A 66-year-old woman working at a Clay County youth academy is being charged with fraud after deputies say she lied about being a licensed mental health counselor prior to one cadet’s suicide.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says Gwendolyn Boney-Harris served as Deputy Director at the Florida Youth Challenge Academy (FLYCA), located at Camp Blanding. According to its website, the community-based National Guard program leads, trains and mentors at-risk 16-18 year old high school dropouts so that they may become successful adults and complete their education.
On October 31, 2024, deputies responded to the academy regarding the reported suicide of a 16-year-old cadet. CCSO says Boney-Harris denied support services from the Transitional Trauma Team for the cadets who witnessed the incident, saying that she and the academy’s counseling department would handle their therapy…