Ed. Note: The following is a KHTS Feature story based on a recent interview with Action Family Counseling. ACTION Academy is an innovative educational program that offers a safe and sober school environment for Santa Clarita Valley students with substance use issues who are committed to living a clean and sober lifestyle. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news ...

Throughout the country, an increasing number of “sober” schools are helping teens recover from their addiction to drugs and alcohol. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The purpose of “sober” schools is to keep recovering teen addicts in grades 7-12 away from their harmful peer groups that often lead to relapse. “What’s great ...

California schools saw another statewide drop in suspensions and expulsion, according to a report on Wednesday from state Superintendent Tom Torlakson. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Results were mixed in the William S. Hart Union High School District. The Hart District saw a significant drop in suspensions – from 1,709 students in 2012-13 ...

Spring Break 2014: KHTS talks with Action Academy high school students about attending the first semester at the Santa Clarita Valley’s first drug-free ‘sober school’ By Stephen K. Peeples   It’s spring break 2014, and midway through the inaugural semester at Action Academy, the Santa Clarita Valley’s first public sober school, Academy students agree: “Everything’s better” now in their lives. Don’t ...

KHTS Takes a Closer Look at Action Academy, the ‘Missing Piece’ in Santa Clarita Valley Teen Drug and Alcohol Recovery By Stephen K. Peeples Santa Clarita’s newest free public school is taking a new-school approach to an old-school problem. The Wm. S. Hart Union High School District and Action Family Counseling’s non-profit Action Family Foundation have teamed to open Action ...

In a historic move, January 13, 2014, the William S. Hart Union High School District and the Action Family Foundation are partnering to open a sobriety school for local junior and senior high school students attending school within the school district’s boundaries.The campus will open at the Action Family Zone located at 20655 Soledad Canyon Road, Unit 24 in Santa Clarita. Currently there are 20 slots available for students, 10 for junior high and 10 for senior high students and more added as the school grows.