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Final Skyline Journey
Statement
435-623-0548
www.skylinejourney.com
info@skylinejourney.com
November 7, 2003
After a long drawn out physical, mental, and expensive
struggle Skyline Journey succumbed to the over powering office of
licensing and was ordered to close the program on October 24, 2003.
All charges against Skyline Journey related to the death of a student
on July 13, 2002 had been dismissed by the Courts but the office
of licensing felt that to prove they were doing their jobs as a
regulatory department issued an order of revocation.
Skyline Journey appealed and a year later, an administrative judge
for the Department of Human Services for the State of Utah found
that Skyline Journey had missed one item on the state regulations.
The rules state that the programs medical exam forms must have
a statement explaining that the program is strenuous and conducted
in an area with varying temperament and elevations. Skyline Journey
had missed this on their forms. The State of Utah Licensing Department
people had inspected Skyline Journey at least five times and they
did not find the omission.
However, the regulations provided that the State of Utah Licensing
Department can close a program with just one violation. We had one
violation so consequently we are closed.
This does not bode well for other programs in Utah. One strike
and you are out if the Utah Stat Licensing people so choose.
We want to express our appreciation, to you our dear friends, in
trusting us and continued referring wonderful children to Skyline
Journey and the encouraging kind words via; email, fax, mail and
telephone calls. Thank You!!
This is a good-bye from Skyline Journey, but a new beginning for
the Wardle Family. |
