Paris Hilton has released an emotional statement following the closure of the boarding school she attended during her childhood, which has been shut down amid abuse allegations.
The Springville campus of Provo Canyon School, a teen behavioral treatment center once attended by Hilton, has had its license revoked by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. This action was taken due to claims that the facility did not adequately provide necessary health and safety services to its clients.
Hilton expressed her relief in a post on X, noting, “I’ve been waiting years to write this. The place that hurt me, and countless children before and after me, will no longer be allowed to operate.”
She continued, “The children inside are going to be removed. The dream I’ve had to protect future generations from the abuse I endured is finally happening.”
In her 2020 documentary, This is Paris, Hilton previously spoke about her alleged experiences at the school.
Having spent 11 months at the school at the age of 17, Hilton claimed she experienced mental and physical abuse from the staff there.
In a 2021 testimony before a senate committee at the Utah Capitol building, she stated: “I could not report this [the alleged abuse] because all communication with my family was monitored and censored.”
She added, “And what is disgusting is the programme doesn’t just censor communication with family, but also with the entire outside world, so there was no way we could call for help.”
The school has 15 days to request a hearing with the Department of Health & Human Services.
Records from 2025 allege the facility failed in several areas, such as not increasing staff-to-client ratios, engaging in unnecessary restraint and physical aggression, and neglecting to provide proper care.
In her statement, Hilton remarked: “For more than fifty years, children came forward with stories of abuse, neglect, and trauma.”
She added, “I was one of those children. 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.”
Previously, state health officials had placed temporary restrictions on the facility in May after reports that staff did not immediately seek medical care for a student with severe injuries.
UNILAD has contacted Provo Canyon School’s campus for a statement.