WANT THIS
PLACE SHUT-DOWN BECAUSE OF LETTERS I HAVE GOTTEN FROM MY DAUGHTER I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET HER OUT. |
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211 |
Linda |
Reemell |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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212 |
Karl |
Duradick |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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213 |
Ted |
Munneke |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them all! |
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214 |
Alison |
Malsbury |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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215 |
Leana |
Geursid |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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216 |
Donald |
Frank |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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217 |
Michael |
Mazzeti |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
Close them down! |
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218 |
M. J. |
Brewer |
Human Rights Advocate |
WA |
US |
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219 |
Ben |
Goodrich |
Human Rights Advocate |
UT |
US |
I am from Utah and have
had friends who have gone to PCS and have bought back horrible stories shut
them down. |
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220 |
Scott |
Davidson |
Human Rights Advocate |
NY |
US |
This is one of the worst
manifestations of ageism in our country.
Close gulag schools, reform the behavior modification/teen fix it
industry. |
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221 |
Elatia |
Grimshaw |
Human Rights Advocate |
MI |
US |
All schools like this need
to be shut down. If a teen is truly bad, let them be put on trial like an
adult. Parents shouldn't have the right to send teens to these places just
because the teens stay out late, listen to goth music or wear baggy clothes. |
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222 |
Michael |
Hawk |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
NC |
US |
I have a friend that went there
and strongly encourage the closing of these places. |
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223 |
Kim |
Neumann |
Human Rights Advocate |
MN |
US |
When will this insanity
stop? The children of these programs
come out with horror stories of mistreatment. The long term effects are still unknown. Are we creating a society of throw away
children? |
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224 |
Pete |
Calabrese |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
NJ |
US |
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225 |
M.K. |
Arey |
Friend of a PCS Survivor |
NC |
US |
I have seen the effects
that this school has had on my friend J.W. Browder. Keep strong and much love to you mountain fairy. |
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226 |
Katherine |
O’Brien |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
WA |
US |
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227 |
Mark |
Gillespie |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
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US |
I had an ear infection
once and it caused my throat great irritation and they would not do a thing
to help me. They would not even give me a single cough drop. They neglected everyone’s medical needs if
they could, they only helped people who were bleeding or had a broken bone.
There was a kid there who complained of pain in his arm and they did nothing,
it turns out he had a serious bone infection. |
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228 |
Lisa |
Cummins |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
IN |
US |
I was a patient there from
May 1991 until December 1992. That experience made my issues worse instead of
better. Please stop the cycle and close down the school. |
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229 |
Andy |
Cummins |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
IN |
US |
I think it is awful how my
wife was treated while she was there. All of these places should be shut
down! My wife has struggled so much because of the 19 months she spent there.
Someone must stop the abuse NOW!!!!!! |
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230 |
Matt |
Raftery |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
That place seriously
chattered my nerves and has caused me paranoia and nightmares. |
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231 |
Ginger |
Warbis |
Human Rights Advocate |
PA |
US |
Based on what I've read
about Provo Canyon much of the psychological and emotional abuse is similar
to what I witnessed and experienced at The Seed and Straight, Inc. Straight,
Inc. remained in operation for some a number of years despite constant
criminal and civil complaints and legal actions. Instead of discouraging use
of these behavior modification methods, the effect has been like the
magician's apprentice breaking the enchanted broomstick. They just splinter
off into different groups under different names and become more adept at
covering up. I hope this action
establishes a precedent in Utah and on the federal level to turn the tide
against imprisoning and tormenting teens w/o due process of law. |
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232 |
Michael |
Muldoon |
Human Rights Advocate |
NY |
US |
Shut the motherfuckers
down! May everyone who even remotely
participates in that kind of abuse burn in hell for all of eternity. |
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233 |
Lorraine |
Hutchings |
Parent of a PCS Survivor |
UT |
US |
My daughter stayed there
in the 80's when she was a child. A family friend (doctor) told us it was a
private school with lots of fun things to do. My daughter is severe epileptic
and it was the medication that had caused her outbursts. The doctors there
put her in cages with only her bra and underpants on a mat on the floor and a
sheep to keep warm. Also the doctors there were supposed to be very careful
about her medicine as they were to consult her neurologist before giving her
any medicine. They never contacted him and shw was given medications that
caused her to have more seizures that she didn't have at the time. The only
way she got out was a friend of mine who worked there told me how they abused
her and begged me to get her out. I had the lawyers for disabled people come
there as an IEP and then told them we were taking her out. The school didn't
have time to get a court order to stop it. I was not even allowed to help her
pack and a counselor followed her and heckled her all the time she was
packing because they wanted her to react and keep her there. The abuses were
numerous and I myself saw many children there crying by what they were suffering
when I visited my daughter. |
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234 |
Suellen |
Kolbo |
Human Rights Advocate |
CA |
US |
I am the guardian of a
relative who survived a year in WWASPS.
PCS is the "parent" of that behavioral modification
philosophy, and as such, is responsible for the emotional and physical abuse
suffered by my child. Utah has gained
an international reputation of ignoring and allowing private companies to
behave in a way that would be criminal in a public venue, such as a child's
own home. Please stop the abuse, stop
the degrading of Utah's reputation, stop the private prisons who seem to be
responsible to no one. |
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235 |
Christopher |
Harmon |
Human Rights Advocate |
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US |
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236 |
Joe |
Stanton |
PCS Survivor 1988-1989 |
CA |
US |
ATTENTION PARENTS -
ATTENTION PARENTS ---- If you truly love your child you will not be deceived
by PCS. Their tactics and lies are
evil in more ways than one. I was
locked up at PCS in 1988/1989. FALSE
ADVERTISING--------------------------------- PCS mislead my parents in
the 80's and I am sure they are doing the same now. PCS has pamphlets that show the numerous activities that the
child will take part in once at the school.
This simply does not happen.
Neither does the therapy sessions that are meant to help the
child. PCS is not truly a
"school." Although the teachers
could be just as vindictive as the counselors who were hopped up on steroids,
employees of PCS saw school as a privilege for the child. The counselors would often not allow
children to attend classes so that they would always have some kids to punish
during the day. I was at PCS for
fourteen months and probably attended class about six of those months. ABUSE - PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL----------------------- For minor misbehavior or
no bad behavior at all, the child would be made to stare at a wall anywhere
from three to ten hours a day. For
many children including myself, this would result in dizzy spells. This was mainly because of the room that
this was taking place. It was in a
unit of the school that had locked doors and no windows. During my stay there was a time when I
stared at a wall ten hours a day for six months straight. There were other eight foot by eight foot
rooms that were used for solitary confinement. I was locked in solitary for over 24 hours once, and I have
seen friends locked in for over three days for what counselors would regard
as a "poor attitude."
PHYSICAL ABUSE would often occur as well. Almost daily you would see a small child slammed to the floor
by a 250+ pound BYU football player.
Of course these goons had absolutely no credentials to work these
positions. Most of them were not
bright and resort to violence when they were frustrated with a child. INSURANCE
FRAUD----------------------------------- This may be an area that
does not receive as much focus as the other complaints by former
students. However, this is something
that is very disturbing and very real.
According to the staff members at PCS, your child is so fucked up and
such a mess until the time when your insurance begins to run out. You will be told that your child is
(magically) transformed into a well-adjusted person only when your insurance
is gone and you are no longer of any value to them. Another disturbing fact is the financial compensation that Psychiatrists
across the United States would receive for referring parents to PCS. I have dozens of
disturbing stories regarding my stay at PCS but it is probably best that I do
not get into all of the specifics in this forum. EVERYTHING WE SPEAK OF IS
TRUE-------------------- As someone who endured
fourteen horrible months in such an evil place, I see it as my duty to
educate parents about what PCS is truly all about. Though I feel that sites
like this are a positive thing for former students, friends, and family, I am
also very aware of the amount of power and wealth held by PCS (PCS was owned
by The Charter Corporation when I was there). I have knowledge of payoffs that PCS has made to former
students in order to stay out of court.
The class action lawsuit (twenty+ students) that I was a part of in
the late 90's was only thrown out by the judge due to the statute of
limitations law. Previous to that
ruling PCS had tried to settle with all of us for about $5,000 which was an
incredible insult. We are talking
about an evil facility that is absolutely petrified of receiving bad press
and going through a huge trial. They
know that if they ever go to court and the truth comes out they will be
forced to pay up big time. I have always been
consistent in saying that as much as it would be nice for me to receive
financial compensation for what PCS put me and my family through, I would
rather not receive a dime if it meant that PCS would be shut down. By the way, there are
hundreds more former students out there that don't even know that this forum
and ones like it exist. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS-- GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS-- |
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237 |
Judy |
Luck |
Human Rights Advocate |
IL |
US |
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238 |
Karen |
Emerick |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
IL |
US |
17 years after being
released from Provo Canyon School, I still occasionally wake up with night
sweats and panic attacks that I began suffering after my experiences at the
school. From 9 DAYS WITH 2 SHOWERS IN
ISOLATION FOR A FAULTY URINE SAMPLE (My parents were told that I admitted to
purchasing pot on a ski lift while on a visit, even though I was
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING with my father in full view!) to Dr. Gwilliam verbally
attacking me when my brother and father arrived for a visit to the point my
brother said "I am not going to sit hear and listen to you bash my
sister." I had no warning that
"Dr." Gwilliam would turn on me.
Both my brother and father
were concerned that I was on so many medications that my hands shook and my
speech was slurred. Dr. Gwilliam
indicated that I needed to be highly medicated to keep me from being violent
- even though I had no history at the school of violence, only depression
which I was punished for (not adjusting well on the reports – so no
privileges). When I had complained to
the medical doctor, he only upped my dosage.
I was forced to take extremely large doses of medication but was
punished for wanting to know what I was taking and wanting off. Considering the issues the FDA is now
reporting in such medications as Xanax and other MOI’s and
SSR’s, I consider it gross negligence that my concerns were brushed
aside as being trivial. After working steadily for
the hotel and school cleaning, to receive a check for only $70 after one year
was an outrage. I was told that money had been taken out for outings and
personal items, however my mother was paying bills for those same
things. She was also being charged
quite a bit of money for items that she herself had bought me. No one goes through 2 boxes of tampons a
month if there is not a serious medical problem. And in the end was
anything accomplished other than my mother being bilked out of her
money? No - because they never
addressed any of the issues that had resulted in the total breakdown of my
relationship with my parents. No
family counseling. I carried the
anger with me for another 12 years after leaving before making any changes on
my own. I even called to have my
medical and psychological records sent to another counselor. After 1 year, all Dr. Gwilliam had wrote
fit onto less than 7 sheets. Nice
intensive counseling. And after Dr.
Gwilliam’s turning on me I did not trust him to tell him anything
– just continued to keep it buried as I had before everything came
crashing down. No therapeutic, rape
trauma, eating disorder or drug abuse counseling provided. No program to help me develop positive and
healthy ways to deal with problems.
Just intimidated into proper behavior and told that I was the problem
over and over and over. Let it be
known that after my experience at Provo Canyon School, not only did I
immediately revert to my prior self-destructive behavior with a vengeance,
but I also began to suffer severe and debilitating panic / anxiety attacks
not experienced prior to my admission. Oh yes - and their
"education" was so great that many of the classes taken at PCS had
to be retaken at my next high school even though I had passed the
classes. I had to retake Algebra II
with Trig (same book) because PCS lumped it under "Algebra". |
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239 |
Donald L. |
Smith |
Human Rights Advocate |
OH |
US |
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240 |
Josh |
Lockman |
Loved One of a PCS Survivor |
CA |
US |
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|
241 |
Jen |
Tweedy |
PCS Survivor-2004 |
CA |
US |
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|
242 |
Jane |
Policastro |
PCS Survivor-2004 |
NY |
US |
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|
243 |
A. |
Fetterman |
Provo Canyon School Survivor |
CA |
US |
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