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Embattled company to close a second Utah treatment center for troubled teens

A company that runs treatment centers for troubled teens is closing a second Utah facility following intense scrutiny into the staff’s treatment of young people.

Sequel Youth and Family Services will shutter Mount Pleasant Academy within the next month. The decision comes just days after the company announced it will close Red Rock Canyon School, a St. George treatment center that has come under fire following a riot and recent revelations about the number of staffers accused of assaulting students.

The company said in a statement last week that it was closing Red Rock because “we have recognized that we have not consistently delivered on our mission.