by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I went to Spring Ridge Academy in 2015. I was originally “gooned” (woken up in the middle of the night and taken hostage by strangers who escorted me) to a wilderness program. The wilderness program ended by recommending me to SRA. When I first got there,...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was sent to spring ridge academy or SRA in August of 2014 after attending a therapeutic wilderness program. There were a lot of reasons that my parents sent me away, including depression, lots of anger, and no longer caring about school or anything else. What they...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was abused while at spring ridge in the following ways. – Zero contact with my family the duration of my stay. – Isolated from girls in the program. – Made to pick up tumbleweeds, rake sand, and move huge rocks and other manual labor. – Not...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
My name is Jenna [REDACTED]. I went to Spring Ridge Academy therapeutic boarding school. They used humiliation tactics, solitary confinement that lasted days, crazy forced labor, denial of proper medical care, inappropriate use of medication, discrimination against...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was sent to Spring Ridge Academy (SRA) in the spring of 1998, against my will. SRA was marketing as an “emotional growth boarding school” and was founded by Jeannie Courtney. Prior to starting SRA, Courtney was married to David Gilcrease and the two of...
