Royal Peak Academy/ CO/ Hinton

[BuzzKill]

Been wondering where Randal Hinton might crop up next, After Booneville sent him packing?

Now we know.

He is the Director of WWASPS' brand spankin new program in Colorado - Royal Peak Academy.

A recent report coming from a father who pulled his son shortly after he was enrolled, states that Randal Hinton man-handled a 13 year old - threw him to the floor and injured the boys head - and then lay the blame for the injury on this father's son.

For the benefit of those unaware of the history - Randal Hinton is the Tranquility Bay employee, who with the help of Jay Kay, tortured Layne Brown. Accounts of this can be found in the articles written during the attempts by Randal Hinton to purchase the old Kemper Military academy in Booneville MO.

http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=9116&forum=9

Ther is also a very moving account given in the French Documentary on Tranquility Bay / WWASPS.

Interestingly - I notice that Royal Peak has been removed from the teen soultions options dot com web site - but it was there last time I looked.
I can email a copy of the web page as it appeard on 2/28/06, if anyone wants to see it.

IF you go take a Peak now - you'll see Royal Peak has vanished from the list - this dispite being advertised as: Nestled against the foothills of the Greenhorn Mountains, Royal Peak Academy offers a gorgeous campus setting with amenities that are second to none.

Wonder what's happened? Wonder if Jane Hawley will still help you pack your kid off to Royal Peak?  

Heres the text from the web page I speak of:

Note: See video of individual Programs and Schools by clicking on "More About This School..." under each School.

Horizon Academy - California/Nevada Border
Horizon Academy is located on the California/Nevada border, surrounded by beautiful mountains, sand dunes and expansive stretches of untouched arid land. Horizon Academy is in a secluded location with a small town atmosphere providing a friendly, family-oriented environment.
Monthly Tuition: $3,290   Loan Payment: $350
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Royal Peak Academy - Colorado
Royal Peak Academy is a small private school located in Cañon City, Colorado which is approximately 2 hours south of Denver. Nestled against the foothills of the Greenhorn Mountains, Royal Peak Academy offers a gorgeous campus setting with amenities that are second to none.
Monthly Tuition: $2,890   Loan Payment: $340
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Red River Academy - Texas/Louisiana Border
Red River Academy is ideally located along the Red River which weaves through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Just a short drive from Houston and Dallas, the Academy is located in a rural environment well suited to remove the distractions that keep many adolescents from putting their education and growth back on an appropriate path.
Monthly Tuition: $2,990   Loan Payment: $345
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Darrington Academy - Georgia
Darrington Academy is located on the outskirts of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Nestled in the southern most portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this quaint little town a little more than an hour north of Atlanta provides the perfect setting for students to develop academically as well as in character.
Monthly Tuition: $3,290   Loan Payment: $350
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Midwest Academy - Illinois/Iowa Border
A Specialty Boarding School located on a secluded 60 acres in the Tri-State Area of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.
Monthly Tuition: $3,490   Loan Payment: $380
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Sky View Christian Academy - California/Nevada Border
Sky View Christian Academy is a private Christian boarding school located near the northern California/Nevade border. Sky View Christian Academy uses a specialized academic curriculum to assist students who do not do well in the traditional classroom setting.
Monthly Tuition: $2,990   Loan Payment: $345
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Spring Creek Lodge Academy - Montana
Spring Creek Lodge is located on 80 acres of prime forest land in Western Montana near Thompson Falls.
Monthly Tuition: $3,490   Loan Payment: $380
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Academy at Ivy Ridge - New York
The Academy at Ivy Ridge is located in upper New York State along the St. Lawrence River and close to the Adirondack Mountains.
Monthly Tuition: $2,990   Loan Payment: $345
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Carolina Springs Academy - South Carolina
The program is situated on a beautiful campus. It is placed on the upstate farmland, a one-hour drive from Greenville, Columbia or Augusta, Georgia.
Monthly Tuition: $3,290   Loan Payment: $365
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Cambridge Academy - Mississippi
Located on 80 acres of lush green Mississippi surroundings, Cambridge Academy is about 40 miles from Mobile, Alabama.
Monthly Tuition: $2,790   Loan Payment: $335
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Cross Creek Programs - Arizona/Utah Border
The Cross Creek Programs are located in Southern Utah's Color Country near St. George and Zion National Park.
Monthly Tuition: $4,490   Loan Payment: $420
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Tranquility Bay - Jamaica
Tranquility Bay is located on the friendly tourist Island of Jamaica, just a few hundred miles off the coast of Florida.
Monthly Tuition: $2,950   Loan Payment: $345
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Reality Trek - Utah
Reality Trek is a licensed, educational and therapeutic outdoor program for teens 13-18 years of age. Located in Northern Utah, our program involves a journey of emotional growth through a non-deprivation teaching environment.
30 Day Tuition: $8,500   Loan Payment: N/A
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Majestic Ranch Academy - Utah
The Majestic Ranch Academy is located on the Utah side of the Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah border in the rural community of Randolph.
Monthly Tuition: $3,490   Loan Payment: $380
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Pillars of Hope - Costa Rica
Pillars of Hope is located in what many have described as "the most beautiful country in the world." Costa Rica is just a short, direct 3-hour plane ride from many major US Cities. Pillars of Hope Academy has a "world class program in a world class environment."
Monthly Tuition: $2,190   Loan Payment: N/A
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Camas Ranch - Montana
Camas Ranch, a branch of Spring Creek Lodge Academy (SCLA), is a specialty school designed for 18 to 24-year-old young men. It is an independent campus located on a 3,000+ acre-working ranch approximately 1 ½ hours from SCLA.
3 Month Tuition: $3,490   Loan Payment: N/A
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[Anonymous]

Hinton started out as a low-wage Psych Tech (guard) at Brightway Adolescent Hospital.  Then he went to Tranquility Bay and now Colorado.



Jana was a guard at Cross Creek (now she runs the WWASP school for pregnant girls).  

MayBeth Litchfield was a guard at Cross Creek, and she married a dude (Jason Finlinson) who now gets to run Academy at Ivy Ridge.  

Once Jay left for Tranquility Bay, he hooked his dad (Ken Kay) up with a job in charge of Brightway, and he later rose in the WWASP ranks as well.  

Cameron Pullan was a guard at Cross Creek and now runs Spring Creek Lodge.  

Narvin Litchfield, brother of Bob Litchfield, ran Teen Help, the 1-800 number parents would call for referrals that only referred to WWASP programs.  The Teen Help offices were located in Brightway until WWASP built a facility next door for offices.  Then Narvin got to run Carolina Springs Academy, until a restraining order prevented him from going near the students.  Now he's at Pillars of Hope in Costa Rica, for adults 17 and older (so they don't get sued when he engages in sexual acts w/the enrollees?)  Gosh it's hard to run a program when you can't step within 50 yards of it....

Glenda & Steve Roach were jailed for abusing kids at Sunrise Beach, Mexico (and they also started out as Cross Creek guards), and then they were given a new program in Czechoslavakia, which was also closed.  

Some of the programs are far too new to have released any graduates.  I'm sure their experiences will be similar to those of graduates of the rest of the WWASP lot.

 Justin's profile (Pillars of Hope) says he "studied psychology".  He never graduated college!  Just like the rest of this bunch who are running programs- NO EDUCATION.  Taking a single course in jr. college does not qualify someone to run a program.  We need regulations, not familial connections or plenty of time in as requirements for these jobs.

[Anonymous]

Oops and also Ron Del Aguila was a guard at Brightway and then ran Dundee Ranch, closed due to abuse.

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It's interesting, too, that WWASPS claims to have cut ties with Academy at Ivy Ridge after their huge diploma fraud was uncovered and the AG of NY sued the ever-loving hell out of them to the tune of $1,250,000.00 and a cease and desist order.

There were public articles in newspapers that WWASP was no longer affiliated with AIR, but there they are on the website.

ANYONE who believes ANYTHING these people say is about as bright as a ten watt bulb...