FOX 13 Investigates: For nearly a year and a half, Vanguard Academy in West Valley City has been responding to concerns about its ties to the polygamous Kingston group, also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society, or “the Order.”
The questions started with a FOX 13 investigation in December 2020 which revealed a lack of diversity and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on Kingston-affiliated businesses.The Utah State Charter School Board conducted its own investigation, confirming FOX 13’s findings. They placed Vanguard Academy on “warning status” in June 2021.
Despite findings that the school is 100 percent white and that its students nearly all belong to the same polygamous family, the Utah State Charter School Board said Vanguard Academy has likely met the board's minimum requirements to avoid"actively creating barriers” to public entry. “Are you familiar with the Latter-day Church of Christ,” asked FOX 13 investigative reporter Adam Herbets.“No,” Owen said. “Well, like I say, this is a public charter school."
The school also stated it has added two additional board members from outside the Kingston group as part of its effort to avoid further discipline from the Utah State Charter School Board. The school also declined to release the names of the new employees to FOX 13 News, despite Vanguard Academy staff spending nearly an hour touting its commitment to transparency during the public meeting.
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