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The government reported its findings to the RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency. None of the allegations has been proven in court.

Trinity has been registered as a charity with the Canada Revenue Agency since 1994. An agency spokeswoman said she can’t publicly share information about the association’s affairs without its permission.

“Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) takes matters such as the one reported by Minister Eggen seriously, and we look forward to receiving his information,” spokeswoman Jelica Zdero wrote in an email Thursday.

Trinity’s sudden closure left the families of nearly 3,500 home-schooled students in the lurch. Some are scrambling to find a new public or private school to register with, and others have said they’re loyal to Trinity and will wait to see what happens.

In its Thursday statement, Wisdom and Trinity said they “hope to be in a position to resume operations soon.”

Wisdom’s office manager, TobyLauren Burgess, said the same legal team will represent both organizations. She would not identify the lawyer, or lawyers, involved.

“We request that the families who have trusted us for so many years await the intervention of the courts prior to taking steps to find new placements for their students,” the organizations’ statement said.

“Trinity and Wisdom deny the accusations (e.g. misappropriation of funds) coming from Alberta Education. Wisdom’s holding of funds on behalf of Trinity is neither illegal not deceptive, a fact that is expected to be substantiated by the courts in the days ahead,” it said.