Hood County commissioners commended private school with ties to sex offender
A Granbury private school with ties to a man convicted of molesting a young girl received formal recognition in March from the Hood County Commissioners Court.
On March 24, the court passed a resolution recognizing and commending the Turning Point Academy of Granbury, a religious school set to open in the fall that is connected to the conservative Turning Point USA movement.
The resolution, which was signed by all the county commissioners, said the academy represented “a significant investment in educational choice and opportunity for families within Hood County and the surrounding counties.” It further praised Turning Point USA and Turning Point Education for encouraging academic enrichment, critical thinking and “values-based education.”
Records obtained by the Star-Telegram revealed Turning Point Academy of Granbury is affiliated with the Trinity Bible Institute, which, according to state records, is led by John Conditt, who was convicted in 2004 of sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl in his Southlake home.
According to reports from the time, Conditt molested the victim approximately 10 or more times before she reported the abuse to her father. Conditt was an FBI agent who retired in 2001. During his 2004 trial, Conditt admitted to molesting other young girls decades earlier, before he worked for the FBI.
Hood County Judge Ron Massingill and commissioners Nanette Samuelson, Kevin Andrews, Jack Wilson and Dave Eagle did not respond to a request for comment, nor did they answer a question about who added the Turning Point Academy resolution to the March 24 agenda.
Samuelson stepped down from the dais when the resolution was read and took a photo with representatives from Turning Point Academy.
Last week, the Star-Telegram reported that Shawna Keomisy, formerly Shawna Gunter, was convicted in 2014 of wire fraud and identity theft for misrepresenting herself as a licensed medical professional while working in a Maryland pediatric office.
Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
There are no accreditation records for Turning Point Academy of Granbury on the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission website.