Netflix’s The Program tells the story of the Ivy Ridge boarding academy.
Here’s what it leaves out and where things stand now.
Kubler attended or was incarcerated in Ivy Ridge from March 2004 to June 2005.
Her post-traumatic stress and persistent panic attacks are a constant reminder of damage that cannot be undone.
Except maybe through long-form journalism.
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Whats Happened Since The Program Premiered?
Kubler gets in the last word toward the end of the documentary series.
Kubler aims her vocals through Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrisons Blondie hit fromParallel Lines, One Way or Another.
The warning is as giddily ironic as the photobombs Kubler drops with the man of the hour.
It very well might be an unintentional teaser for an upcoming follow-up.
The Netflix investigative special uncovers numerous alleged abuses between 2001 to 2009.
Meanwhile The District Attorneys Office officially launched an investigation into the Academy on March 11, 2024.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriffs Office will work in conjunction with New York State Police.
Who Created Ivy Ridge?
The letter is dated Nov. 29, 2006, three years before Ivy Ridge was shuttered.
Its a failure not to shut that facility down right then and there, said State Assemblyman Scott Gray.
By issuing diplomas, Ivy Ridge violated state law.
The unlicensed school was issuing fake diplomas.
Many faculty members werent qualified to teach children.
The charges are covered in the documentary.
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer forced Ivy Ridge to stop issuing high school diplomas altogether.
The diploma students received upon graduation were not officially recognized by the State of New York.
The repercussions were extensive.
The diplomas were not worth the paper they were printed on, he explains.
Evidence of a time when the students tried to take matters into their own all-too-soon-to-be-cuffed hands.
What Happened with The Riot?
Whether or not they were raised at any other time, that is part of our investigation.
According to reports, some underaged combatants smashed windows, and overturned furniture.
Eleven students escaped into the nighttime forests, though reports claim they were rounded up.
Twelve students were arrested, charged with rioting and assault, and jailed.
This is not a systemic problem, parents were assured.
These are bad kids, irredeemable manipulators inventing false allegations of abuse.
As if the schools diplomas werent stigma enough.
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping can be streamed on Netflix now.
