Vanguard Academy in West Valley City has been responding to concerns about its ties to the Kingston group, also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society, or “the Order,” since December 2020 — when a FOX 13 News investigation revealed a lack of diversity and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on Kingston-affiliated businesses.
Shanell DeRieux is not scared to talk about the “secrets” surrounding her family. She left more than ten years ago but is still worried about her siblings who attend Vanguard Academy. When asked why the school has still been allowed to spend taxpayer money on Kingston-affiliated businesses for the past 17 months, Lambert said that remains part of the state’s review of the situation.
“We have the ability to take a number of actions. We can remove a director. We can remove board members. We can appoint members. We can even close a school,” Lambert said. “But there’s also a process that must take place before then.”In addition to appointing new board members, Vanguard Academy also promised to hire a new director.
FOX 13 News has learned Reynolds is married to Owens’ sister. He is another known member of the Kingston group. “Ask questions. Keep asking questions,” DeRieux said. “The more they’re put in the spotlight, inevitably the truth will come out.”In April, Vanguard Academy accepted the resignation of board member David Kingston. He stated he felt it was the best thing to do, in wake of the school’s warning status with the SCSB.Peterson was one of Vanguard Academy’s founding board members in 2014.
“I’ve known Joshua Peterson in the past,” Reynolds said. “The other two members, I actually don’t have an acquaintance with them.” “Of course that’s a conflict of interest. That’s his brother-in-law,” DeRieux said. “I remember when Kathleen and Ellie both got married because I remember sitting in church, seeing new people, and being like, ‘Who are they? I don’t recognize them?’ and my mom letting me know, ‘Well, they’re actually from another polygamous group.’”
“Why did they choose him, and how did they find him?” DeRieux questioned. “If there is a Benjamin Robinson in the Order, I don’t know about it.”In February, Vanguard Academy voted unanimously to approve Christian Sandoval as its newest board member.
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