YouTuber ‘Reckless Ben’ went undercover at Provo Canyon School. The program is now weighing action against him.

The 30-year-old YouTuber posed as a teenager while a friend got a job at the Utah youth treatment program. Their hidden-camera videos captured staff training and discussions of physical restraints.

(Reckless Ben via YouTube) Ben Schneider, right, and Sheldon Norcross appear in a video posted Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in which they say they went undercover inside Provo Canyon School.

YouTuber ‘Reckless Ben’ went undercover at Provo Canyon School. The program is now weighing action against him.

The 30-year-old YouTuber posed as a teenager while a friend got a job at the Utah youth treatment program. Their hidden-camera videos captured staff training and discussions of physical restraints.

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