With the release of the Netflix documentary The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping, Reddit and Facebook users have started to relate with Katherine Kubler, the director and survivor of the Academy at Ivy Ridge.
Katherine Kubler was sent to the so-called troubled teen disciplinary school while she was expecting her father, Ken, to save her from getting reprimanded by her boarding school in 2004.
She states, “I was sitting in the principal’s office. My dad told me he was on his way to come to get me.”
Unexpectedly, two people with handcuffs entered the office instead of her dad and said, “We’re here to take you to your new school.” “My parents had hired two strangers to forcibly escort me to the Academy at Ivy Ridge,” says Katherine Kubler.
This was the day which she remembers as the start of her torture that went on for 15 months.
In an interview with Netflix Tudum, Katherine Kubler says, “They really drill into you this complete sense of shame, and that you’re this horrible person for being there.”
Her words made everyone put themselves on the victims’ feet. They also thanked Katherine Kubler for bringing up the ongoing scenario that most students went through.
They also believe parents should watch the docuseries to understand what day-to-day life was like in schools.
A Reddit user quotes, “I am her #1 fan, I couldn’t thank her enough for doing this for ALL OF US. I think this may be the one that will finally break my mom and show her just how wrong she’s been the last 20 years.”
Another one follows the thread and writes, “I want to give her the biggest hug. My parents watched the first episode last night, and my mom’s reaction was so fu**ing validating. “What the f**k is wrong with those people? You didn’t deserve that. I’m so sorry”. I cried for like 2 hours yesterday, but it was a good, cathartic cry. Katherine is my fu**ing hero.”
Even Katherine Kubler’s father was apologetic, saying he had no idea what the “program” looked like behind the doors. “I wish I could do it over,” he says.
Ken, thankfully, pulled her out in mid-2005 after she bravely voiced the school fact in the letters and in-person visit.
Stepmom of Katherine Kubler, Jane, played a huge role in sending her to the school for troubled teens
Katherine Kubler says things turned horrible when her dad married her stepmom, Jane, in the mid-1990s when she was 7. Jane never liked the filming passion of Katherine Kubler and always had her eyebrows up towards Katherine.
She could not enjoy her mother’s love as she passed away when Katherine Kubler was 2 due to breast cancer. Sadly, her story turned into a Cinderella tale with Jane’s entry.
Earlier, Katherine Kubler showed devotion to her conservative Christian values. But later, when Jane said harsh words about her biological mother, The Program director adopted a revolting nature.
She indulged herself in typical teen stuff like drinking, smoking, and bunking from home at night during her sophomore days.
This eventually became a serious problem when her private Christian boarding school caught her violating a zero-tolerance policy while she was drinking Mike’s Hard Lemonade.
The typical day arrived when Ken had to call the troubled teen school, initiating the real story for The Program.
Although the Academy at Ivy Ridge closed in 2009, the victims opened up only in 2020, inspiring Katherine Kubler to vouch for her story and bring it to the public.
Nonetheless, Katherine Kubler has overcome her anxiety disorder and has started talking with her guilty father since he was apologetic for the whole situation. As for her stepmom, they are still together, as Katherine Kubler’s sister claimed in a Reddit message.
FAQs
Is Katherine Kubler married?
Per her social media post, Katherine Kubler is married to Kyle Kubler. They married almost a decade ago on April 27, 2014, and have filled their Instagram with love for each other.
Is the program on Netflix real?
The docuseries The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping, released on March 5, 2024, on Netflix, is a real story of students who attended the Academy at Ivy Ridge and has the narration and script from the survivors of the batch.
Did Katherine Kubler reconcile with her father?
Katherine Kubler probably reconciled with her father as they sat together during the docuseries recording, in which Ken opens up about his unawareness of what was happening in the school.
