NEW SCOTLAND — Four male Voorheesville students — David B. Cardona, 18; Robert E. Denman, 18; Ian G. Kundel, 17; and Shane S. Parry, 17 — pleaded guilty last week to reduced charges of disorderly conduct, after they were accused of spreading goop, glitter, and garbage inside the school in April.

The young men were originally charged with third-degree criminal trespass, and the assistant district attorney prosecuting the case, Renée Merges, had said at their May court appearance that felony charges were being considered.

The students, all of them varsity athletes, were arrested on April 24 after reviewing security-camera footage, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office arrest report says. School staff found the hallways had been covered with butter, barbecue sauce, and syrup, and lockers were shut with zip ties, the report says; special-education teacher Jessica Perazzelli slipped “and possibly broke her tailbone.”

Police believe Kundel and Parry went into Room 133 during a recycling and clean-up day at the school and unlocked one of the windows, where they returned with the two others early in the morning on April 24, according to the arrest report.

In the arrest report, police say the involvement of all four students was confirmed through interviews with Parry and Kundel.

“I’m sure you understand the gravity of this,” Judge David Wukitsch said to Denman in court on June 4.

Wukitsch sentenced the four students, individually, to 200 hours of community service by Aug. 31, a fine of $75, and restitution to pay for the damages at the school.

Cardona’s father, David Cardona, told The Enterprise that the family had no comment. He is running for Albany County Legislature representing Guilderland’s 29^th District.

Voorheesville’s Superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder told The Enterprise on Tuesday that she was unable to state the monetary amount of damage that the students would have to pay.

“Our teacher has returned to work,” Snyder said. She was unsure of whether or not a civil suit would be filed by the teacher, Perazzelli.

The students are in school now, Snyder said of the four vandals.

“They are on target to walk the stage,” she said. “They will be allowed to participate in graduation.”

“I’m pleased that it’s been addressed at the court level,” she said. “I’m happy we’re moving on.”

Corrected on June 16, 2015: the original version of this story gave the wrong occupation for David Cardona. He is chief clerk for Columbia County courts.