River View Christian Academy

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River View Christian Academy
Location
River View Christian Academy
6019 County Road

Lexington
,
Lee County
,
Texas
78947
Coordinates 30°25′3.63″N97°10′35″W / 30.4176750°N 97.17639°W / 30.4176750; -97.17639
Information
Former nameJulian Youth Academy
Founded1993 [1]
FounderPhil Ludwig
Website riverviewchristianacademy.org

The River View Christian Academy (RCVA), formerly known as Julian Youth Academy, is a fully accredited, private Christian boarding school in Lee County, Texas. [2] RCVA is a program of Teen Rescue, Inc. RCVA helped[ clarification needed ] teen girls in need of regular supervision. RCVA provided an individualized education program, coaching, intervention, parent-training support groups, a high staff-to-student ratio, and aftercare support.[ citation needed ]

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History

The campus burned in 2003. [3] The owners tried to rebuild, but faced legal battles with San Diego County. [4]

The school was mentioned in an October 2007 hearing conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office. [5] [6]

River View Christian Academy
Former campus location

In 2009, they leased the old cascade school campus in Shasta County. [7]

In 2011 a mummified baby was found on the campus in Shasta County. It belonged to a staff member, who told the police that she had not fed the baby when it was born. [8] [9]

Julian Youth Academy now operates as River View Christian Academy. [10]

In 2016, California introduced the Community Care Facilities Act of 2016 requiring that the school would need to acquire a Community Care License from the state. They had previously been exempt until this new legislation and the owner, Phil Ludwig, refused to pay the daily $200 fine resulting in a warrant being issued on January 8, 2019. [11]

The facility has been said to provide conversion therapy to children who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. [12] It has been alleged that the facility has punished these children. [11] Californian authorities were investigating the school for these reasons in 2019, and considering closing it. [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Boarding School for Teen Girls". River View Christian Academy. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "All Girls School for Behavior | About River View Christian Academy". River View Christian Academy. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Marshack, Megan (October 31, 2003). "Teens homeless from Cedar fire". Archived from the original on June 27, 2004.
  4. ↑ Julian Youth Academy Fire Recovery, Teen Rescue homepage
  5. ↑ I support the bill to End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005, a statement from a survivor of the facility
  6. ↑ 111th Congress (2009) (February 9, 2009). "H.R. 911". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 5, 2009. Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Mendez, Mat (November 11, 2011). "Update: Shasta County Woman Arrested For Killing Secret Baby; Infant Found Mummified". KRCR. Retrieved May 11, 2023. The academy has leased a 250-acre ranch formerly known as Shepherd's Ranch and the Cascade School, east of Whitmore, since 2009.
  8. ↑ Shasta County Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine , by: Alan Marsden, KHSL TV, November 8, 2011
  9. ↑ Woman held in death of baby found hidden at Christian school, by Robert J. Lopez, LA Times blog, November 9, 2011
  10. ↑ Palma, Bethania (June 17, 2019). "Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex?". Snopes. Retrieved May 11, 2023. In the story, the women quoted recalled policies at the facility, formerly known as Julian Youth Academy, that barred them from talking to each other, touching or being touched by anyone.
  11. 1 2 Mackey, Meaghan (June 14, 2019). "A faith-based school in Whitmore is being accused of punishing students for being gay". KTVL. Retrieved April 9, 2024. The Department of Social Services has determined that because the staff controlled every aspect of the children's lives on campus, it needs to have a community care license.
  12. ↑ Sobel, Arial (September 12, 2018). "California Christian School Alleged to Be Conversion Therapy Nightmare". Advocate. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ Kingkade, Tyler (June 12, 2019). "California Wants To Shut Down A Christian School Accused Of Punishing Students For Being Gay". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  14. ↑ Palma, Bethania (June 17, 2019). "Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex?". Snopes News. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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