by WWASP Survivors | Aug 22, 2024 | Spring Creek Lodge, Survivor Testimony, Thompson Falls, WWASP Programs
My brother was troubled and had been to military school, vocational school etc but then when 17 in 1997 spent some time at Thompson Falls SCL. I was just a little kid so don’t remember it all but just found an old letter and looked up the address and discovering this...
by WWASP Survivors | Jul 17, 2024 | Cross Creek Programs, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
Hello! My name is Stacy [REDACTED], and I am a survivor from attending Cross Creek Academy. I was in Cross Creek for roughly 22 months. I was taken in the middle of the night by 2 people not knowing who they were. I was told I can walk out voluntarily or be put into...
by WWASP Survivors | Apr 18, 2022 | Provo Canyon School, Survivor Testimony
I was placed at Provo Canyon School by the state of California. I had run away from an abusive home, and had a lot of behavior problems stemming from the abuse so California decided to send me to Provo. Some of my memories are vague, but I do remember being...
by WWASP Survivors | Apr 14, 2022 | Breaking Code Silence, Spring Ridge Academy, Survivor Testimony
I was sent to Spring Ridge Academy, a therapeutic boarding school, when I was 17. I’d been a high-achieving, straight-A student my whole life and I had a lot of friends. I knew my parents loved me but they fought a lot of the time, so by middle school I was already...
by WWASP Survivors | Apr 14, 2022 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony
I faked an appendicitis so that I would be transported to the hospital and from there make my escape. The doctor decided to perform and appendectomy on me anyways and when I woke up from surgery my family was there. I told them all of the brutality that was happening,...
