After teen’s death, schools rethink sending children to Diamond Ranch Academy

Seven school districts in California and Washington state said they do not plan to send more students to a Utah facility for troubled teens where a girl recently died. 

Taylor Goodridge, 17, who was from Washington, died in December while attending Diamond Ranch Academy in Hurricane, Utah. The boarding school, which Utah officials say is now in danger of losing its license over allegations of delayed medical care, draws students from across the country. This includes some children whose public school districts pay the $12,000 monthly tuition because there are no local programs that meet their needs.