Julian Youth Academy

The Julian Youth Academy (JYA) was a fully accredited, private Christian boarding school located in the mountains of San Diego, California. JYA was a program of Teen Rescue, Inc., a nationwide support service that has worked with over 15,000 families since 1989. An all-girls boarding school, JYA helped teen girls in need of regular supervision. JYA provided an individualized education program, coaching, intervention, parent-training support groups, a high staff-to-student ratio, and aftercare support.

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The campus burned in 2003.^[1] The owners tried to rebuild, but faced legal battles with San Diego County.^[2]

As regards an October 2007 hearing conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office, the school was mentioned among the statement presented before the hearing panel.^[3]^[4]

In 2011 a mummified baby was found on one of the campuses. It belonged to a staff member, who told the police that she hadn't fed the baby when it was born.^[5]^[6]

Julian Youth Academy now operates under River View Christian Academy

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^ Teens homeless from Cedar fire, by MEGAN MARSHACK, North County Times, October 31 - 2003
^ Julian Youth Academy Fire Recovery, Teen Rescue homepage
^ I support the bill to End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005, a statement from a survivor of the facility
^ 111th Congress (2009) (Feb 9, 2009). "H.R. 911". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved Mar 5, 2009. Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009
^ Shasta County Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, by: Alan Marsden, KHSL TV, November 8, 2011
^ Woman held in death of baby found hidden at Christian school, by Robert J. Lopez, LA Times blog, November 9, 2011

Coordinates: 33°02′26″N 116°35′48″W / 33.04056°N 116.59667°W / 33.04056; -116.59667

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[1] Teens homeless from Cedar fire, by MEGAN MARSHACK, North County Times, October 31 - 2003

[2] Julian Youth Academy Fire Recovery, Teen Rescue homepage

[3] I support the bill to End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005, a statement from a survivor of the facility

[4] 111th Congress (2009) (Feb 9, 2009). "H.R. 911". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved Mar 5, 2009. Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009

[5] Shasta County Woman Arrested in Death of Newborn Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, by: Alan Marsden, KHSL TV, November 8, 2011

[6] Woman held in death of baby found hidden at Christian school, by Robert J. Lopez, LA Times blog, November 9, 2011

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