River View Christian Academy
The River View Christian Academy, formerly known as Julian Youth Academy, is a fully accredited, private Christian boarding school in Lee County, Texas. 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. The owners tried to rebuild, but faced legal battles with San Diego County.The school was mentioned in an October 2007 hearing conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office.
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.
Julian Youth Academy now operates as River View Christian Academy.
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.
The facility has been said to provide conversion therapy to children who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. It has been alleged that the facility has punished these children. Californian authorities were investigating the school for these reasons in 2019, and considering closing it.