River View Christian Academy Explained

City:	Lexington
County:	Lee County
State:	Texas
Former Name:	Julian Youth Academy
Founder:	Phil Ludwig

The River View Christian Academy (RCVA), formerly known as Julian Youth Academy, is a fully accredited, private Christian boarding school in Lee County, Texas.^[1] RCVA is a program of Teen Rescue, Inc. RCVA helped 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.

History

The campus burned in 2003.^[2] The owners tried to rebuild, but faced legal battles with San Diego County.^[3]

The school was mentioned in an October 2007 hearing conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office.^{[4] [5]}

In 2009, they leased the old cascade school campus in Shasta County.^[6]

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.^{[7] [8]}

Julian Youth Academy now operates as River View Christian Academy.^[9]

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.^[10]

The facility has been said to provide conversion therapy to children who are gay, lesbian or bisexual.^[11] It has been alleged that the facility has punished these children.^[10] Californian authorities were investigating the school for these reasons in 2019, and considering closing it.^{[12] [13]}

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Girls School for Behavior About River View Christian Academy . 2024-04-09 . River View Christian Academy . en-US.
2. Marshack, Megan (October 31, 2003). "Teens homeless from Cedar fire". North County Times.
3. http://www.teenrescue.com Julian Youth Academy Fire Recovery
4. https://archive.today/20130209223243/http://endinstitutionalabuse.wikispaces.com/message/view/home/1208751 I support the bill to End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005
5. Web site: H.R. 911. Mar 5, 2009. 111th Congress (2009). Feb 9, 2009. Legislation. GovTrack.us. Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009.
6. Web site: Mendez . Mat . 2011-11-11 . Update: Shasta County Woman Arrested For Killing Secret Baby; Infant Found Mummified . 2023-05-11 . KRCR . en.
7. http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story/Shasta-County-Woman-Arrested-in-Death-of-Newborn/mZkBHr6eeUeI_0zH39Ymbw.cspx Shasta County Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn
8. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/shasta-mom-arrested-baby-death.html Woman held in death of baby found hidden at Christian school
9. Web site: Palma . Bethania . 2019-06-17 . Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex? . 2023-05-11 . Snopes . en.
10. Web site: Mackey . Meaghan . 2019-06-14 . A faith-based school in Whitmore is being accused of punishing students for being gay . 2024-04-09 . KTVL . en . 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..
11. Web site: Sobel . Arial . California Christian School Alleged to Be Conversion Therapy Nightmare . Advocate . 9 April 2024 . 12 September 2018.
12. News: Kingkade . Tyler . California Wants To Shut Down A Christian School Accused Of Punishing Students For Being Gay . 9 April 2024 . BuzzFeed News . 12 June 2019.
13. News: Palma . Bethania . Did Calif. Authorities Raid Christian School and Order It to Change Its Beliefs on Sex? . 9 April 2024 . Snopes News . 17 June 2019.