Facility profile Alabama
Columbus Girls Academy
Columbus Girls Academy is a christian therapeutic boarding school in Seale, Alabama, operated by Teen Challenge. It has operated since 2001.
About Columbus Girls Academy
Stays lasted 15 months.source It cost $30,000.source 1, source 2 It cost about $25,000 for the 15-month program.source 1, source 2 177-acre campus with 35-acre lake and four student dorms.source It was headquartered in Columbus, GA but also operates in Seale, AL.source
It claims registration as a non-public school with the Alabama Department of Education and accreditation by the National Association of Private Schools (NAPS).source
Incidents on record
Videos
Staff
Administration
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Bob Lee
Executive Director (2012)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Teen Challenge Adolescent Division Leader
- Lakeland Girls Academy Former Staff (2001)
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Karla Lee
Executive Director (2012)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Lakeland Girls Academy Former Staff (2001)
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Candace Williams
School Administrator (2011, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Evangelical Christian Academy in Madrid, Spain High School Math Teacher, 2004
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Kimberly Blank
School Administratorsource
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Randy Roberts
Senior Administratorsource
Notable staff
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Rebecca Boone
Intake Coordinator (2012)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Twin Cedars Youth & Family Services PQI Intern (2018)
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Sarah Gibson
Lead Counselorsource
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Monica Ford
School Principalsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- the Director of a Group Home for at-risk youth
- a High School Math Teacher at an Evangelical Christian Academy in Madrid
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Alecia Farlow
Program Assistantsource
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Charlie Williams
Teachersource
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Kaitlin Vied
Program Assistantsource
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Theresa Bowman
Counselorsource
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Annette Prim
Program Assistantsource
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Denise Grossman
Kitchen Coordinatorsource
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Emily Christensen
Residential Staffsource
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Emily Harper
Junior Staffsource
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Jenny Brickley
Residential Staffsource
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June Morfi
Administrative Asst.source
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Karen Sumpter
Teachersource
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Kate Fagin
Program Assistantsource
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Patricia Julian
Counselorsource
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Documents
Woodbury Reports Mentions (6)
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Woodbury Reports, April 2010, P. 9: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2010, P. 10: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, June 2010, P. 13: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, June 2012, P. 11: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, March 2010, P. 15: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, October 2008 (#170), P. 28: Columbus Girls Academy Woodbury Reports page
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External links
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Survivor posts and discussion
- Columbus Girls Academy
- series of videos
- Rulebook tour from the school for troubled girls - PT 1
- Rulebook Tour PART 2
- Melissa’s Testimony – Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy
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Reference and research
Archived pages
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