Oakley School

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Oakley School
Oakley School
Summit County
,
Utah
84061

United States
Information
Established1998
StatusClosed
Closed2017
Category Therapeutic Boarding School
CEEB code 450242
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Oakley School

Oakley School was a coeducational therapeutic boarding school located in Oakley, Utah, enrolling students of high school age. The school announced its closure in May 2017. [1] The school was established in 1998 as a transitional placement for students who had been released from the Island View Residential Treatment Center. [2] In 2004 both Oakley and Island View were acquired by Aspen Education Group. [2] [3] Since August 2013, it has been partnered with InnerChange, LLC. [4]

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A former student featured the since-closed Oakley School in the documentary Now Return Us to Normal. [5] In it, the filmmaker Leslie Koren and her classmates described their experiences during their years at the behavior modification school. [6] Koren and others described treatment strategies included isolating students upon arrival, controlling who they could talk to and in what settings, taking away certain privileges, and therapy designed to psychologically break students. [7]

In 2021, Newport Academy, a nationwide network of residential treatment centers for teens struggling with mental health issues, opened a facility on the former campus of the Oakley School. [8] The executive director of the Newport Academy teen residential treatment program in Oakley is Gary Broadbent, who also worked as a therapist at the Oakley School and Island View Residential Treatment Center in Syracuse, Utah. [8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "The Oakley School Home". www.oakley-school.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Stednitz, Larry (September 20, 2005). "Oakley School". Woodbury Reports. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aspen Education Group Acquires Island View & Oakley School". Woodbury Reports. December 2, 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Leading Therapeutic Boarding School Partners with InnerChange" (press release). August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Now Return Us to Normal". IMDb .
  6. ↑ "Now Return Us to Normal". Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Now Return Us to Normal Review: A Poetic, Personal Road Trip Reflecting on the Unintended Consequences of Wilderness Schools". November 23, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Cramer, Alexander (September 8, 2021). "Teen treatment center opens on Summit County's East Side". Park Record. Archived from the original on September 1, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Rugunya, Sammy (December 27, 2022). "Who Are Tom Hanks' Four Children And What Do They Do For A Living?". TheThings. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chet Hanks's Home | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.[ dead link ]

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