Cross Creek Programs
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Cross Creek Center
Cross Creek Academy| Cross Creek Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 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 |
| School type | private |
| 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 reform school[2] 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.[3]
Cross Creek Programs was founded in 1988 by Robert Lichfield and Brent Facer, originally only for girls In La Verkin, utah.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]