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CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Beehive Science & Technology Academy

CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Beehive Science & Technology Academy

Beehive Science & Technology Academy


Local concerns arose about this charter school having possible links to Turkish nationalism and the Gülen Movement. The nearly 90 schools associated with this movement have appeared in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New , Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
UTAH CHARTER SCHOOL'S TIES TO TURKEY DRAW SCRUTINY: COMPLAINTS ABOUT BEEHIVE ACADEMY'S HIRING AND FINANCES PROMPT INVESTIGATION, first published July 17, 2009, updated November 12, 2009, The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)

When Principal Muhammet "Frank" Erdogan stocked the school library shelve