August 25, 2025 • 32 mins
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Breaking Brett Jensen kicks the show off by talking about a tragic incident on Charlotte’s light rail and the growing concerns over public safety in the city. A 23-year-old Ukrainian woman, who had recently moved to Charlotte to escape the war in her home country, was fatally stabbed Friday night by a homeless repeat offender. Brett expresses outrage over the lack of safety on public transit and questions the city’s handling of crime, noting that although statistics suggest crime is down, residents don’t feel safer. Jensen also criticizes the light rail system for its lack of ticket enforcement and visible police presence.
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Speaker 1 (00:21):
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So we're gonna get into a lot tonight. CMS had
its back to school press conference today. Not a lot
came out of it, a little bit, and we're gonna
get into some of that a little bit later because
there were a few things like, yeah, the buses, you know,
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maybe we're running a little bit late.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Some buses, not all buses.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Some buses were you know, running as late as an hour,
maybe a little bit longer, but you know, but that's
always the first day school, like always, always, always is
that happens in the first day school, like it's it's
it happens every single They could be at full capacity
with bus drivers and they're still sometimes going to run
an hour, hour and half late. Then by Wednesday everything's
back to normal. But there were some things going that
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happened to the press conference today that I want to
address later on and also going to get into the
charops ever put out some of their endorsements today for
the Charlotte City Council and I'm not very surprised by them,
to be perfectly honest with you, and so.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
I we'll adjust them. We'll adjust them.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
But I want to start off tonight with something that
has really bothered a lot of people, and that's what
took place just before ten o'clock Friday night on the
light rail in South End, and that's where a twenty
three year old woman her birthday from Ukraine came to
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Ukraine to escape the war. Think about that, came from
Ukraine to escape the war because it was so dangerous
in Ukraine. She came to Charlotte and she just moved
to Charlotte a couple months ago, a few months ago.
So she's on the light rail and guess what, a
homeless person and also someone who's a multi repeat offender
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stabs her on the light rail on a Friday night
in South End, stabs her and she died.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Twenty three years old, beautiful young woman.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Go fundme page has been put out there, and I
put that on Twitter and you can see what I
retweeted about the GoFundMe page. And look, CMS, excuse me.
CMPD can say crimes down, crimes down?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Okay. You know.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Here's the thing though, and this is why it's a
little disingenuous to sit there and say crime is down.
Because Saturday afternoon, someone was shot in the middle of
the afternoon and Plaza Midwood, Plaza Midwood a high trafficate area,
South End, extremely high traffic area, foot traffic, everything else
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didn't matter. But CMPD can say, well, statistics show yes,
ask everyone how safe they feel walking in Uptown at night.
Ask anybody how safe do you feel walking down South
Boulevard at night? But the reason the crime stats are
down from last year is they literally wow, Okay, I
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don't want to say the word literally because I guess
the opposite could have happened, But it truly had nowhere
to go but down.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Through the first six months last year.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
January first to June thirtieth, twenty twenty four, there were
fifty nine homicides in Charlotte.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Fifty nine.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Well, there were only forty two the first six months
this year. Yeah, and then what happened in July, okay,
and of course crime was down. You know why the
stupid car break is for Kia and the Hyundai challenge.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
That's all but over.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Remember the TikTok thing, and all the Kias and Hundai's
are getting broken into because someone showed them a quick
fix on how to do it on TikTok. That's over.
So of course crime stats are gonna come down. But
people feel less safe, and rightly so, rightly so. And
Friday night is a perfect example of that. A beautiful
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young woman twenty three years old birthday comes from seeking
refuge from Ukraine because you know, there's a war and
type thing going on there, you know, bombs and stuff
and what happens. She would have been safer in Ukraine.
And I'm not even joking I'm being dead sincere when
I say that she would be safer in Ukraine than
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she is in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Don't believe me.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Four knives were found at CMS today on the first
day of school, two by adults, two by kids. That's
the city of Charlotte. This is what we are now.
I tell you this all the time. We're becoming at Baltimore, Detroit,
New Orleans, Saint Louis. We are becoming those cities. And
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we're gonna get into the shott Observer endorsements later on,
because that sure as hell ain't happening. I mean, it's
not helping the situation. Excuse me, definitely not helping the situation.
So the fact that this took place, and by the way,
the light rail, that's a whole another issue.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
That's all.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
I want to know what genius planners, what genius architects
and city planners said. You know what, we don't need
anyone checking tickets. You do in New York, you do
in DC. I love the Metro in DC, the t
in Boston, like you, you have to have tickets and
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go through you know, turnstiles. Non Charlotte, you can just
get on and what are the odds of you being
popped for not having a light rail ticket? I wonder
how much money every year the lightrail loses. Now they
try to get somebody back with advertising and a lot
of honest people will buy tickets regardless.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
But how many don't?
Speaker 1 (07:17):
And when's the last time you actually saw a police
officer on the light rail? When's the last time? Well,
first of all, was the last time you took the
light rail? Like there's that problem? And second of all,
was the last time you saw an officer on it? Seriously?
Where was the officers there that night? Where were the
officers Friday night? Did the person have a ticket to
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be on the light rail? I don't know the answer
to that, but I can give you a big, pretty
good educated guess on that.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Of course not.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I would be actually exceptionally surprised if he had a ticket.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Does she have a ticket? Probably so?
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Probably so because she's new to the country, she's new
to Charlotte and doesn't realize that everyone lies ridses the
light rail for free, and now they want to expand
the light rail. Yeah, really, how much more money you're
going to lose on the light rail when nobody's taking it? Okay,
got a lot of people taking it from the Valentine area,
do you. Forty five South Boulevard, got a lot of
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people taking it from there, going to work uptown.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
People don't go to uptown anymore. I don't. Somebody said
to some of the other day about going uptown, and
I was like, yeah, I'm not going uptown. I don't
go uptown anymore.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Unless it's during the day, or unless it's panthers, Charlotte Knights,
or Charlotte Hornets. Those are the three reasons why I'll
go up there. Knights, Hornets, panthers.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
That's it. That's it.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Not going uptown to eat, not doing that. I don't
have enough money to hire higher bodyguards, don't So just
an absolutely horrible situation. And the light rail and the
city not being safe and not no cops on the
light rail, people getting on and off the light rail
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whenever they want without having to have tickets.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Welcome to Charlotte, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Charlotte. Welcome
back to Breaking with Brett Jensen on this Monday night,
going up until seven o'clock coming up, or we're going
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to discuss some CMS stuff when we return about the
press conference that happened today, a question that absolutely infuriated
me by a member of the media, and I'll give
you two guesses where the question came from. And then
also something that's going on CMS website.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
A video that's being given to all students.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
And it's the same video that I talked about a
couple of weeks ago at Combaris County Schools. But just
want you to hear it so you understand and what
your children are listening to. It's a state it's a
video from the state, and you know it's it's worthwhile.
I just want you guys to be able to hear
it and let you hear the video that they're showing
to every single student. But I want to spend this
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segment talking about the Charlotte City Council and the Observer
put out its endorsements today of the council, and I'll
bounce around a little bit. There was one, well, I
say one surprised, but maybe not. Maybe it shouldn't surprise
me at all. To be honest with you, because the
Observer has done this before. I will say that almost
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to a fault, the Observer was overly nice about everyone,
not everyone's a great candidate, but you wouldn't know that
from the observer.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
But you know, again, this is the shot observer. So
but I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
Read to you what they have to say about Christopher
Cary's race. All right, and that's District six. Okay, District six,
Christopher Carrei's race, it says, and it's.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Not very long. A couple of them were really long.
This one wasn't very long.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
The Republican primary to replace former council member tarkmaccary features
one name that should sound familiar to most Districts six residents.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Christop McCary. Christop McCary may.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Share a last name and a political affiliation with her husband,
but voters shouldn't expect her to be the same kind
of leader. She too, would be a voice for Republicans
and moderates in Charlotte, but she would approach the job
in her own way. She's smart, dedicated. She's smart, dedicated
to working directly with constituents to solve problems, and her
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less volatile approach would be helpful to building bridges on
the council itself and with the lawmakers in Raleigh.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
I e.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
They're saying, hey, don't be a bull in a china
shop like your husband, which we all know he was,
and a lot of times he had he didn't have
a choice. I continue her opponent, Sarah Chakra, is a
first time candidate with a promising future. Charlotte needs more
thoughtful young Republicans, and we encourage him to continue seeking
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opportunities to fill that gap. We recommend Boukary.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Okay, So.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
I did find that a little interesting that they're endorsing
her now. I will be surprised if they endorse her
come November against her opponent. The Charlotte Observers way of
thinking is one Republican is enough. One Republican on the
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school board is enough. One Republican Charlotte City Council is enough.
And they once said it's not a good idea to
have no Republicans on the county commissioners and they only
endorsed one Republican and that was Matthew rid Now were
in twenty eighteen when he lost. So they'll endorsed like
the one Republican ed Draggs doesn't have anyone running against him,
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so he's automatically going to be a Charlotte City Council member.
So in the eyes of the observer, that may be
enough that you don't need another Republican to represent this
Even though they said, you know, moderate moderate, you know, hey,
she can help deal with Republicans and moderates.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
They didn't say leftists, said moderates.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
So I, like I said, I want to see who
they endorse come for the November election. Like I said,
I know who I think they're going to endorse. But
and I don't think it's going to be I don't
think it'll be Krista. Maybe maybe they'll surprise me, but
I doubt that I will be.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
District one.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
They talked about Dante Anderson, the incumbent, and you know,
says that she has an impressive grasp of the issues
facing her district, and she's grown to become a more
visible leader for the city as a whole. And she
definitely wants to be mayor. By the way, just so
you know, she wants to be mayor. That sounds like
something that you would tell someone who wants to be mayor.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Says that.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
You know, they're they're endorsing her, but they're not. They're
they said they're endorsing her with some hesitation.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Okay, and I don't know. Well, we'll see District three.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
They with my Trevius King bowing out, So you've got
Joy Mayo and you got Isaac's favorite, tia Wanna Brown.
They could have gone after tia Wana Brown, and they didn't.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
They just said that while Brown has.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Been a vocal and dedicated advocate for her district, and
while she is innocent unless proven, her indictments remain a
dark cloud over her position as a council member and
a distraction from her duties. Yeah, that's like, that's as
nice as you can say it, because they don't want
to upset any Democrats. Let's be honest. This is a
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short observer. They endorsed Joy Mayo her interview played on
My show last Friday night. As a matter of fact,
you can go back to WBT dot com and hear that.
In terms of District four, they they did Johnson, they
represent or they recommend Renee Johnson. That's who they endorse,
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Renee Johnson. All right, but District five, real quick, this
is the interesting one. They got Marjorie Molina, who's challenged
by j D. Missouria Arias and who chairs the Hispanic
Caucus of the Meccamur County. Well, that's all you had
to know. Bazari Arius would be the first Latino elected
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to the Charlotte City Council, and he would be.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
The youngest sitting member.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Both of those perspectives would prove valuable not only to
District five, but to the city as a whole, especially
as Charlotte's population is growing younger and more diverse. There's
the word diverse. They recommended Missouria Arias, They recommended someone
to the.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
School board only because she was Hispanic.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Literally the only reason, they said, because she's Hispanic, we
endorse her.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Okay, that's the Shawn Observer.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
So of course they went, we're endorsing the only Hispanic
that would be Okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (16:37):
Does it matter how good the the person is, we
have to not that we want we have to endorse
the Hispanic. Of course you do, of course you do.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
So anyways, all right, look when we come back, let's
get into some CMS stuff. I'm gonna play some audio
from a press conference today about some of the weapons
that were found at the schools today for now, but
also a.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
Question that infuriated me to no end.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Welcome back to breaking with Brett Jensen. All right, So,
I'm gonna get into this pretty quickly.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Here.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
CMS had a press conference today, first day back to
school press conference. They took some questions, not a lot
of surprises. First day of school always happens. Some buzzes
run an hour, hour and twenty minutes late by Wednesday.
Usually that's all pretty well fixed and taken care of.
So during the press conference today they talked about a
couple of different things. And here's the first thing they
talked about concerning literally the exact same question that was
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asked last week by the exact same person. And I'll
give you one guess as to what media outlet ask this,
and then I'll tell you about it when we come back.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
And so here's how that went. Quick question.
Speaker 4 (17:57):
I know, obviously there's been a lot of talk in
the community the last couple weeks about ICE protocols and
things like that. Just checking in any activity with ICE
in this first day, or communication with federal officials at all,
anything like that that's been reported.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
We've had no communication or any information or interaction that
we're aware of today.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
I believe the reporter is from NPR, and it just
I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Literally, the exact same question was asked last week. As
far as I know, ICE hasn't gone into any schools
anywhere in the country. I could be wrong on that,
but I do know that everyone's like, Oh my gosh,
I just want to do a school at Chicago. No,
Actually that wound up being the secret service that was
going into the school in Chicago for something else.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Ice and ice and ice, and it's ice and PR
three letters. That's all you got to know. NPR. Oh
my god.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
And I guess what CMS is going to have a
press conference on Friday.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
I wonder if he's going to ask about the ice
question again on Friday. Oh my gosh, ice and size
and size? Okay, whatever?
Speaker 1 (19:01):
All right, So now here's the part also the press
conference where they're talking about the weapons that were found
earlier today at Palisades High School.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Sorry to ask, but we were informed that two parents
made it onto the campus of Palisades today with weapons.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Can you all speak to that?
Speaker 5 (19:19):
How were they, how was that found out to be
the case. And I know, Tim, you spoke to not
tolerating that type of behavior, seeing as how we had
a prior issue at Palisades. Can you speak to that
way shape or form.
Speaker 6 (19:36):
I can now the specifics of the information are still
with CMPD, but we did have two individuals who made
poor choices, and I do want to make sure that
I emphasize that it's a poor choice to bring any
kind of weapon onto campus, and that those were detected
immediately and then law enforcement was contacted immediately. There's cure
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of vestibule there at the school. That's where everybody is scanned.
So at that point in time they were indicated and
then the CMPD was called and we actually were able.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
To go through the process for that. So arrests have
been made. We've seen that in the past. Can you
speak to parents directly on.
Speaker 6 (20:23):
It is illegal to bring weapons onto school grounds? And
so we have scanners there for the purpose of catching
students and parents who bring weapons or choose to bring
weapons onto campus. And that's the purpose of that protocol,
and we use that layered approach to certainly go through
those standards.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
Does it frustrate to it all?
Speaker 6 (20:47):
I think that anytime that you have safety situations in
schools and you work in education, it concerns you. I
don't know that it is frustrating, but we're concerned. I
have a deep care for our students in our community,
as I think that all of our educators do. And
so I think that what you've seen with our data
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from DPI, we are making great strides in CMS in
deterring weapons being brought onto our campuses, and we are
doing everything that we can to certainly deter that.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
But there's one thing you can't deter.
Speaker 6 (21:21):
You can't deter somebody's choice, Okay, but what happens when
they make that choice to walk on a campus. We're
responsible for that, and we responded immediately and we took
care of the situation. Like I said, arrest have been made.
We take this very seriously and we will not tolerate
behavior like this.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
I just wanted to follow quickly on bus driver vacancies.
I remember that was talked about at the press conference
last week. I think there was ninety five and you
said all roots were covered. Just wondering going forward into
the school year, does that pose any challenges and you know,
what are the plans to kind of address that.
Speaker 6 (21:52):
So this morning, as of this morning's press conference, we
had ninety eight bus driver vacancies. We had all of
those routes covered. We typically juggle around ninety five to
ninety eight vacancy. Sometimes I'm very skilled at making sure
that those routes are all covered so we're not seeing
a delays and don't anticipate alays with that number of vacancies.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
Okay, a couple things.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I will say this until the day I die, and
Republicans may get upset at me or whatever. But there
are a few things that I do not understand about
carrying weapons. I don't understand the need for an AR fifteen.
I will never understand that. I just will not get it.
I don't understand why you and I actually had some
woman say why use it for protection?
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Really? Where is it?
Speaker 1 (22:39):
It's in my closet, really, So your whole thing is,
you know, when you have a gun, there's a reason
why cops have pistols because they're easier to maneuver and handle.
But you're going to say, hey, wait a minute, mister robber,
let me go in and get the AR fifteen out
of my closet, let me load it, and then I'm
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gonna try and walk around with this big clunky go oh, okay,
get the hell out of here.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
But here's what I don't understand.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
The two knives that were brought to Palistates High School
by adults.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Why do they have knives?
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Now, look if it's a tiny, tiny little pocket Swiss
army knife, okay, like okay, I don't understand it. But
I've seen enough people carry those like okay, fine, whatever,
But I will never understand why are you carrying knives.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
Like just a regular carry. I don't understand that. Why
do you carry knives?
Speaker 1 (23:35):
And so the two people that got popped at Palistates
High School were carrying knives.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
I will not understand it.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
By the way, two more students today, also at other
schools West Charlotte and at Hof High School, also got
popped for trying to take a.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Knife into school today.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
So four knives were confiscated confiscated at CMS properties today.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
I just I will never understand.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
Why you feel the need to carry knives, especially in
the morning or whatever.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
I just I don't get it. I do not get it.
And I know people go, well, Brett the light rail, No.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
I understand that, but no, sorry, I just you're going
into school, why are you carry a knife? I just
I think that's actually I think it's very silly and moronic.
But that's just me, all right. When we come back.
I got some more CMS stuff I want to get
into about how the uh about what's going on with
CMS and a video that your children are being forced
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to watch and it's actually a good thing. We'll talk
about that when we return. My name is Brett Jenson.
You're listening to Breaking with Brett Jenson. Welcome back to
Breaking with Bret Jensen for a few more moments here
on this Monday night. So I talked a little bit
about this, I don't know, a week or so, maybe
two weeks ago, about how Cambert's County is showing a
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video from the state to its students about being groomed
by adults, and CMS is now showing the exact same
video to the students, and it's on the CMS website
and a lot of you pay so there may not
even know this video exists or that your kids are
going to watch it. So what I thought I would
do is I thought I would play the majority of
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the video to you and let you hear it for yourselves.
This is what your children are hearing at CMS.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
Think about all the adults you know at school. They
could be your teacher, your coach, the bus driver, school
resource officer, anybody. It's important to have healthy relationships with
these people, but it's equally important to know what is
and isn't okay for them to do. Most adults act
with good judgment and are trustworthy, but sometimes they can
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do things that are inappropriate and make you feel uncomfortable
or unsafe. These things can happen in a classroom, on
a sports field, or even online or away from school.
Sometimes these inappropriate actions break school rules, sometimes they break
the law. The point is bad relationships with adults can
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look like a lot of different things. That's why it's
important to know what to look out for and to
tell a parent, a guardian, or another adult you trust
if you ever see or experience any of the signs.
What are they? Let's take a look. It's great for
adults at school to pay attention to students and what
they need, but sometimes that attention can be too much
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and it might be a sign that something's wrong. Some
examples might be giving the student gifts or special favors
they don't give to anyone else, asking a student too
much about their personal lives, such as who they like
or who they find attractive, Texting students from a personal
cell phone number, or interaction with students on social media.
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These are all things which may not seem like a
big deal at first, but it's still important to keep
a lookout for them and.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
To speak up if you notice it happening.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
Sometimes this extra attention may involve adults trying to creates
where they are.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Alone with the student.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
They may discourage someone from spending time with friends or family,
or put students in a situation where they feel uncomfortable
or unsafe. If this happens, you should tell a parent,
a guardian, or another adult you trust right away. What
comes to mind when I say boundaries Maybe you think
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of sports where lines on the ground tell players where
it is and isn't okay for them to go. The
boundaries in our.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Personal lives are similar.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
There are things we use to protect ourselves from being used, manipulated, hurt,
or bothered by other people. Sometimes people can push our boundaries.
That means doing things which may not seem like a
big deal at first but get worse over time. Some
examples might be making inappropriate jokes or saying things that
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make someone uncomfortable, like talking about body parts or a
student's a parent, parents, or touching students in the way
that they shouldn't, like rubbing their back or grabbing their hand.
When an adult pushes the student's boundaries, they're trying to
see what they can get away with and how far
they can go. This could come from any adult at school,
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male or female, regardless of gender. It's important to say
something early if anyone ever makes you feel unsafe. An
adult shouldn't ask you to keep secrets about your relationship
or things that make you feel uncomfortable, or tell you
to hide things from your friends or family. If they do,
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it may mean they're trying to get away with something.
They also shouldn't try to make you feel guilty for
speaking up or asking for help, or make you feel afraid.
This is another way of pushing boundaries and trying to
control the situation. Let's take a look at a few
questions you may have. Who does this happen to? These
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signs can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how old
you are, where you live, or anything like that, and
if it happens to you, it doesn't mean that you've
done anything wrong or that there's anything wrong with you.
What's important is that you tell someone if any of
these things happen Is it only teachers who do these things. No,
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any adult who works at school has a responsibility to
keep you safe and maintain healthy boundaries. So adults can't
be nice to me without getting in trouble. Being nice
isn't the point. It's great to have good relationships with
your teachers and other adults at school. There's nothing wrong
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with that. What's important is recognizing when those relationships push
boundaries and become inappropriate. It's not always easy, but that's
why it's important to know the warning signs and to
speak if you feel a line as being crossed, and
if you're unsure, it's more than okay to talk to
a trusted adult about the situation. They can help you
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figure out what to do. Will I get in trouble
if I tell someone? No? If you think you or
someone you know is experiencing any of these things, telling
someone is the right thing to do. By speaking up,
you're helping to protect yourself and your friends, because no
one should ever feel unsafe at school. Plus, there are
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ways of speaking up while remaining totally confidential. If you
have a phone or a computer, you can use this app.
It's called Say Something. It allows us to report when
we see or experience something at school anytime, day or night.
Your message is totally confidential and it's taken seriously by
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people who know what to do in these kinds of situations.
So let's recap. It's important to know when adults at
school are pushing boundaries and doing things that are inappropriate
with students, whether it's giving them unwanted attention, saying or
doing things that make them uncomfortable, pushing personal boundaries, isolating
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them in one on one situations, or forcing them to
keep secrets out of fear or guilt. And if someone
ever does or says something that makes you uncomfortable, it's
okay to say no. Trust your instincts and speak up
if something doesn't feel right. Your feelings are valid and
your safety is the most important thing. Also, be cautious online.
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Avoid giving out personal information to teachers or staff members
on social media or through texts. Keep your interactions with
them limited to school related activities. After all, that's why
they're here. Lastly, remember you're not alone. If you or
someone you know experiences any of these things, there are
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there are people who can help. Don't be afraid to
speak up.
Speaker 2 (32:03):
That's all we have.
Speaker 3 (32:04):
Time for today. If you have any questions or want
to know more about anything we've covered, talk to your parent, guardian,
or another adult you trust. Together, we can make school
safer for everyone.
Speaker 1 (32:18):
It's a good thing they're showing this to students, and
also a very sad commentary on today's world. But again,
it's a good thing that seems is showing this. All right,
that's going to do it for us Tonight, I'm on
my way to a political event, so I should have
some great interviews for you tomorrow. So until then, everyone,
my name is Brett Jensen, and you've been listening to
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So we're gonna get into a lot tonight. CMS had
its back to school press conference today. Not a lot
came out of it, a little bit, and we're gonna
get into some of that a little bit later because
there were a few things like, yeah, the buses, you know,
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maybe we're running a little bit late.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Some buses, not all buses.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Some buses were you know, running as late as an hour,
maybe a little bit longer, but you know, but that's
always the first day school, like always, always, always is
that happens in the first day school, like it's it's
it happens every single They could be at full capacity
with bus drivers and they're still sometimes going to run
an hour, hour and half late. Then by Wednesday everything's
back to normal. But there were some things going that
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happened to the press conference today that I want to
address later on and also going to get into the
charops ever put out some of their endorsements today for
the Charlotte City Council and I'm not very surprised by them,
to be perfectly honest with you, and so.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
I we'll adjust them. We'll adjust them.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
But I want to start off tonight with something that
has really bothered a lot of people, and that's what
took place just before ten o'clock Friday night on the
light rail in South End, and that's where a twenty
three year old woman her birthday from Ukraine came to
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Ukraine to escape the war. Think about that, came from
Ukraine to escape the war because it was so dangerous
in Ukraine. She came to Charlotte and she just moved
to Charlotte a couple months ago, a few months ago.
So she's on the light rail and guess what, a
homeless person and also someone who's a multi repeat offender
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stabs her on the light rail on a Friday night
in South End, stabs her and she died.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Twenty three years old, beautiful young woman.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Go fundme page has been put out there, and I
put that on Twitter and you can see what I
retweeted about the GoFundMe page. And look, CMS, excuse me.
CMPD can say crimes down, crimes down?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Okay. You know.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Here's the thing though, and this is why it's a
little disingenuous to sit there and say crime is down.
Because Saturday afternoon, someone was shot in the middle of
the afternoon and Plaza Midwood, Plaza Midwood a high trafficate area,
South End, extremely high traffic area, foot traffic, everything else
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didn't matter. But CMPD can say, well, statistics show yes,
ask everyone how safe they feel walking in Uptown at night.
Ask anybody how safe do you feel walking down South
Boulevard at night? But the reason the crime stats are
down from last year is they literally wow, Okay, I
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don't want to say the word literally because I guess
the opposite could have happened, But it truly had nowhere
to go but down.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Through the first six months last year.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
January first to June thirtieth, twenty twenty four, there were
fifty nine homicides in Charlotte.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Fifty nine.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Well, there were only forty two the first six months
this year. Yeah, and then what happened in July, okay,
and of course crime was down. You know why the
stupid car break is for Kia and the Hyundai challenge.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
That's all but over.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Remember the TikTok thing, and all the Kias and Hundai's
are getting broken into because someone showed them a quick
fix on how to do it on TikTok. That's over.
So of course crime stats are gonna come down. But
people feel less safe, and rightly so, rightly so. And
Friday night is a perfect example of that. A beautiful
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young woman twenty three years old birthday comes from seeking
refuge from Ukraine because you know, there's a war and
type thing going on there, you know, bombs and stuff
and what happens. She would have been safer in Ukraine.
And I'm not even joking I'm being dead sincere when
I say that she would be safer in Ukraine than
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she is in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Don't believe me.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Four knives were found at CMS today on the first
day of school, two by adults, two by kids. That's
the city of Charlotte. This is what we are now.
I tell you this all the time. We're becoming at Baltimore, Detroit,
New Orleans, Saint Louis. We are becoming those cities. And
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we're gonna get into the shott Observer endorsements later on,
because that sure as hell ain't happening. I mean, it's
not helping the situation. Excuse me, definitely not helping the situation.
So the fact that this took place, and by the way,
the light rail, that's a whole another issue.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
That's all.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
I want to know what genius planners, what genius architects
and city planners said. You know what, we don't need
anyone checking tickets. You do in New York, you do
in DC. I love the Metro in DC, the t
in Boston, like you, you have to have tickets and
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go through you know, turnstiles. Non Charlotte, you can just
get on and what are the odds of you being
popped for not having a light rail ticket? I wonder
how much money every year the lightrail loses. Now they
try to get somebody back with advertising and a lot
of honest people will buy tickets regardless.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
But how many don't?
Speaker 1 (07:17):
And when's the last time you actually saw a police
officer on the light rail? When's the last time? Well,
first of all, was the last time you took the
light rail? Like there's that problem? And second of all,
was the last time you saw an officer on it? Seriously?
Where was the officers there that night? Where were the
officers Friday night? Did the person have a ticket to
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be on the light rail? I don't know the answer
to that, but I can give you a big, pretty
good educated guess on that.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Of course not.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I would be actually exceptionally surprised if he had a ticket.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Does she have a ticket? Probably so?
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Probably so because she's new to the country, she's new
to Charlotte and doesn't realize that everyone lies ridses the
light rail for free, and now they want to expand
the light rail. Yeah, really, how much more money you're
going to lose on the light rail when nobody's taking it? Okay,
got a lot of people taking it from the Valentine area,
do you. Forty five South Boulevard, got a lot of
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people taking it from there, going to work uptown.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
People don't go to uptown anymore. I don't. Somebody said
to some of the other day about going uptown, and
I was like, yeah, I'm not going uptown. I don't
go uptown anymore.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Unless it's during the day, or unless it's panthers, Charlotte Knights,
or Charlotte Hornets. Those are the three reasons why I'll
go up there. Knights, Hornets, panthers.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
That's it. That's it.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Not going uptown to eat, not doing that. I don't
have enough money to hire higher bodyguards, don't So just
an absolutely horrible situation. And the light rail and the
city not being safe and not no cops on the
light rail, people getting on and off the light rail
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whenever they want without having to have tickets.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Welcome to Charlotte, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Charlotte. Welcome
back to Breaking with Brett Jensen on this Monday night,
going up until seven o'clock coming up, or we're going
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to discuss some CMS stuff when we return about the
press conference that happened today, a question that absolutely infuriated
me by a member of the media, and I'll give
you two guesses where the question came from. And then
also something that's going on CMS website.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
A video that's being given to all students.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
And it's the same video that I talked about a
couple of weeks ago at Combaris County Schools. But just
want you to hear it so you understand and what
your children are listening to. It's a state it's a
video from the state, and you know it's it's worthwhile.
I just want you guys to be able to hear
it and let you hear the video that they're showing
to every single student. But I want to spend this
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segment talking about the Charlotte City Council and the Observer
put out its endorsements today of the council, and I'll
bounce around a little bit. There was one, well, I
say one surprised, but maybe not. Maybe it shouldn't surprise
me at all. To be honest with you, because the
Observer has done this before. I will say that almost
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to a fault, the Observer was overly nice about everyone,
not everyone's a great candidate, but you wouldn't know that
from the observer.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
But you know, again, this is the shot observer. So
but I'm going to.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
Read to you what they have to say about Christopher
Cary's race. All right, and that's District six. Okay, District six,
Christopher Carrei's race, it says, and it's.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Not very long. A couple of them were really long.
This one wasn't very long.
Speaker 1 (11:09):
The Republican primary to replace former council member tarkmaccary features
one name that should sound familiar to most Districts six residents.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Christop McCary. Christop McCary may.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Share a last name and a political affiliation with her husband,
but voters shouldn't expect her to be the same kind
of leader. She too, would be a voice for Republicans
and moderates in Charlotte, but she would approach the job
in her own way. She's smart, dedicated. She's smart, dedicated
to working directly with constituents to solve problems, and her
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less volatile approach would be helpful to building bridges on
the council itself and with the lawmakers in Raleigh.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
I e.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
They're saying, hey, don't be a bull in a china
shop like your husband, which we all know he was,
and a lot of times he had he didn't have
a choice. I continue her opponent, Sarah Chakra, is a
first time candidate with a promising future. Charlotte needs more
thoughtful young Republicans, and we encourage him to continue seeking
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opportunities to fill that gap. We recommend Boukary.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Okay, So.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
I did find that a little interesting that they're endorsing
her now. I will be surprised if they endorse her
come November against her opponent. The Charlotte Observers way of
thinking is one Republican is enough. One Republican on the
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school board is enough. One Republican Charlotte City Council is enough.
And they once said it's not a good idea to
have no Republicans on the county commissioners and they only
endorsed one Republican and that was Matthew rid Now were
in twenty eighteen when he lost. So they'll endorsed like
the one Republican ed Draggs doesn't have anyone running against him,
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so he's automatically going to be a Charlotte City Council member.
So in the eyes of the observer, that may be
enough that you don't need another Republican to represent this
Even though they said, you know, moderate moderate, you know, hey,
she can help deal with Republicans and moderates.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
They didn't say leftists, said moderates.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
So I, like I said, I want to see who
they endorse come for the November election. Like I said,
I know who I think they're going to endorse. But
and I don't think it's going to be I don't
think it'll be Krista. Maybe maybe they'll surprise me, but
I doubt that I will be.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
District one.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
They talked about Dante Anderson, the incumbent, and you know,
says that she has an impressive grasp of the issues
facing her district, and she's grown to become a more
visible leader for the city as a whole. And she
definitely wants to be mayor. By the way, just so
you know, she wants to be mayor. That sounds like
something that you would tell someone who wants to be mayor.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Says that.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
You know, they're they're endorsing her, but they're not. They're
they said they're endorsing her with some hesitation.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Okay, and I don't know. Well, we'll see District three.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
They with my Trevius King bowing out, So you've got
Joy Mayo and you got Isaac's favorite, tia Wanna Brown.
They could have gone after tia Wana Brown, and they didn't.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
They just said that while Brown has.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Been a vocal and dedicated advocate for her district, and
while she is innocent unless proven, her indictments remain a
dark cloud over her position as a council member and
a distraction from her duties. Yeah, that's like, that's as
nice as you can say it, because they don't want
to upset any Democrats. Let's be honest. This is a
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short observer. They endorsed Joy Mayo her interview played on
My show last Friday night. As a matter of fact,
you can go back to WBT dot com and hear that.
In terms of District four, they they did Johnson, they
represent or they recommend Renee Johnson. That's who they endorse,
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Renee Johnson. All right, but District five, real quick, this
is the interesting one. They got Marjorie Molina, who's challenged
by j D. Missouria Arias and who chairs the Hispanic
Caucus of the Meccamur County. Well, that's all you had
to know. Bazari Arius would be the first Latino elected
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to the Charlotte City Council, and he would be.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
The youngest sitting member.
Speaker 1 (16:02):
Both of those perspectives would prove valuable not only to
District five, but to the city as a whole, especially
as Charlotte's population is growing younger and more diverse. There's
the word diverse. They recommended Missouria Arias, They recommended someone
to the.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
School board only because she was Hispanic.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Literally the only reason, they said, because she's Hispanic, we
endorse her.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
Okay, that's the Shawn Observer.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
So of course they went, we're endorsing the only Hispanic
that would be Okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (16:37):
Does it matter how good the the person is, we
have to not that we want we have to endorse
the Hispanic. Of course you do, of course you do.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
So anyways, all right, look when we come back, let's
get into some CMS stuff. I'm gonna play some audio
from a press conference today about some of the weapons
that were found at the schools today for now, but
also a.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
Question that infuriated me to no end.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
Welcome back to breaking with Brett Jensen. All right, So,
I'm gonna get into this pretty quickly.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Here.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
CMS had a press conference today, first day back to
school press conference. They took some questions, not a lot
of surprises. First day of school always happens. Some buzzes
run an hour, hour and twenty minutes late by Wednesday.
Usually that's all pretty well fixed and taken care of.
So during the press conference today they talked about a
couple of different things. And here's the first thing they
talked about concerning literally the exact same question that was
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asked last week by the exact same person. And I'll
give you one guess as to what media outlet ask this,
and then I'll tell you about it when we come back.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
And so here's how that went. Quick question.
Speaker 4 (17:57):
I know, obviously there's been a lot of talk in
the community the last couple weeks about ICE protocols and
things like that. Just checking in any activity with ICE
in this first day, or communication with federal officials at all,
anything like that that's been reported.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
We've had no communication or any information or interaction that
we're aware of today.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
I believe the reporter is from NPR, and it just
I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Literally, the exact same question was asked last week. As
far as I know, ICE hasn't gone into any schools
anywhere in the country. I could be wrong on that,
but I do know that everyone's like, Oh my gosh,
I just want to do a school at Chicago. No,
Actually that wound up being the secret service that was
going into the school in Chicago for something else.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Ice and ice and ice, and it's ice and PR
three letters. That's all you got to know. NPR. Oh
my god.
Speaker 1 (18:49):
And I guess what CMS is going to have a
press conference on Friday.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
I wonder if he's going to ask about the ice
question again on Friday. Oh my gosh, ice and size
and size? Okay, whatever?
Speaker 1 (19:01):
All right, So now here's the part also the press
conference where they're talking about the weapons that were found
earlier today at Palisades High School.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Sorry to ask, but we were informed that two parents
made it onto the campus of Palisades today with weapons.
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Can you all speak to that?
Speaker 5 (19:19):
How were they, how was that found out to be
the case. And I know, Tim, you spoke to not
tolerating that type of behavior, seeing as how we had
a prior issue at Palisades. Can you speak to that
way shape or form.
Speaker 6 (19:36):
I can now the specifics of the information are still
with CMPD, but we did have two individuals who made
poor choices, and I do want to make sure that
I emphasize that it's a poor choice to bring any
kind of weapon onto campus, and that those were detected
immediately and then law enforcement was contacted immediately. There's cure
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of vestibule there at the school. That's where everybody is scanned.
So at that point in time they were indicated and
then the CMPD was called and we actually were able.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
To go through the process for that. So arrests have
been made. We've seen that in the past. Can you
speak to parents directly on.
Speaker 6 (20:23):
It is illegal to bring weapons onto school grounds? And
so we have scanners there for the purpose of catching
students and parents who bring weapons or choose to bring
weapons onto campus. And that's the purpose of that protocol,
and we use that layered approach to certainly go through
those standards.
Speaker 2 (20:45):
Does it frustrate to it all?
Speaker 6 (20:47):
I think that anytime that you have safety situations in
schools and you work in education, it concerns you. I
don't know that it is frustrating, but we're concerned. I
have a deep care for our students in our community,
as I think that all of our educators do. And
so I think that what you've seen with our data
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from DPI, we are making great strides in CMS in
deterring weapons being brought onto our campuses, and we are
doing everything that we can to certainly deter that.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
But there's one thing you can't deter.
Speaker 6 (21:21):
You can't deter somebody's choice, Okay, but what happens when
they make that choice to walk on a campus. We're
responsible for that, and we responded immediately and we took
care of the situation. Like I said, arrest have been made.
We take this very seriously and we will not tolerate
behavior like this.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
I just wanted to follow quickly on bus driver vacancies.
I remember that was talked about at the press conference
last week. I think there was ninety five and you
said all roots were covered. Just wondering going forward into
the school year, does that pose any challenges and you know,
what are the plans to kind of address that.
Speaker 6 (21:52):
So this morning, as of this morning's press conference, we
had ninety eight bus driver vacancies. We had all of
those routes covered. We typically juggle around ninety five to
ninety eight vacancy. Sometimes I'm very skilled at making sure
that those routes are all covered so we're not seeing
a delays and don't anticipate alays with that number of vacancies.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
Okay, a couple things.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I will say this until the day I die, and
Republicans may get upset at me or whatever. But there
are a few things that I do not understand about
carrying weapons. I don't understand the need for an AR fifteen.
I will never understand that. I just will not get it.
I don't understand why you and I actually had some
woman say why use it for protection?
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Really? Where is it?
Speaker 1 (22:39):
It's in my closet, really, So your whole thing is,
you know, when you have a gun, there's a reason
why cops have pistols because they're easier to maneuver and handle.
But you're going to say, hey, wait a minute, mister robber,
let me go in and get the AR fifteen out
of my closet, let me load it, and then I'm
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gonna try and walk around with this big clunky go oh, okay,
get the hell out of here.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
But here's what I don't understand.
Speaker 1 (23:07):
The two knives that were brought to Palistates High School
by adults.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Why do they have knives?
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Now, look if it's a tiny, tiny little pocket Swiss
army knife, okay, like okay, I don't understand it. But
I've seen enough people carry those like okay, fine, whatever,
But I will never understand why are you carrying knives.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
Like just a regular carry. I don't understand that. Why
do you carry knives?
Speaker 1 (23:35):
And so the two people that got popped at Palistates
High School were carrying knives.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
I will not understand it.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
By the way, two more students today, also at other
schools West Charlotte and at Hof High School, also got
popped for trying to take a.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Knife into school today.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
So four knives were confiscated confiscated at CMS properties today.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
I just I will never understand.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
Why you feel the need to carry knives, especially in
the morning or whatever.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
I just I don't get it. I do not get it.
And I know people go, well, Brett the light rail, No.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
I understand that, but no, sorry, I just you're going
into school, why are you carry a knife? I just
I think that's actually I think it's very silly and moronic.
But that's just me, all right. When we come back.
I got some more CMS stuff I want to get
into about how the uh about what's going on with
CMS and a video that your children are being forced
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to watch and it's actually a good thing. We'll talk
about that when we return. My name is Brett Jenson.
You're listening to Breaking with Brett Jenson. Welcome back to
Breaking with Bret Jensen for a few more moments here
on this Monday night. So I talked a little bit
about this, I don't know, a week or so, maybe
two weeks ago, about how Cambert's County is showing a
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video from the state to its students about being groomed
by adults, and CMS is now showing the exact same
video to the students, and it's on the CMS website
and a lot of you pay so there may not
even know this video exists or that your kids are
going to watch it. So what I thought I would
do is I thought I would play the majority of
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the video to you and let you hear it for yourselves.
This is what your children are hearing at CMS.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
Think about all the adults you know at school. They
could be your teacher, your coach, the bus driver, school
resource officer, anybody. It's important to have healthy relationships with
these people, but it's equally important to know what is
and isn't okay for them to do. Most adults act
with good judgment and are trustworthy, but sometimes they can
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do things that are inappropriate and make you feel uncomfortable
or unsafe. These things can happen in a classroom, on
a sports field, or even online or away from school.
Sometimes these inappropriate actions break school rules, sometimes they break
the law. The point is bad relationships with adults can
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look like a lot of different things. That's why it's
important to know what to look out for and to
tell a parent, a guardian, or another adult you trust
if you ever see or experience any of the signs.
What are they? Let's take a look. It's great for
adults at school to pay attention to students and what
they need, but sometimes that attention can be too much
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and it might be a sign that something's wrong. Some
examples might be giving the student gifts or special favors
they don't give to anyone else, asking a student too
much about their personal lives, such as who they like
or who they find attractive, Texting students from a personal
cell phone number, or interaction with students on social media.
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These are all things which may not seem like a
big deal at first, but it's still important to keep
a lookout for them and.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
To speak up if you notice it happening.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
Sometimes this extra attention may involve adults trying to creates
where they are.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Alone with the student.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
They may discourage someone from spending time with friends or family,
or put students in a situation where they feel uncomfortable
or unsafe. If this happens, you should tell a parent,
a guardian, or another adult you trust right away. What
comes to mind when I say boundaries Maybe you think
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of sports where lines on the ground tell players where
it is and isn't okay for them to go. The
boundaries in our.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Personal lives are similar.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
There are things we use to protect ourselves from being used, manipulated, hurt,
or bothered by other people. Sometimes people can push our boundaries.
That means doing things which may not seem like a
big deal at first but get worse over time. Some
examples might be making inappropriate jokes or saying things that
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make someone uncomfortable, like talking about body parts or a
student's a parent, parents, or touching students in the way
that they shouldn't, like rubbing their back or grabbing their hand.
When an adult pushes the student's boundaries, they're trying to
see what they can get away with and how far
they can go. This could come from any adult at school,
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male or female, regardless of gender. It's important to say
something early if anyone ever makes you feel unsafe. An
adult shouldn't ask you to keep secrets about your relationship
or things that make you feel uncomfortable, or tell you
to hide things from your friends or family. If they do,
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it may mean they're trying to get away with something.
They also shouldn't try to make you feel guilty for
speaking up or asking for help, or make you feel afraid.
This is another way of pushing boundaries and trying to
control the situation. Let's take a look at a few
questions you may have. Who does this happen to? These
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signs can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how old
you are, where you live, or anything like that, and
if it happens to you, it doesn't mean that you've
done anything wrong or that there's anything wrong with you.
What's important is that you tell someone if any of
these things happen Is it only teachers who do these things. No,
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any adult who works at school has a responsibility to
keep you safe and maintain healthy boundaries. So adults can't
be nice to me without getting in trouble. Being nice
isn't the point. It's great to have good relationships with
your teachers and other adults at school. There's nothing wrong
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with that. What's important is recognizing when those relationships push
boundaries and become inappropriate. It's not always easy, but that's
why it's important to know the warning signs and to
speak if you feel a line as being crossed, and
if you're unsure, it's more than okay to talk to
a trusted adult about the situation. They can help you
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figure out what to do. Will I get in trouble
if I tell someone? No? If you think you or
someone you know is experiencing any of these things, telling
someone is the right thing to do. By speaking up,
you're helping to protect yourself and your friends, because no
one should ever feel unsafe at school. Plus, there are
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ways of speaking up while remaining totally confidential. If you
have a phone or a computer, you can use this app.
It's called Say Something. It allows us to report when
we see or experience something at school anytime, day or night.
Your message is totally confidential and it's taken seriously by
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people who know what to do in these kinds of situations.
So let's recap. It's important to know when adults at
school are pushing boundaries and doing things that are inappropriate
with students, whether it's giving them unwanted attention, saying or
doing things that make them uncomfortable, pushing personal boundaries, isolating
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them in one on one situations, or forcing them to
keep secrets out of fear or guilt. And if someone
ever does or says something that makes you uncomfortable, it's
okay to say no. Trust your instincts and speak up
if something doesn't feel right. Your feelings are valid and
your safety is the most important thing. Also, be cautious online.
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Avoid giving out personal information to teachers or staff members
on social media or through texts. Keep your interactions with
them limited to school related activities. After all, that's why
they're here. Lastly, remember you're not alone. If you or
someone you know experiences any of these things, there are
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there are people who can help. Don't be afraid to
speak up.
Speaker 2 (32:03):
That's all we have.
Speaker 3 (32:04):
Time for today. If you have any questions or want
to know more about anything we've covered, talk to your parent, guardian,
or another adult you trust. Together, we can make school
safer for everyone.
Speaker 1 (32:18):
It's a good thing they're showing this to students, and
also a very sad commentary on today's world. But again,
it's a good thing that seems is showing this. All right,
that's going to do it for us Tonight, I'm on
my way to a political event, so I should have
some great interviews for you tomorrow. So until then, everyone,
my name is Brett Jensen, and you've been listening to
Breaking with Brett Jenson.
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