God's School From Hell.

The fastest way for a student to attain a coveted burgundy or red shirt, Breshears soon learned, was to embrace the Lord and help Brother Bryan - Bryan Clemensen, the school's co-founder and eventual director and principal - enforce the rules. In response to a detailed list of follow-up questions, Clemensen, through Agapé's attorney, says he "has never abused any boy in the history of Agapé", and denied that restraints were ever used for punishment. RS Reports WHEN Andrew Breshears arrived at the Agapé Boarding School in 2018, he was a sandy-haired 12-year-old who weighed less than 100 pounds. That evening, as Agapé's 150 students and staffers were finishing up dinner, Breshears spotted a fellow conspirator flash a thumbs-up. [Extracted from the article]

Copyright of Rolling Stone is the property of Rolling Stone LLC and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)