Shut down River View Christian Academy
The Issue
The survivors of River View Christian Academy are calling for the state of Texas to investigate the academy regarding the abuse that continues to take place as long as their “school” stays open.
River View Christian Academy, formally known as Julian Youth Academy, markets itself as a private Christian residential boarding school for troubled teens.
RVCA marketing to parents whose children exhibit what they believe to be “troubling” behaviors. They claim to encourage their students by redirecting teens who “struggle” by putting them in an environment that is structured with a routine schedule that the teens can count on.
Here is what RVCA does not tell you.
RVCA was initially located 40 miles up a mountain in Whitmore, California, where they moved outside of Austin, Texas, but why?
“The worst thing that I saw there was a student who didn’t follow the rules and was forced to take his psych-meds while being restrained and forcibly fed them. Another student was purposely hit by an SUV by a staff who drove it at 30-35 mph.”
“If we do find out they’ve been self-harming, we treat the wound, and they receive discipline because that’s against our policies” – a former RVCA staff.
“My head was banged against the ground multiple times as a form of restraint.”
“I hung myself because I felt as if there was no escape. I woke up after a staff member cut me down. Tiffany had the staff drive me to the hospital and left me right after.”
”What I endured while being there is unspeakable starting with them attempting to perform an excersism on me and not limited to being laughed at by the director Tiffany Morgan for self Harm and having too "help" a staff member keep another student from killing herself. Where I was forced too remove an electrical cord from a girl's neck at 15 while staff sat on their and watched. That's just the tip of the iceberg that I had too endure at my 18 months stuck in this cult. Please shut it down.”
The state of California fined RVCA $200 as long as they remained open. So, they relocated to Texas abruptly before their campus was liable, leaving the students with unclean water and without toilets for days. If they were no longer welcome in California, then why should they be allowed to reopen anywhere else?
Many former students reported having psychological trauma because of their time at RVCA.
We are calling for the state of Texas to investigate River View Christian Academy.
“The abuse of a child is the business of anyone who knows about it.”
– Thomas Houlahan
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The Issue
The survivors of River View Christian Academy are calling for the state of Texas to investigate the academy regarding the abuse that continues to take place as long as their “school” stays open.
River View Christian Academy, formally known as Julian Youth Academy, markets itself as a private Christian residential boarding school for troubled teens.
RVCA marketing to parents whose children exhibit what they believe to be “troubling” behaviors. They claim to encourage their students by redirecting teens who “struggle” by putting them in an environment that is structured with a routine schedule that the teens can count on.
Here is what RVCA does not tell you.
RVCA was initially located 40 miles up a mountain in Whitmore, California, where they moved outside of Austin, Texas, but why?
“The worst thing that I saw there was a student who didn’t follow the rules and was forced to take his psych-meds while being restrained and forcibly fed them. Another student was purposely hit by an SUV by a staff who drove it at 30-35 mph.”
“If we do find out they’ve been self-harming, we treat the wound, and they receive discipline because that’s against our policies” – a former RVCA staff.
“My head was banged against the ground multiple times as a form of restraint.”
“I hung myself because I felt as if there was no escape. I woke up after a staff member cut me down. Tiffany had the staff drive me to the hospital and left me right after.”
”What I endured while being there is unspeakable starting with them attempting to perform an excersism on me and not limited to being laughed at by the director Tiffany Morgan for self Harm and having too "help" a staff member keep another student from killing herself. Where I was forced too remove an electrical cord from a girl's neck at 15 while staff sat on their and watched. That's just the tip of the iceberg that I had too endure at my 18 months stuck in this cult. Please shut it down.”
The state of California fined RVCA $200 as long as they remained open. So, they relocated to Texas abruptly before their campus was liable, leaving the students with unclean water and without toilets for days. If they were no longer welcome in California, then why should they be allowed to reopen anywhere else?
Many former students reported having psychological trauma because of their time at RVCA.
We are calling for the state of Texas to investigate River View Christian Academy.
“The abuse of a child is the business of anyone who knows about it.”
– Thomas Houlahan
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Petition created on October 8, 2021