The police investigation of the incident revealed that alcoholic beverages had been consumed by the underage students at a residence hosted by the parents of one of the senior prom celebrants.

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Two high school seniors and the mother of a girl who threw an after-prom party have been charged as part of the investigation in the death of an 18-year-old student at the party...

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(May 28, 2007) Guests facing assault, drug charges

An after-prom party gone awry in Petrolia ended with scores of uninvited guests, a stolen car parked out front and several people facing assault and drug charges.

“Most people are not trained in dealing with parties of this nature, and I don’t think they expected it to become as big as it became.”

Reurink said police do not know how many adult supervisors were present or whether alcohol was being served on the property.

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The scene ... during a recent morning was almost typical, except that the 45 teenagers lounging by the pool, playing basketball or hanging out had just spent the night in a four-bedroom house, fully stocked with alcohol and not a single chaperone in sight, officials said. It ended with phone calls to parents and a court date for the property owner and a student. The June 11 incident is just one example of how the prom, once a simple rite of passage, lately resembles an outrageous, decadent, extravaganza, say Long Island school officials..

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