The Utah Military Academy was placed on warning status Thursday —and its director resigned — after a whistleblower reported that the school was operating “with questionable ethical practices,” including inflating a cadet’s grades to get him into a prestigious Army training program.
The allegations about the charter school came three months ago through an anonymous tip line. The caller said he was a former employee of the academy and was asked to white out dates on business records, forge signatures and make out checks to former staff members so they would keep quiet about wrongdoing. He also accused the school of netting several large contracts illegally.