A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains closed after a state investigation and the death of two of her students who followed their lives.
Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that she had published all her students from his Weaverville campus last weekend, saying that the decision to close voluntarily was difficult.
The fence occurred a few days after the Mental Health of North Carolina ordered the Academy to stop taking new students until the school could show that it was protecting girls from damage, abuse and negligence and properly supervised employees.
This ordinance intervened after the launch of a state investigation into the Asheville Asademille which began on May 8, five days after a 13 -year -old girl committed suicide at school, officials said.
The letter from the Ministry of Health and Social Services of North Carolina has not detailed the problems that the agency found, and those responsible have not published additional information, including the conclusions of the survey.
The state ordered the Asheville Academy to stop taking new patients on May 27. Two days later, the authorities said that a 12 -year -old girl suicide at school – the second death in less than four weeks. The Academy said that they had published all its students two days after that.
“We have a heart broken by the loss of a young life and share our deepest condolences with the family and everyone touched by this tragedy. Out of respect for mourning and deference for current surveys, we cannot provide additional comments today,” said Asheville Academy on Saturday.
The school has 27 girls and was authorized to hold up to 90 students, according to the latest state report on the school published to the public in March.
The owner of the Asheville Academy had a residential therapy program based on nature for boys Closed by Northern Carolina officials Last year. The Carolina trail license in the County of Transylvania was revoked after a 12 -year -old boy was found dead In a cabin in February 2024, the day after his arrival.
Family help & The well-being of Oregon, which has the two schools of North Carolina, refused to comment on Tuesday.
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