Paris Hilton has broken her silence after Utah officials revoked the operating license of Provo Canyon School, the residential treatment facility where she has publicly alleged she experienced abuse as a teenager.
The state’s decision follows multiple regulatory violations found at the Springville campus. According to health officials, the school failed to meet required care standards, including inadequate staff-to-student ratios, unnecessary physical restraints, neglect of medical needs, and delays in conducting employee background checks.
Temporary restrictions had already been placed on the facility earlier this year after authorities reported that staff failed to obtain immediate medical treatment for a student with serious injuries. The latest action officially ends the school’s license to operate.
Responding to the decision, Hilton said the move validates what survivors have been saying for decades. She stated that countless children shared stories of abuse, neglect, and trauma, and that the state’s action finally acknowledges those experiences.
Hilton has repeatedly spoken about her own time at the school during the late 1990s. She previously alleged that staff physically abused her, monitored her while showering, forced her to take unidentified medication, and placed her in solitary confinement without clothing.
The media personality has become one of the most prominent advocates for reform within the troubled teen industry, using her platform to push for stronger oversight and improved protections for young people placed in residential treatment facilities.
The closure of Provo Canyon School marks a significant moment in that ongoing campaign. For many survivors, including Hilton, the decision represents accountability and renewed hope that future children will be better protected from abuse.