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May 17, 2005 WWTI - 50 All of the students involved in Monday night's uprising at Ivy Ridge Academy have been expelled. That's according to the academy's director, Jason Finlinson. About 12 students and several staff members were injured during Monday night's melee which began when some students attempted an escape. Ivy Ridge, a few miles west of Ogdensburg on State Route 37 is a corrective facility for troubled teenagers. Parents pay approximately $60,000 to enroll their children in the program. The facility is on the former campus of Mater Dei College. State Police say they were called at 10:24 last evening as Academy officials reported a disturbance involving numerous students who intentionally caused damage to the facility and attacked several staff members. Twenty State Troopers and Investigators responded along with Sheriff's deputies, Ogdensburg City Police and the U.S. Border Patrol. About 30 students fled the facility in an escape attempt but all were found and returned to the Academy. State Police say their investigation revealed that the disturbance was organized and initiated by 12 students, all of whom have been charged with Riot, 1st degree along with other charges. All nine of those charged were arraigned in town of Oswegatchie court and held in St. Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $2500 bail each. State Police say three 15 year olds were also charged with Riot 1st, Assault 3rd and Menacing 3rd. Their names were not released. They were issued Family Court appearance tickets and returned to Ivy Ridge Academy. All of those injured in the incident were treated at Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and released.
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