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RIDGE CREEK SCHOOL ... RIOT? WALKOUT?

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Jill Ryan:
FROM JANUARY 26TH, 2011 - THE DAHLONEGA NUGGET

Deputies respond
to disturbance at
Ridge Creek

By Matt Aiken
The Nugget
Local deputies responded
to reports of a disturbance
at Ridge Creek Academy last
weekend as multiple students
reportedly began to infl ict
damage on school property.
The incident began last
Sunday morning with a
threatened walk-out by a majority
of the students at the
school formerly known as
Hidden Lake Academy.
“About 45 students got upset
and said they were leaving
and there was no way they
could stop them,” said Investigator
Darren Martin of the
Lumpkin County Sheriff’s
Offi ce.
A majority of those students
never left the Camp
Wahsega Road campus, or
even caused any damage to
the buildings since the shortlived
rebellion was quickly
quelled by staff members as
well as other students who
convinced most of the teenagers
to stay put.
However, a few hours later,
several students began to
break into buildings and destroy
school property.
Offi cers arrived on the
scene and reportedly spotted
students running around
campus throwing rocks at
windows. Some set off fi re
extinguishers while others
knocked over offi ce equipment,
stated the report.
“The student activities
center took the brunt of the
damage,” said Martin. “Some
of the students were wrapping
up shirts and jackets
around their hands and busting
up windows.”
A report fi lled out by Deputy
Brad Farris described the
building as “demolished.”
“Many windows broken,
fi re extinguishers
had been sprayed, glass
[was]everywhere,” stated the
report.
Four students, three 17-
year-olds and a 16-year-old,
were arrested and issued
juvenile complaints for the
charges of unruly child,
criminal trespass and criminal
damage to property.
Some students fl ed into
the surrounding woods.
It was later discovered
that these runaway teens had
hiked to Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church where they reportedly
broke into the Camp
Wahsega Road sanctuary and
searched for a phone. There
was none.
“The whole idea was to go
to that church and call somebody,”
said Martin.
Martin said nothing appeared
to be stolen from the
church besides a blanket.
He added that four Ridge
Creek students had also been
picked up, at 4 a.m., the morning
before the incident at the
Wal-Mart parking lot.
“They were trying to pass
themselves off as college
students or locals,” he said.
“They said they were waiting
on a ride from someone from
the Gainesville area.”
Martin said the Ridge
Creek staff had not reported
the students as missing from
the school, but once their
identities were confi rmed
they were returned to campus.
Of those students, two
were involved in the reported
destruction of property which
took place later that day.
On Monday Len Buccellato,
owner of the boarding
school, said the incident was
“not a major event.”
“The campus is operating
as usual,” he said. “Some new
students decided to do a walkout
and campus is now operating
as normal. This was
only a very small portion of
the student body who did the
walkout.”

Dysfunction Junction:

--- Quote from: "Deputy Miller" ---He added that four Ridge
Creek students had also been
picked up, at 4 a.m., the morning
before the incident at the
Wal-Mart parking lot.
“They were trying to pass
themselves off as college
students or locals,” he said.
“They said they were waiting
on a ride from someone from
the Gainesville area.”
Martin said the Ridge
Creek staff had not reported
the students as missing from
the school
--- End quote ---

Parents, RCS is not watching your children.  They don't even report missing kids to the police or go looking for them.  The reality is probably that they did not even know these kids were missing due to lack of staff, untrained staff and general lack of care.  This is disturbing to say the least.

browneyes:
They also failed to mention that three students walked off campus and went missing on the day of the 16th. A lot of things go unreported there.

Jill Ryan:
From the State's track record, I gather the agencies aren't minding the store either ... not that the agencies know exactly which store to mind.

browneyes:
who is running the "Circus" at RCS? Heard Grimmwood is leaving or has left.  All positions listed for employment. ALL OF THEM

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