Former students of Lakeland girls school come forward to describe conditions at facility where girl died
By Ken Suarez
Ken Suarez reports
LAKELAND, Fla. - Former students of a Lakeland boarding school for girls are speaking out after a girl died there. Naomi Wood died in May of 2020 after weeks of stomach pains and asking to see a doctor but being denied, according to a report from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Wood s death has former students of the Lakeland Girls Academy doing something they haven’t done before: speaking out about what they consider an out-of-control facility. FOX 13’s Ken Suarez spoke to a number of them to find out what their lives were like there.
Lakeland boarding school under investigation after teen who was denied medical treatment dies
Rebecca Petit
and last updated 2021-06-30 20:40:45-04
LAKELAND, Fla â A Lakeland boarding school for girls is under investigation after a 17-year-old student died while in its care.
Lakeland Girls Academy also known as Teen Challenge, is a faith-based residential boarding school that claims to turn around troubled girls. Naomi Wood, 17 arrived at the boarding school in February 2020 and just three months later she died.
Grace Coburn a former student, said this isnât surprising.
âItâs expected of such a place who shows so much neglect towards all of their students. However, it does not make it any less saddening,â she said.
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Girl dies after being denied treatment for stomach pain while living at Lakeland children s home
By Ken Suarez
Ken Suarez reports
LAKELAND, Fla. - A 17-year-old girl living at a boarding school for girls in Lakeland complained of stomach issues for nearly a month – but was denied professional medical treatment – before she died in May of 2020, according to reports by the Polk County medical examiner and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The ME ruled the girl s death as natural, but a recently released report from Florida’s DCF calls into question the practices at the faith-based Lakeland Girls Academy for girls who have been deemed to have issues ranging from defiance to substance abuse.
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