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Former students of the Academy at Ivy Ridge return to the now-shuttered school and reflect on the horrors they endured during their time in the program.

Daily life at Ivy Ridge included cultlike tactics, a rules system with excessive punishments and family reps incentivized to keep teens in the program.

With programs across the globe and exorbitant tuition, money was rolling in. But where was it going? A trail of dodgy dealings leads to the top.