2026 Despite Fluctuations by Gender, DCCS High School Graduation Rates Continue to Surpass US and Utah; Female Rate hits 100%
September 1, 2026
The on-time high school graduation rate among DCCS members remained high in 2026 at 96.49%
The on-time high school graduation rate among DCCS members remained high in 2026 at 96.49%
Grant Samms referred to Otherism as “the single most dangerous idea in the world”. He defined it as: the exclusion of a person based on their perceived diversions from an acceptable norm. Ralph Waldo Emerson used it to describe the process by which an individual is depersonalized, alienated, etc.
Matt Browning and his wife Tawni have reunited with RIVR Media and many of the old crew from Escaping Polygamy to create A&E’s new docu-drama, Secrets of Polygamy. The Brownings identify themselves as being raised Mormon as they continue their crusade for the next sensationalized TV exploit.
The Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS; Co-op) and their leadership categorically denies the existence of any conspiracy to unlawfully obtain government aid, to systemically commit fraud, or to engage in any doctrine that could be described as ‘bleeding the beast’ within the Co-op.
A recent video on YouTube purports to have audio recordings of plaintiff Jeremy Roberts claiming ex-members can make whatever claims they want to "win their way" and "society will be on your side about it because their parents are polygamists."
The 2023 on-time high school graduation rate for DCCS members rose from 93.75% to 94.79% which continues to surpass the rates of Utah and the US. On-time graduation rates in 2023 by gender showed DCCS males decreased from 93.75% to 92.31% and females increased from 92.50% to 97.73%, a record high.
In an email reported to dccsociety.org, USCB Board Chairman Bryan Bowles and Vice Chair Cynthia Philips announced the resignation of SCSB Executive Director Jennifer Lambert.
On June 8th, 2023 Vanguard Academy Charter School in West Valley was removed from probation status at the Utah State Charter School Board Meeting. Board Vice Chair Cynthia Phillips made the motion to restore good standing to the charter school. News media outlets have been completely silent.
YouTuber Derik Eskel Grant, 25, has been charged with two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.
Former executives of Washakie Renewable Energy were sentenced to prison this week. Jacob Kingston along with his wife Sally, mother Rachel and brother Isaiah, all pleaded guilty in 2019 to crimes related to the company’s scheme to defraud the federal government of bio-fuel credits.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor website this week, Specialty Consulting Services LLC was assessed nearly $17K in penalties for allowing 14 and 15 year old employees to work as many as 46 hours per workweek.
