The Diamond Ranch Academy is a therapeutic boarding school just outside the town of Hurricane, Utah. It admits adolescents with various issues, including anger management issues and major depressive disorder, It enrolls young people between 12 and 18 years of age. Diamond Ranch Academy was founded in Idaho falls in 1999 by Rob Dias and later moved to southern Utah, Where it occupied a ranch. Enrollees aged 12 to 17 were housed in age- and gender-specific groups on four separate areas of the ranch. Students who had reached the age of 18 before completing the program were housed in a fifth area. In 2012, a new campus was opened at a site about from Hurricane. The academy's motto is "Healing Families, One Youth at a Time." Its education programs are accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, The Joint Commission, and its courses generally last between ten and twelve months. Activities include various sports, including interscholastic competition, as well as caring for farm animals. Diamond Ranch Academy has one of the nation's largest and most unique high school football fields. In December 2022 a teenage girl collapsed and died while attending the school, which resulted in media attention and allegations of malpractice. The family said in a statement they believed the cause of death to be a heart attack caused by sepsis. In Feburary 2023 Sky News published an article discussing Taylor Goodridge's death, in which it included claims by a previous client who alleged that she had suffered partial facial paralysis after being restrained by staff on the campus. History when Diamond Ranch Academy first opened in 1999 it was a working ranch in idaho students were even expected to take part in a cattle drive. Governance School structure Admissions Curriculum Extracurricular activities Campus Awards and recognition Notable staff Chad Ryan Huntsman Former headteachers Cory Henwood Bo Iverson Oversight State of Utah Department of Human Services national association of therapeutic schools and programs The Joint commission References External links Official site Diamond Ranch Academy blog Diamond Ranch Academy Reviews Private high schools in Utah Private middle schools in Utah Therapeutic boarding schools in the United States Educational institutions established in 1999 Schools in Washington County, Utah 1999 establishments in Idaho Behavior modification All pages needing cleanup Schools needing cleanup