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

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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. “While in attendance, and upon their return, evaluations of the students’ experiences did not result in cause for concern or additional follow-up,” Michelle Dawson, a spokeswoman for Livermore Valley Joint Unified, said in a statement that cited a previous NBC News article about Diamond Ranch Academy. ”Washington’s Office of Superintendent Public Instruction said it supports a bill that passed the state Senate this week, which would expand its oversight powers on facilities like Diamond Ranch Academy that accept Washington students with individualized education plans

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