Facility profile Tennessee
Norris Academy
Norris Academy is a program in Andersonville, Tennessee, operated by Rite of Passage, Inc. It has operated since 2008.
About Norris Academy
Norris Academy was founded in 2008 and became a Sequel program in 2011 (Sequel's 2017 SEC proxy); its website still named Sequel in December 2021 and named Rite of Passage by April 2022 (Wayback Machine), as APM Reports also reported (2022-04-26).source
Also drawn on: Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth closes many operations and sells others.
Timeline
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2008
Opened in Andersonville, Tennessee
2011
Sequel Youth and Family Services began running it
It ran the program until 2021.
2013
Docket - Norris Academy (case no. 3:2013cv01320)
Docket - Norris Academy (case no. 3:2013cv01320)
Plaintiff Robert Reich filed a complaint against Sequel School, LLC alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case was filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on November 26, 2013. The complaint claims that the defendant failed to comply with wage and hour requirements. No specific facilities, staff, or other organizations are named in the filing.
- Court
- US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- Case number
- 3:2013cv01320
- Status
- Unknown
2017
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Norris Academy at the time.
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners September 1, 2017
Altamont Capital Partners announced a majority equity investment in Sequel through a holding company, SYFS Parent; terms were not disclosed. At the time Sequel ran 44 programs in 19 states, and APM Reports counted 35 residential treatment centers in 16 states. CEO John Stupak stayed on and co-founder Jay Ripley remained board chairman. Altamont's portfolio page lists the investment as active and says SYFS Parent later acquired Rebecca & Aaron Schools (2017) and Pine Cone Therapies (2020).
2021
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Norris Academy at the time.
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Jay Ripley, one of Sequel's three founders, founded Vivant Behavioral Healthcare in 2021. Sequel sold most of its centers that had not closed to Vivant, which now controls most former Sequel treatment centers still open.
Sequel Youth and Family Services stopped running it
Lawsuits
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Docket - Norris Academy (case no. 3:2013cv01320)
Plaintiff Robert Reich filed a complaint against Sequel School, LLC alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case was filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on November 26, 2013. The complaint claims that the defendant failed to comply with wage and hour requirements. No specific facilities, staff, or other organizations are named in the filing. The plaintiff seeks relief for alleged labor law violations.
News coverage
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At A Tennessee Psychiatric Treatment Center, Inexperienced And Overworked Staff Left Kids Without Care | WPLN News
Kingston Academy, a residential psychiatric treatment facility in Tennessee operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services, was closed after state investigations revealed unsafe conditions and inadequate care resulting from understaffing and inexperienced personnel. Former residents and staff reported frequent violence, policy violations regarding family contact, and the misuse of physical restraints by strained employees.
Staff
Notable staff
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Jeremy Roach
Former Residential Counselor .,Also worked
Elsewhere in the industry
- Kingston Academy Former Residential Counselor .,Also worked
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Ownership
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
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