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Paris Hilton sounded the alarm last year on alleged abuse taking place at boarding schools with her own survivor story and now the hotel heiress is helping thousands of others around the country heal from their trauma as reform is on the horizon, sources tell Fox News.
Hilton, 39, made headlines Monday as she testified at a state Senate committee hearing in Utah about the alleged abuse she suffered years ago as a student at Provo Canyon School in the late 90s. She was one of multiple institutional abuse survivors who lobbied for a bill seeking to regulate the state s troubled teen industry.
After alleging abuse at her old school, Paris Hilton isn t backing down Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY
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In her September documentary, Paris Hilton made explosive accusations against a boarding school she attended as a teenager, claiming she was verbally, emotionally and physically abused and left with insomnia, anxiety and trust issues.
She isn t alone in those claims. Adults and teens across the country are coming out with abuse allegations against the “troubled teen industry,” as it’s called – schools and organizations marketed as boarding schools that experts say lack safety and health regulation and the proper educational and mental health tools to help students and keep them safe.
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In her September documentary, Paris Hilton made explosive accusations against a boarding school she attended as a teenager, claiming she was verbally, emotionally and physically abused and left with insomnia, anxiety and trust issues.
She isn t alone in those claims. Adults and teens across the country are coming out with abuse allegations against the “troubled teen industry,” as it’s called – schools and organizations marketed as boarding schools that experts say lack safety and health regulation and the proper educational and mental health tools to help students and keep them safe.
Hilton, 39, is one of thousands of former students who have alleged physical, psychological and sexual abuse. She began the fight with the documentary “This is Paris.”