The state of Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School, a boarding school in Springville where socialite Paris Hilton has alleged she was abused as a teenager. The revocation, effective Monday, was due to the school's failure to provide adequate health and safety services for its clients.
The state's action cites multiple noncompliance issues dating back to 2025, including insufficient staff-to-client ratios, unnecessary restraints and aggressive physical contact with a client, neglect of care, and delays in verifying employee information and submitting background checks. In May, state health officials imposed temporary restrictions after staff failed to seek immediate medical care for a student with serious injuries.
Hilton issued a statement saying, “For more than fifty years, children came forward with stories of abuse, neglect, and trauma. Today, the state confirmed what survivors have known all along: Provo Canyon School failed the children in its care. I know what it feels like to cry for help and believe no one is coming. Today, children still inside that facility know someone is finally coming to protect them.”
The school, described on its website as a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 12 to 18, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The administration stated it cannot comment on matters prior to the license revocation, including Hilton's time there.
All services at the campus must be terminated by August 6. The school has 15 days to request a hearing before Utah’s Department of Health and Human Services.
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