Utah officials who cracked down on wilderness schools in the 1990s following the deaths of three teen-agers say Oregon is courting trouble by allowing similar camps free rein
There is a big market these days for programs that promise to take troubled teens and return them to their worried parents with all the creases neatly ironed out.
Nestled among the hills and rocky streams near the part of Franklin County known as Little Switzerland, the Academy at Swift River is a newcomer in a region known for such elegant prep schools as Deerfield Academy and Northfield-Mt. Hermon.
Thursday, June 22 2006
Joanne Green | Miami New Times
Shannon Levy-Rowley is 21 years old and five feet seven inches tall. She weighs 108 pounds. During the past five and a half years, she has endured three major surgeries and diets ranging from fourteen weeks of consuming only liquids to sipping blended meals through a straw.