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Paris Hilton calls for Utah boarding school's closure following her abuse allegations, starts petition - Fox News
Oct 01, 2020 1 min, 44 secs

Paris Hilton is calling for the Provo Canyon School (PCS) -- where the socialite alleges she was abused while she was enrolled as a teen -- to be shut down.

Hilton claimed she was traumatized daily at the Provo Canyon School in Utah, where she was enrolled for 11 months at age 17.

Provo Canyon School previously responded to People magazine's original report, telling Fox News in a statement at the time: "Originally opened in 1971, Provo Canyon School was sold by its previous ownership in August 2000.

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“I was abused at Provo Canyon School,” Hilton, dressed in a sharp white blazer, claimed in the video, which is titled: "SHUT DOWN PROVO CANYON SCHOOL.".

Paris Hilton previously alleged she was traumatized daily at the Provo Canyon School in Utah, where she was enrolled for 11 months at age 17.

The boarding school has said that it was 'originally opened in 1971' and 'was sold by its previous ownership in August 2000.

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“This Is Paris,” a recent documentary centered on Hilton’s upbringing and wild teenage years which aired on YouTube earlier this month, put the Utah school on notice and shed light on the #BreakingCodeSilence initiative Hilton and her former Provo classmates launched to expose the industry.

“We are aware of a new documentary referencing Provo Canyon School (PCS),” the note reads.

In a statement to local news outlet KTVX on Wednesday, Provo Canyon School said in part, “We do not condone or promote any form of abuse.

“Thousands of youth with behavioral health issues have been helped over the years at Provo Canyon School.  Although the vast majority of patients report benefiting from the care they received at Provo Canyon School, occasionally some patients do not believe their treatment was successful

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