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The dark reality of America's schools unfolds in this season finale of RED Podcasting, where safety has become a luxury rather than a guarantee. From sexual predators in classrooms to deadly violence in hallways, these ten stories expose the dangers students face daily.
We begin with the troubling case of a New Jersey teacher charged with sexually assaulting her 17-year-old student, a stark reminder that those entrusted with our children's education sometimes harbor sinister intentions. The heartbreak continues with the story of Zaire Brooks, a promising 16-year-old athlete gunned down in Camden, prompting a poignant reflection on the unique grief that accompanies losing someone to murder.
Perhaps most disturbing is the pattern of authority figures exploiting their positions to prey on vulnerable students. As I've documented hundreds of such cases over four seasons, the message becomes clear: there's no such thing as being too cautious when it comes to protecting our children. Parents must remain vigilant, set boundaries, and teach their kids to recognize potentially dangerous situations with adults who might seem trustworthy.
The podcast explores the global nature of school violence through a shocking incident in France, where a 14-year-old fatally stabbed a staff member during a routine bag check. This international perspective reminds us that educational violence transcends borders and cultures.
Between stories of bathroom vandalism, principals arrested for intoxicated driving, and pregnant women attacked at graduation ceremonies, a disturbing portrait emerges of educational environments where safety can no longer be taken for granted.
As we close Season 4, I reflect on why school news demands our attention – these aren't just isolated incidents but warning signals of broader societal issues affecting our most vulnerable. By understanding these patterns, we gain insight into protecting the next generation from harm.
Thank you for your support through 128 episodes this school year. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for updates during our summer break, and join us for Season 5 beginning in September as we continue shining light on the stories that mainstream media often overlooks but that directly impact our children's safety and future.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
this is the everyday podcast for the everyday people.
Well, guys, we are back withthat final episode of the season
for red podcasting.
This is the everyday podcastfor the Everyday People.
I can't begin to tell you guysjust how much encouragement, how
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much joy, how much thrill Ifound in this fourth season
being able to bring you guys allschool news 128 episodes this
school year of just hard-hittingschool news and hard cold facts
.
Some of the themes that wediscussed this year have really
helped fortify some of ourlisteners and has really been
able to help individuals to seethat there are other options
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when it comes to negativity inschool.
Over the course of this yearwe've been able to acquire some
1,900 plus followers, and onYouTube we've been able to
acquire some 877 subscribers.
So, from my team and familyhere to yours, I extend you the
deepest of gratitude.
In connection with this podcast.
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Well, as every episode, we have10 stories that are going to
leave you speechless and indeedconcerned about the future of
education in America.
Nj school teacher accused ofsexually assaulting a high
school student.
A teacher at a Morris Countyhigh school was accused of
sexually assaulting a studentwho she also tutored.
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Officials with the MorrisCounty Prosecutor's Office said
Alyssa Perry, 35, of RockawayTownship, was charged with two
counts of second-degree sexualassault and one count of
third-degree endangering thewelfare of a child.
An administrator at MorrisKnowles High School notified the
Denville Police Department andCounty Prosecutor's Office about
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inappropriate behavior by oneof the school's teachers in
March.
Authorities said Perry isaccused of sexually assaulting a
student, who was 17 years oldat the time, at her home on two
occasions between February andMarch 2025,.
According to authorities, perryhas since then been suspended
by Morris Knowles High School.
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Officials have added thedistrict is cooperating with
authorities in the investigationand Perry was charged on June
the 6th.
She was released under pretrialmonitoring and no contact with
any students.
Officials have added Her nextcourt appearance is scheduled
for July 14th.
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At the time of this story shedid not have any attorney listed
in court records.
Now you guys do recognize that,do recognize that this podcast
is New Jersey based.
I live in the state of NewJersey and I drive school bus
for individuals in the state ofNew Jersey, and one of the
things that I found to beparticularly gripping about this
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story is the manner in whichthings developed.
Sometimes these things happenright under our noses and it can
be difficult to be able to givethe victims the comfort they
need in order to progress aftersuch trauma.
Well, for those of you who doknow this 17-year-old victim
that was assaulted by his highschool teacher, please give him
the support that he needs sothat he can make a well recovery
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.
Moving forward Now in ourfollowing story, I want to
extend condolences to the familyof this 16-year-old in Camden.
16-year-old Camden High Schoolathlete shot and killed.
A 16-year-old from Camden,described as a committed student
and a standout athlete, wasshot and killed on Friday, june
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6th, police said.
On Friday June 6th, police saidZaire Brooks, a sophomore at
Kipp High School in Camden, waskilled in a shooting that
occurred at around 12.35 pm atthe 1500th block of Thorn Street
.
Police said Brooks was found bypolice with a gunshot wound in
a home where several other teenswere located.
Officials said.
According to police, brooks wastaken to the hospital where he
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was pronounced dead at around2.15 pm.
Camden police say no chargeshave been brought in the case
yet and that they areinvestigating how the shooting
happened.
A vigil was held for BrooksMonday, with many of his loved
ones in attendance.
Several members of his familyspoke out in connection with
this circumstance.
Anyone with information isasked to contact Detective
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Joseph Fogg of the CamdenHomicide Unit at 856-225-5063 or
Detective Brandon Bulger of theCamden County Police Department
at 609-519-3981.
You can also submit tips tocamdentips.
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You know it's really tragic whena family member, a parent let's
just focus on parents for nowhaving to bury their minor child
because of these unforeseencircumstances.
You know it reminds you of whenI lost my brother to murder.
You know it's something thatplays over in your head time and
time again and you want tothink that it was just a dream,
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a really bad nightmare, I shouldsay.
But reality starts to set in.
You start to go throughwithdrawals, you start to go
through these intense feelingsof grief and then persons don't
quite understand what you'regoing through.
When you lose a relative tomurder, there is just a unique
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kind of grief that accompaniesthat.
So to the Brooks family, inconnection with the death of
Zaire, we do want to extend ourcondolences and we do want to
encourage those in thiscommunity to be able to support
such individuals.
Guys, don't be shy or fear thatyou may not know what to say to
someone who's lost someone indeath, but try your best to be a
support to them and then usediscernment to be able to see
how you can be able to assistthem as they deal with this road
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of grief.
Now this following story.
I thought this was particularlyof interest because this is
dealing with the type of deaththat is intentional.
With the type of death that isintentional.
A high school student diesafter jumping out of moving
vehicle.
Officials say A high schoolstudent died after he jumped out
of a moving vehicle in NewHampshire on Sunday night.
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Officials said Officers werecalled to the area of Wallace
Road and Stagecoach Lane inBedford around 8.15 pm for
reports of a male who had jumpedout of a vehicle while someone
was driving it.
According to the Bedford PoliceDepartment, the male passenger,
whose name hasn't been released, was rushed to an area hospital
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where he was later pronounceddead.
The Bedford superintendent ofschools, michael Fournier,
confirmed the victim was ajunior at Bedford High School.
Fournier said the school wouldbe providing support services to
students and staff.
The student's death remainsunder investigation.
However, anyone who hasadditional information regarding
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this tragedy can call thenumber at 603-472-5113.
This will link you to theBedford Police Department.
This is a developing story.
There aren't many details, butif you check back throughout the
summer, if there are anydetails, I'll be able to provide
them for you guys, I can'timagine what the family's going
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through.
So the first story that wedealt with, or the second, was
dealing with someone who wasmurdered.
And now we're dealing withsomeone who was murdered, and
now we're dealing with someonewho intentionally took their
life, and sometimes, when you'redealing with a person who
intentionally ends their life,as it were, you start to blame
yourself.
You start to wonder why didn'tI see the signs?
Or how could this person be insuch turmoil that they couldn't
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talk to me?
Well, oftentimes, when a personis considering ending their own
life, one of the things thataccompanies those emotions is a
lack of concern or care.
They may not feel as thoughthey're receiving concern or
care for other persons.
Earlier in this season, we divedinto the topic of persons who
want to self-injure themselves,who want to do harm to
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themselves, and one of thethings that we discussed is that
persons who are relatives ofthis individual try your best
not to blame yourselves, becauseyou may not have known that
your relative was going throughthis particular trial.
You may not have known thatthey were dealing with these
circumstances that caused themthis amount of grief.
In my past, the past couple ofmonths, I have been around a
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couple of people who decided totake their life and I will tell
you this that in those momentsand it's hard try to think about
how they were feeling versushow the loss of their life is
affecting you at that moment.
You know it's something thatwhen you really sit back and
think about it, the way theworld is today, the lack of care
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that people have for oneanother, the lack of respect
that people have for one anotherit can be difficult to want to
continue to live another day inthis wicked world.
And at times those feelings maybe valid.
But there are ways that you cancope with those emotions.
If you know someone who isgoing through circumstances like
this, or someone who hasmentioned ending their life, do
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not allow that person to beisolated from you.
Continue to support them to thebest of your ability and direct
them to professional channelsthat can be able to support them
throughout those heavy emotions.
You know, I like to think ofnegative emotions this way.
It's like bad weather thatcloud will come over you and
there's going to be rain thatpours upon you.
But eventually, if you hang inthere, if you endure, if you
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muster up strength andencouragement, you'll find that
that weather will pass.
Those bad days will pass if youdon't give up and you continue
moving forward.
Now, in this following story, weare dealing with an
international circumstance thattook place in the country of
France.
Teenage pupil stabs and killsmember during bag check in
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French middle school.
A 14-year-old pupil fatallystabbed a school staff member
during a routine bag check onTuesday at a middle school in
eastern France.
Officials said the teenager wasarrested at the scene.
The incident occurred atFrancois D'Auto School in Nogent
, near Dijon.
A police officer assisting withthe bag check sustained minor
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injuries while apprehending thesuspect, who used the same knife
in both attacks.
According to the nationalauthorities, president Emmanuel
Macron condemned the act as asenseless violence, writing in a
post on X.
The nation is in mourning andthe government is expressing
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great concern in order to reducesuch crimes.
Though deadly incidents inFrench schools are rare, there
is growing concern aboutviolence on campuses.
In response, the educationministry introduced bag checks
earlier this year Over twomonths.
This spring, officialsconfiscated 186 knives and
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detained 32 individuals.
The Interior Ministry reported.
The stabbing occurred justoutside the school gate where
the 31-year-old educationalassistant was standing alongside
police officers conductingchecks.
Classes were suspended for theday and counseling was made
available for pupils and staff.
A fellow classmate describedthe 14-year-old as normal but
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occasionally a little bizarre,adding that they never thought
that he would be capable of suchan attack.
According to local mediareports, the incident follows a
similar tragedy that took placein April, when a student stabbed
four classmates in westernFrance, killing one.
The attack prompted the primeminister to call for stricter
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measures to combat knifeviolence in schools.
What's the lesson for us here?
You never know what someone iscapable of until that individual
shows their natural true colors.
In this story, a teacher wasperforming her job, she was
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handling her task, and thisstudent pulled out a weapon and
took this teacher's life.
First off, we want to expresscondolences to the teacher's
family.
When you're dealing withtragedies like this, as we've
discussed throughout this entireseason of RED podcasting, there
is a certain type of emotionthat comes over you.
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Some people seek the route ofvengeance, other persons isolate
themselves, while others justlive in a bitterness.
We are encouraging you guys, mylisteners, my viewers, my
followers, my subscribers.
Do not allow yourself to beconsumed by the negative
tragedies that can happen inyour lives.
Please rise above thesenegative circumstances by
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striving your best to do thevery best that you can.
Do not allow a person'snegative spirit to hinder you
from being the best person thatyou can be.
Now, to these students here inthis French middle school, we do
want to express support,because this was tragic.
Seeing your teacher fatallyinjured, killed in front of you,
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is just tragic.
So it is refreshing to notethat the school is going to have
resources available for youguys to be able to get past this
particular trauma.
In our following story we arereturning back to the United
States and we're dealing with,let's just say, principals who
are in need of detention.
A principal of Bernie MiddleSchool arrested for allegedly
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driving intoxicated.
A local educator has beenarrested after allegedly driving
while intoxicated, as well asunlawfully carrying a firearm.
On June 5th, daniel Owen,principal of Bernie Middle
School North, was arrested fordriving while intoxicated, as
well as unlawfully handling afirearm as unlawfully handling a
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firearm.
Now, this is interestingbecause this is very rare in the
case of a principal.
According to the Kendall CountySheriff's Office, both charges
came with bond amounts of $5,000.
Owen posted bond on June the6th.
The Bernie Middle School Northwebsite continues to list Daniel
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Owen as the current principal.
They have yet to see if he willface disciplinary action from
the school district.
This source reports that this isone of the things that comes up
on my show, that people ask mehow did this person commit this
crime and then get thispunishment?
How did this person do this andget that?
Well, I will tell you guys theblood, the God's honest truth.
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Rather, it's one of thosethings where it's all about the
legal representation in thematter.
When you get a good lawyer,they can argue any case or
finagle any circumstance to fitthe entire mold.
So in this case, this teacherwas caught driving while
intoxicated and with a firearm.
But if he gets great legalcounsel that says he's doing
this for a valid reason, it isabove me.
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I couldn't even begin to thinkas to why he would be doing this
for a valid reason.
But let's just say the man hasa valid reason.
Then they're not going toreally charge this man for
anything.
I think too and this issomething I tell the kids on my
school bus you have to look atthe optics of this world that
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you live in.
There's a lot of optics in theUnited States of America in
which, when you go before ajudge or a jury, there's a
there's bias.
There's going to be human bias.
If they see a young man inthere of a certain ethnicity or
of a certain race and the crimeseems like something that he
would have done, then it's hardfor a human to judge the person
fairly and justly, and so, ofcourse, the justice system does
the very best that it can, butin some cases you do have those
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moments in which more justicecould have been acquired.
We are happy to report that noone was hurt in connection with
this administrator's drunkenriot or revelry or ride, but it
could have been a lot worse.
So I wonder if they are goingto remove him from principal of
this school.
In this following story we'redealing with violence in Philly
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and I can't believe well, Ican't say that I can't believe,
but I'm always shocked to reporton this show that there are
people out there who want to doother person's harm and in this
case, a person whom is carryingPregnant woman attacked at
elementary school graduation.
Philly police say A pregnantwoman was attacked during an
argument over seatingarrangements at a graduation
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ceremony at a Philadelphiaelementary school.
Police said the incidentoccurred on Monday, june 9th, at
10.18 am during the graduationceremony for Master John Wister
Elementary School on Wakefieldand Bringhurst Streets.
According to investigators,police said an unidentified
woman and a 31-year-old pregnantwoman were arguing over seating
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arrangements.
The first woman then struck thepregnant woman multiple times
in the head and slammed heragainst a wall.
According to investigators, thepregnant woman was taken to the
hospital for treatment.
Officials have not yet revealedher condition.
Police said the other womanfled the scene.
They have not released adetailed description of her, but
said she was wearing a grayhooded sweatshirt and black
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pants.
If you have any information onthe incident, call Northwest
Detectives at 215-685-3353, oryou can send an anonymous tip by
calling 215-686-TIPS or 8477.
You have to really be in a kindof crazy mentality to beat up a
pregnant woman over a seat at agraduation.
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You know I can't say it again,I can't stress it enough on my
show that we are dealing withwicked circumstances and the
reality of the matter is we justcan't take simple things in
life for granted.
The fact that I make it homeevery day off the parkway in New
Jersey.
It's a blessing in itself.
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I thank God.
Every day, me and my wife makeit home safely, because we are
living in a world in whichpeople do not care like they
used to.
You wouldn't even hear, youknow, 10, 15, 20 years ago
someone attacking a pregnantwoman over something trivial
like a graduation seat.
All of you guys are going to beable to have a seat, because
that's what tickets are for.
So now there's this woman onthe run because he's attacked
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this pregnant woman.
I'm not sure as to what thecircumstance is going to be, but
keep your eyes open and let usknow if anything turns up in
that area.
In our following story we aregoing back to that tide of
predatory conduct, and this issomething that I've talked about
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a few times in my lives.
I've talked about it on TikTok.
I've talked about it in thecomment threads.
There is a reality that all ofus have to accept.
There is a reality that all ofus have to accept.
We live in a world in whichthere are grown adults who look
at kids for inappropriateadvances.
That's a fact.
That's the reality of thesituation.
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I've been doing this podcastfor three years and I've seen it
all.
I've seen teachers prey onstudents.
I've seen students prey onteachers.
I've seen a host of differentthings.
In this following story, we aregoing to continue to discuss
the seriousness of why parentsneed to protect their children
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by any means necessary.
Ex-aynur High School teacheraccused of inappropriate contact
with student posts bond.
A former Aynur high schoolteacher is facing charges after
being accused of months ofinappropriate contact with a
student.
The Aynor Police Departmentarrested Matthew Boster, 31, on
Monday and charged him withcriminal solicitation of a minor
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and second degree assault andbattery.
During the school year, bosterfrequently made physical contact
with the victim at the school,touching the victim's breast
with his body over clothing,according to arrest warrants.
The warrants also state thatduring the school year Boster
communicated with the victimwith the intent of persuading
the victim to engage in sexualactivity.
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Aner Police said records of theelectronic communications
between Boster and the underagevictim back up these allegations
.
Horry County Schools said thatit learned of the allegations
last week.
When the victim's parents cameforward On Tuesday during
Boster's bond hearing, thevictim's family was present as a
victim advocate.
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Spoke asking the judge not togive Boster bond.
Spoke asking the judge not togive Boster bond.
His attorney, on the other hand, was able to successfully argue
that his client is not a dangerand again going back to what we
stated earlier, how an attorneycan make all of the difference
in that courtroom, he citedBoster's education history and
his active support during hiscriminal case from his own
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family members who waitedoutside the courtroom.
Boster himself even decided tospeak during his own hearing,
revealing more about whereexactly he'd be confined to
after posting Bond.
Before working at HCS, bosterwas a social studies teacher at
Georgetown High School fromAugust 8,th 2022 through June
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3rd 2024.
He also served as an athleticcoach, according to the
Georgetown County SchoolDistrict.
Gcsd also said that Boster leftthe district to pursue
employment elsewhere.
A judge set bond for Boster onTuesday afternoon at $10,000,
and he has since posted bond.
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Everybody has legal right tocounsel right.
This is an ongoing problemTeachers taking liberties
sexually with students in school.
And then you're not reallyseeing the justice at the end of
this tunnel.
Now there's two things that youcan do.
There's two things you can do.
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People have told me that ifthey see certain individuals
like this, they are going tophysically handle these persons
and I say, well, that's one wayto go about it.
Here's another thing that youcan do Protect your children.
Here's another thing that youcan do Protect your children as
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parents.
It's vital for parents to bevigilant with their children, to
let them know that there areteachers out there, there are
teachers, administrators,persons in these school
districts, persons at thesecamps, persons in these
environments surroundingthemselves with little children,
to cause them harm, to invadethem in inappropriate
circumstances.
It's vital that parents are upto date with the latest trends,
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that they know what certainoutfits represent, that they
know what certain persons ofthis category are looking at
when it comes to young persons.
Set boundaries with yourchildren.
Remind them that it's not wiseto be alone with teachers, no
matter how friendly the teacheris, no matter how kind he or she
is, it's never wise for astudent and a teacher to be
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alone together, because youcreate a dynamic of
comfortability with certainpersons.
You know it came up a couple ofepisodes ago.
Someone asked me why do peopledo these bad things?
Some people do these bad thingsbecause they have inclinations
in them and then they act onthem.
But there are other people whodo bad things because there's an
opportunity present.
So when you put these kids inthese circumstances, with these
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grown adults who want to do themharm.
No, it may not have been hisintention from the start, but
because he feels as though hecan get away with it or she can
get away with it.
That's what they're going to do.
These persons are going to tryto take advantage of your
children.
Parents, protect your kids.
There's no such thing as beingtoo strict, there's no such
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thing as being too cautious,because I've covered so many
stories on this show in whichparents give these teachers the
benefit of the doubt.
They allow these teachers to betoo close to their kids and
then, all of a sudden, it's toolate, and you know, the sad
thing about these stories isthat the child is the one that
suffers.
True, the parent is going tohave some emotional damage
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because it's their child thatwas victimized, but the reality
of it is the person that'sdevastated and crushed, the
person that has to overcome this.
It is the person that'sdevastated and crushed, the
person that has to overcome thisabuse is the child.
So we do want to encourage youguys to remain vigilant this
summer.
Continue to be aware of yoursurroundings, guys, and listen
if it seems too good to be truenine times out of 10, it is when
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we do my school bus trainingand things of that nature.
They tell us now that it's notgood to be overly friendly with
the kids, and especially one kidin particular, because we live
in such a different dynamic ofthings that good intentions can
also be misconstrued as badthoughts, wicked acts, and so I
just want to use this story tobe able to remind you guys of
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those dangers.
Now this following story and Ithought this was interesting
because parenting comes up a loton the show we're dealing with
two juveniles and I really don'tknow what to make of this
circumstance.
I really try to see it from allperspectives.
I try to see it from the kid'sperspective, I try to see it
from the administrator'sperspective and sometimes I even
try to see it from the parent'sperspective Notice this story
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perspective and sometimes I eventry to see it from the parent's
perspective.
Notice this story Juvenilescharged for breaking toilets at
Donovan Middle School.
The Utica Police Department saidtwo juveniles were charged with
burglary for misconduct atDonovan Middle School.
Police said on May 19th it wasdetermined that two juveniles
had entered the school, utilizedits equipment and then left.
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Then, on May 22nd, the same twojuveniles entered an exterior
restroom of the middle schooland damaged it.
Now, this is interesting, right?
Because they were in thebuilding once they got away with
it, so it seems and then theycome back into the building a
second time.
What kind of damage are wetalking about here?
Police said the two.
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Police said on May 19th it wasdetermined that two juveniles
had entered the school, utilizedthis equipment and then left.
Now, on May 22nd, the same twojuveniles entered an exterior
restroom with the middle schooland damaged it.
Police said the two, who are 13and 12 years old, damaged
toilets and ripped sinks fromthe bathroom walls.
The damage was extensive.
Police described the juvenileaid unit used security footage
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to identify the two.
Nothing further in connectionwith this story other than the
fact that they were issuedappearance tickets for burglary
and criminal mischief returnableto the county family court.
Two children, 12 and 13, snuckinto a school not once but twice
.
On may 19th they entered thebuilding and they do god knows
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what, and because they thinkthey're getting away with it,
they come back may 22nd and itsays here that they damaged
toilets, they ripped sinks fromthe wall and all sorts of stuff.
Who's responsible?
Is it the parents or is it thechildren?
Let me tell you, I've seen manycases as a school bus driver
dealing with parents, where someparents are just foolish.
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You can try to talk to theparent and reason with them.
You can try to be able to helpthe parent to see that you care
about their kid and you don'twant them to end up in prison or
in some type of concentrationcamp.
You want the best for the childand the parent will not hear it
.
It'll be blah, blah, blah, yap,yap, yap.
Okay, so that in that situationyou're dealing with an ignorant
parent.
Sometimes and this is very sadParents get the kids that they
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didn't want and what that meansis you have a good parent
handling their business, the kidis financially taken care of,
the kid has what they need, butthey, they're bored with life,
they, they need a thrill and so,despite good upbringing and
loving, stable environment, theygo out there and they cause
vandalism, they cause all sortsof tragedy, right that's on the
kid At the ages of 12 and 13,.
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It is safe to say that to areasonable degree, depending on
the context.
These two students knew exactlywhat they were doing.
The context of the storyhighlights that.
It says here that they brokeinto the school.
Now, I'm not saying that theseguys are rocket scientists, but
I'm not going to say thatthey're morons either.
They know that it's wrong tobreak into a building and,
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furthermore, to cause damage tothe building.
So what do you do in thesescenarios?
Well, one of the things thatyou can really keep in mind when
it comes to raising childrenand dealing with children is
that they're going to do thingsright.
As parents, you got to be aware, you got to communicate with
your kids, you got to really seewhat's going on with them, but
sometimes, despite your bestefforts, your children are going
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to make mistakes.
They're going to do things thatare reckless, and in this case,
they've done something soreckless.
Now they're on the police radar.
So I don't know as to what'sgoing to happen to these two
boys here, or girls, or boy anda girl, or girl and a girl.
I don't know as to what's goingto happen with this story, but
I will update you guysthroughout the summer.
Even though this is the lastepisode of my season, I do want
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to let you guys know as to whatprogresses with this particular
story.
Now.
You guys do know that everyyear this podcast starts in
September and it ends in June,the last day of my physical
school year.
Well, this year is a little bitinteresting because I am flying
out to Portugal.
It's my first internationaltrip.
I'm going to be doing a lot oflives interacting with people
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and kind of taking you guysthrough the European beauty of
Portugal.
But the school year ends on the24th, so that means there are
school news that I still want tocover and be able to get to you
guys.
So it's a seven hour flight andI'm thinking what I can be able
to do is still grab some ofthose stories and then, at
different points or differentlocations in Portugal, I can
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tell you guys these storiesbecause I know a lot of people.
They really appreciate thisinformation and it's good
because it's overlooked.
A lot of people skip right overschool news and I'm like, bro,
you can't, that's where yourfuture lunatics are coming from.
You know what I mean.
Like skipping over school newswill be like skipping over
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taking care of a newborn.
You know it goes together,there's steps.
So these stories are helpingpersons to be aware of the lack
of education that goes on inschool systems, the lack of
discipline from teachers and howstudents can't even trust in
their own teachers for a betterfuture or a better tomorrow.
So I'm going to try to see asto how I can be able to get you
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guys all of these storiesthroughout the rest of the month
of June, but if not, if I'm notable to do so, stay tuned to my
YouTube channel, subscribe tothat.
Keep up to date with thosequick stories.
I don't know if I'm going to doit in shorts, I don't know if
I'm going to do it in lives, Idon't know if I'm going to just
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do one story at a time, butthese stories have been indeed
tragic.
There was one other thing that Iwanted to mention before I sign
off on this episode.
A couple of days ago, someonecame into my live.
He's a 15-year-old kid and hetold me that he is unexpectedly
expecting a kid, and he asked mewhat advice could I give him
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about being an unexpected parent?
And one of the things that Ithought about, um, when it came
to advice is is the obvious,right, you know, you, you don't
want to be overly negative.
Uh, you, you want to have peacewith, uh, I guess, your
girlfriend or your baby mother.
At this point you want to havepeace with, I guess, your
girlfriend or your baby mother.
At this point you want to makesure that you have a plan, if
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that makes sense.
I know that the kid wasunplanned, he said, but you want
to make sure you have a planwhen it comes to a pregnancy.
That's unplanned, as it were,and I figured I could, on this
episode, talk about a few pointsthat might help certain persons
, and I'm looking through mysource article and I do have.
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I did highlight it, so let mesee if I can find it for him and
be able to give him some littletips in connection with his
change of circumstances.
I told him too that just becauseyou're having a kid at 15
doesn't mean it's the end of theworld.
It doesn't mean that you're abad person.
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Things happen, things happenand sometimes these things
happen and if we work hard at it, we can take that thing that
was unforeseen.
We can take that thing that wasnot so good in the beginning
and make it work.
So one of the things that Iwanted to just say briefly to
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this individual is that whenyou're going to have a kid and a
lot of young people don't knowthis.
A baby is going to change theentire dynamic of your life.
It's going to change the wayyou think, it's going to change
the way that you shop, it'sgoing to change the way that you
spend your time, et cetera.
And one thing that you need toreally keep in mind is how the
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baby's going to affect yourfemale lady, how it's going to
affect your girlfriend, fiance,baby, mother, whomever.
It's going to be a bigadjustment.
Patience is a big factor intrying to deal with a changing
circumstance like that.
Do not take life too seriously.
Laugh at yourself.
Recognize there's going to bethings about fatherhood and
motherhood that you don't know.
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But if you keep true toprinciples principles are
fundamental truths that neverchange then you will find a
great deal of success as youguys work this out together.
Now, this article that I use asa reference keeps in mind the
contact, or the context, rather,of a mother and a father,
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husband and wife.
But the principles can apply tosomeone who is having a baby in
their teens and really it'sgoing to boil down to two things
One, understand how the baby isgoing to change your life.
Two, strengthen yourrelationship.
Three, training the baby.
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It's going to be those threethings.
Those three things.
But the two main things are foryou to understand how the baby
is going to change your life andhow to strengthen your
relationship at the same time.
So don't forget to make time forthe two of you.
Do little things that will helpeach other feel loved, send
notes, gifts, etc.
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And remember that, as parents,it is your responsibility to
train and raise up your child.
You know a lot of parentsapproach parenthood a little bit
nonchalantly, and I say a lotbecause more than the average,
they look at kids likeaccessories or toys.
But no, these are living humanbeings that your every decision
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is going to affect their lifeeternally, for the rest of their
lives, as it were.
And never forget, too, that ababy can have a good effect on a
relationship.
Raising a child can make youmore loving, it can make you
more patient, it can make youmore kind and if you work
together and support each other,having a baby will make your
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relationship stronger.
But do not have a kid in thehopes that a horrible, toxic
relationship will get better.
That's not really the case.
It's normally a healthyrelationship.
And then, as you grow in thatrelationship and try your best
with this baby.
That's where you'll start tosee the beauty of the transition
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.
Well, guys, this has beenepisode 128 of RED Podcasting.
I can't thank you guys enoughfor your support, all of the
interest you've shown in mycontent.
It really has been a privilegeto be here with you guys.
Stay tuned for ourinternational travels.
There's going to be a lot ofTikToks posted.
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There's going to be a lot ofthings that we're going to be
doing in Portugal, and I justwant to say I really appreciate
you guys.
Just a year ago, I had no ideathat the podcast would grow to
such a stature.
Well, we'll catch you, guys,next season.
Season number five of REDpodcasting starts September, but
you can also catch my moviereviews on YouTube.
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Don't forget to subscribe to myYouTube channel and always
remember, guys, this is RED.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
this is the everyday podcast for the everyday people.
Well, guys, we are back withthat final episode of the season
for red podcasting.
This is the everyday podcastfor the Everyday People.
I can't begin to tell you guysjust how much encouragement, how
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much joy, how much thrill Ifound in this fourth season
being able to bring you guys allschool news 128 episodes this
school year of just hard-hittingschool news and hard cold facts
.
Some of the themes that wediscussed this year have really
helped fortify some of ourlisteners and has really been
able to help individuals to seethat there are other options
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when it comes to negativity inschool.
Over the course of this yearwe've been able to acquire some
1,900 plus followers, and onYouTube we've been able to
acquire some 877 subscribers.
So, from my team and familyhere to yours, I extend you the
deepest of gratitude.
In connection with this podcast.
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Well, as every episode, we have10 stories that are going to
leave you speechless and indeedconcerned about the future of
education in America.
Nj school teacher accused ofsexually assaulting a high
school student.
A teacher at a Morris Countyhigh school was accused of
sexually assaulting a studentwho she also tutored.
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Officials with the MorrisCounty Prosecutor's Office said
Alyssa Perry, 35, of RockawayTownship, was charged with two
counts of second-degree sexualassault and one count of
third-degree endangering thewelfare of a child.
An administrator at MorrisKnowles High School notified the
Denville Police Department andCounty Prosecutor's Office about
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inappropriate behavior by oneof the school's teachers in
March.
Authorities said Perry isaccused of sexually assaulting a
student, who was 17 years oldat the time, at her home on two
occasions between February andMarch 2025,.
According to authorities, perryhas since then been suspended
by Morris Knowles High School.
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Officials have added thedistrict is cooperating with
authorities in the investigationand Perry was charged on June
the 6th.
She was released under pretrialmonitoring and no contact with
any students.
Officials have added Her nextcourt appearance is scheduled
for July 14th.
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At the time of this story shedid not have any attorney listed
in court records.
Now you guys do recognize that,do recognize that this podcast
is New Jersey based.
I live in the state of NewJersey and I drive school bus
for individuals in the state ofNew Jersey, and one of the
things that I found to beparticularly gripping about this
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story is the manner in whichthings developed.
Sometimes these things happenright under our noses and it can
be difficult to be able to givethe victims the comfort they
need in order to progress aftersuch trauma.
Well, for those of you who doknow this 17-year-old victim
that was assaulted by his highschool teacher, please give him
the support that he needs sothat he can make a well recovery
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.
Moving forward Now in ourfollowing story, I want to
extend condolences to the familyof this 16-year-old in Camden.
16-year-old Camden High Schoolathlete shot and killed.
A 16-year-old from Camden,described as a committed student
and a standout athlete, wasshot and killed on Friday, june
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6th, police said.
On Friday June 6th, police saidZaire Brooks, a sophomore at
Kipp High School in Camden, waskilled in a shooting that
occurred at around 12.35 pm atthe 1500th block of Thorn Street
.
Police said Brooks was found bypolice with a gunshot wound in
a home where several other teenswere located.
Officials said.
According to police, brooks wastaken to the hospital where he
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was pronounced dead at around2.15 pm.
Camden police say no chargeshave been brought in the case
yet and that they areinvestigating how the shooting
happened.
A vigil was held for BrooksMonday, with many of his loved
ones in attendance.
Several members of his familyspoke out in connection with
this circumstance.
Anyone with information isasked to contact Detective
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Joseph Fogg of the CamdenHomicide Unit at 856-225-5063 or
Detective Brandon Bulger of theCamden County Police Department
at 609-519-3981.
You can also submit tips tocamdentips.
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You know it's really tragic whena family member, a parent let's
just focus on parents for nowhaving to bury their minor child
because of these unforeseencircumstances.
You know it reminds you of whenI lost my brother to murder.
You know it's something thatplays over in your head time and
time again and you want tothink that it was just a dream,
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a really bad nightmare, I shouldsay.
But reality starts to set in.
You start to go throughwithdrawals, you start to go
through these intense feelingsof grief and then persons don't
quite understand what you'regoing through.
When you lose a relative tomurder, there is just a unique
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kind of grief that accompaniesthat.
So to the Brooks family, inconnection with the death of
Zaire, we do want to extend ourcondolences and we do want to
encourage those in thiscommunity to be able to support
such individuals.
Guys, don't be shy or fear thatyou may not know what to say to
someone who's lost someone indeath, but try your best to be a
support to them and then usediscernment to be able to see
how you can be able to assistthem as they deal with this road
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of grief.
Now this following story.
I thought this was particularlyof interest because this is
dealing with the type of deaththat is intentional.
With the type of death that isintentional.
A high school student diesafter jumping out of moving
vehicle.
Officials say A high schoolstudent died after he jumped out
of a moving vehicle in NewHampshire on Sunday night.
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Officials said Officers werecalled to the area of Wallace
Road and Stagecoach Lane inBedford around 8.15 pm for
reports of a male who had jumpedout of a vehicle while someone
was driving it.
According to the Bedford PoliceDepartment, the male passenger,
whose name hasn't been released, was rushed to an area hospital
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where he was later pronounceddead.
The Bedford superintendent ofschools, michael Fournier,
confirmed the victim was ajunior at Bedford High School.
Fournier said the school wouldbe providing support services to
students and staff.
The student's death remainsunder investigation.
However, anyone who hasadditional information regarding
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this tragedy can call thenumber at 603-472-5113.
This will link you to theBedford Police Department.
This is a developing story.
There aren't many details, butif you check back throughout the
summer, if there are anydetails, I'll be able to provide
them for you guys, I can'timagine what the family's going
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through.
So the first story that wedealt with, or the second, was
dealing with someone who wasmurdered.
And now we're dealing withsomeone who was murdered, and
now we're dealing with someonewho intentionally took their
life, and sometimes, when you'redealing with a person who
intentionally ends their life,as it were, you start to blame
yourself.
You start to wonder why didn'tI see the signs?
Or how could this person be insuch turmoil that they couldn't
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talk to me?
Well, oftentimes, when a personis considering ending their own
life, one of the things thataccompanies those emotions is a
lack of concern or care.
They may not feel as thoughthey're receiving concern or
care for other persons.
Earlier in this season, we divedinto the topic of persons who
want to self-injure themselves,who want to do harm to
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themselves, and one of thethings that we discussed is that
persons who are relatives ofthis individual try your best
not to blame yourselves, becauseyou may not have known that
your relative was going throughthis particular trial.
You may not have known thatthey were dealing with these
circumstances that caused themthis amount of grief.
In my past, the past couple ofmonths, I have been around a
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couple of people who decided totake their life and I will tell
you this that in those momentsand it's hard try to think about
how they were feeling versushow the loss of their life is
affecting you at that moment.
You know it's something thatwhen you really sit back and
think about it, the way theworld is today, the lack of care
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that people have for oneanother, the lack of respect
that people have for one anotherit can be difficult to want to
continue to live another day inthis wicked world.
And at times those feelings maybe valid.
But there are ways that you cancope with those emotions.
If you know someone who isgoing through circumstances like
this, or someone who hasmentioned ending their life, do
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not allow that person to beisolated from you.
Continue to support them to thebest of your ability and direct
them to professional channelsthat can be able to support them
throughout those heavy emotions.
You know, I like to think ofnegative emotions this way.
It's like bad weather thatcloud will come over you and
there's going to be rain thatpours upon you.
But eventually, if you hang inthere, if you endure, if you
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muster up strength andencouragement, you'll find that
that weather will pass.
Those bad days will pass if youdon't give up and you continue
moving forward.
Now, in this following story, weare dealing with an
international circumstance thattook place in the country of
France.
Teenage pupil stabs and killsmember during bag check in
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French middle school.
A 14-year-old pupil fatallystabbed a school staff member
during a routine bag check onTuesday at a middle school in
eastern France.
Officials said the teenager wasarrested at the scene.
The incident occurred atFrancois D'Auto School in Nogent
, near Dijon.
A police officer assisting withthe bag check sustained minor
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injuries while apprehending thesuspect, who used the same knife
in both attacks.
According to the nationalauthorities, president Emmanuel
Macron condemned the act as asenseless violence, writing in a
post on X.
The nation is in mourning andthe government is expressing
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great concern in order to reducesuch crimes.
Though deadly incidents inFrench schools are rare, there
is growing concern aboutviolence on campuses.
In response, the educationministry introduced bag checks
earlier this year Over twomonths.
This spring, officialsconfiscated 186 knives and
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detained 32 individuals.
The Interior Ministry reported.
The stabbing occurred justoutside the school gate where
the 31-year-old educationalassistant was standing alongside
police officers conductingchecks.
Classes were suspended for theday and counseling was made
available for pupils and staff.
A fellow classmate describedthe 14-year-old as normal but
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occasionally a little bizarre,adding that they never thought
that he would be capable of suchan attack.
According to local mediareports, the incident follows a
similar tragedy that took placein April, when a student stabbed
four classmates in westernFrance, killing one.
The attack prompted the primeminister to call for stricter
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measures to combat knifeviolence in schools.
What's the lesson for us here?
You never know what someone iscapable of until that individual
shows their natural true colors.
In this story, a teacher wasperforming her job, she was
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handling her task, and thisstudent pulled out a weapon and
took this teacher's life.
First off, we want to expresscondolences to the teacher's
family.
When you're dealing withtragedies like this, as we've
discussed throughout this entireseason of RED podcasting, there
is a certain type of emotionthat comes over you.
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Some people seek the route ofvengeance, other persons isolate
themselves, while others justlive in a bitterness.
We are encouraging you guys, mylisteners, my viewers, my
followers, my subscribers.
Do not allow yourself to beconsumed by the negative
tragedies that can happen inyour lives.
Please rise above thesenegative circumstances by
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striving your best to do thevery best that you can.
Do not allow a person'snegative spirit to hinder you
from being the best person thatyou can be.
Now, to these students here inthis French middle school, we do
want to express support,because this was tragic.
Seeing your teacher fatallyinjured, killed in front of you,
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is just tragic.
So it is refreshing to notethat the school is going to have
resources available for youguys to be able to get past this
particular trauma.
In our following story we arereturning back to the United
States and we're dealing with,let's just say, principals who
are in need of detention.
A principal of Bernie MiddleSchool arrested for allegedly
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driving intoxicated.
A local educator has beenarrested after allegedly driving
while intoxicated, as well asunlawfully carrying a firearm.
On June 5th, daniel Owen,principal of Bernie Middle
School North, was arrested fordriving while intoxicated, as
well as unlawfully handling afirearm as unlawfully handling a
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firearm.
Now, this is interestingbecause this is very rare in the
case of a principal.
According to the Kendall CountySheriff's Office, both charges
came with bond amounts of $5,000.
Owen posted bond on June the6th.
The Bernie Middle School Northwebsite continues to list Daniel
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Owen as the current principal.
They have yet to see if he willface disciplinary action from
the school district.
This source reports that this isone of the things that comes up
on my show, that people ask mehow did this person commit this
crime and then get thispunishment?
How did this person do this andget that?
Well, I will tell you guys theblood, the God's honest truth.
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Rather, it's one of thosethings where it's all about the
legal representation in thematter.
When you get a good lawyer,they can argue any case or
finagle any circumstance to fitthe entire mold.
So in this case, this teacherwas caught driving while
intoxicated and with a firearm.
But if he gets great legalcounsel that says he's doing
this for a valid reason, it isabove me.
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I couldn't even begin to thinkas to why he would be doing this
for a valid reason.
But let's just say the man hasa valid reason.
Then they're not going toreally charge this man for
anything.
I think too and this issomething I tell the kids on my
school bus you have to look atthe optics of this world that
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you live in.
There's a lot of optics in theUnited States of America in
which, when you go before ajudge or a jury, there's a
there's bias.
There's going to be human bias.
If they see a young man inthere of a certain ethnicity or
of a certain race and the crimeseems like something that he
would have done, then it's hardfor a human to judge the person
fairly and justly, and so, ofcourse, the justice system does
the very best that it can, butin some cases you do have those
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moments in which more justicecould have been acquired.
We are happy to report that noone was hurt in connection with
this administrator's drunkenriot or revelry or ride, but it
could have been a lot worse.
So I wonder if they are goingto remove him from principal of
this school.
In this following story we'redealing with violence in Philly
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and I can't believe well, Ican't say that I can't believe,
but I'm always shocked to reporton this show that there are
people out there who want to doother person's harm and in this
case, a person whom is carryingPregnant woman attacked at
elementary school graduation.
Philly police say A pregnantwoman was attacked during an
argument over seatingarrangements at a graduation
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ceremony at a Philadelphiaelementary school.
Police said the incidentoccurred on Monday, june 9th, at
10.18 am during the graduationceremony for Master John Wister
Elementary School on Wakefieldand Bringhurst Streets.
According to investigators,police said an unidentified
woman and a 31-year-old pregnantwoman were arguing over seating
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arrangements.
The first woman then struck thepregnant woman multiple times
in the head and slammed heragainst a wall.
According to investigators, thepregnant woman was taken to the
hospital for treatment.
Officials have not yet revealedher condition.
Police said the other womanfled the scene.
They have not released adetailed description of her, but
said she was wearing a grayhooded sweatshirt and black
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pants.
If you have any information onthe incident, call Northwest
Detectives at 215-685-3353, oryou can send an anonymous tip by
calling 215-686-TIPS or 8477.
You have to really be in a kindof crazy mentality to beat up a
pregnant woman over a seat at agraduation.
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You know I can't say it again,I can't stress it enough on my
show that we are dealing withwicked circumstances and the
reality of the matter is we justcan't take simple things in
life for granted.
The fact that I make it homeevery day off the parkway in New
Jersey.
It's a blessing in itself.
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I thank God.
Every day, me and my wife makeit home safely, because we are
living in a world in whichpeople do not care like they
used to.
You wouldn't even hear, youknow, 10, 15, 20 years ago
someone attacking a pregnantwoman over something trivial
like a graduation seat.
All of you guys are going to beable to have a seat, because
that's what tickets are for.
So now there's this woman onthe run because he's attacked
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this pregnant woman.
I'm not sure as to what thecircumstance is going to be, but
keep your eyes open and let usknow if anything turns up in
that area.
In our following story we aregoing back to that tide of
predatory conduct, and this issomething that I've talked about
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a few times in my lives.
I've talked about it on TikTok.
I've talked about it in thecomment threads.
There is a reality that all ofus have to accept.
There is a reality that all ofus have to accept.
We live in a world in whichthere are grown adults who look
at kids for inappropriateadvances.
That's a fact.
That's the reality of thesituation.
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I've been doing this podcastfor three years and I've seen it
all.
I've seen teachers prey onstudents.
I've seen students prey onteachers.
I've seen a host of differentthings.
In this following story, we aregoing to continue to discuss
the seriousness of why parentsneed to protect their children
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by any means necessary.
Ex-aynur High School teacheraccused of inappropriate contact
with student posts bond.
A former Aynur high schoolteacher is facing charges after
being accused of months ofinappropriate contact with a
student.
The Aynor Police Departmentarrested Matthew Boster, 31, on
Monday and charged him withcriminal solicitation of a minor
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and second degree assault andbattery.
During the school year, bosterfrequently made physical contact
with the victim at the school,touching the victim's breast
with his body over clothing,according to arrest warrants.
The warrants also state thatduring the school year Boster
communicated with the victimwith the intent of persuading
the victim to engage in sexualactivity.
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Aner Police said records of theelectronic communications
between Boster and the underagevictim back up these allegations
.
Horry County Schools said thatit learned of the allegations
last week.
When the victim's parents cameforward On Tuesday during
Boster's bond hearing, thevictim's family was present as a
victim advocate.
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Spoke asking the judge not togive Boster bond.
Spoke asking the judge not togive Boster bond.
His attorney, on the other hand, was able to successfully argue
that his client is not a dangerand again going back to what we
stated earlier, how an attorneycan make all of the difference
in that courtroom, he citedBoster's education history and
his active support during hiscriminal case from his own
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family members who waitedoutside the courtroom.
Boster himself even decided tospeak during his own hearing,
revealing more about whereexactly he'd be confined to
after posting Bond.
Before working at HCS, bosterwas a social studies teacher at
Georgetown High School fromAugust 8,th 2022 through June
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3rd 2024.
He also served as an athleticcoach, according to the
Georgetown County SchoolDistrict.
Gcsd also said that Boster leftthe district to pursue
employment elsewhere.
A judge set bond for Boster onTuesday afternoon at $10,000,
and he has since posted bond.
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Everybody has legal right tocounsel right.
This is an ongoing problemTeachers taking liberties
sexually with students in school.
And then you're not reallyseeing the justice at the end of
this tunnel.
Now there's two things that youcan do.
There's two things you can do.
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People have told me that ifthey see certain individuals
like this, they are going tophysically handle these persons
and I say, well, that's one wayto go about it.
Here's another thing that youcan do Protect your children.
Here's another thing that youcan do Protect your children as
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parents.
It's vital for parents to bevigilant with their children, to
let them know that there areteachers out there, there are
teachers, administrators,persons in these school
districts, persons at thesecamps, persons in these
environments surroundingthemselves with little children,
to cause them harm, to invadethem in inappropriate
circumstances.
It's vital that parents are upto date with the latest trends,
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that they know what certainoutfits represent, that they
know what certain persons ofthis category are looking at
when it comes to young persons.
Set boundaries with yourchildren.
Remind them that it's not wiseto be alone with teachers, no
matter how friendly the teacheris, no matter how kind he or she
is, it's never wise for astudent and a teacher to be
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alone together, because youcreate a dynamic of
comfortability with certainpersons.
You know it came up a couple ofepisodes ago.
Someone asked me why do peopledo these bad things?
Some people do these bad thingsbecause they have inclinations
in them and then they act onthem.
But there are other people whodo bad things because there's an
opportunity present.
So when you put these kids inthese circumstances, with these
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grown adults who want to do themharm.
No, it may not have been hisintention from the start, but
because he feels as though hecan get away with it or she can
get away with it.
That's what they're going to do.
These persons are going to tryto take advantage of your
children.
Parents, protect your kids.
There's no such thing as beingtoo strict, there's no such
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thing as being too cautious,because I've covered so many
stories on this show in whichparents give these teachers the
benefit of the doubt.
They allow these teachers to betoo close to their kids and
then, all of a sudden, it's toolate, and you know, the sad
thing about these stories isthat the child is the one that
suffers.
True, the parent is going tohave some emotional damage
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because it's their child thatwas victimized, but the reality
of it is the person that'sdevastated and crushed, the
person that has to overcome this.
It is the person that'sdevastated and crushed, the
person that has to overcome thisabuse is the child.
So we do want to encourage youguys to remain vigilant this
summer.
Continue to be aware of yoursurroundings, guys, and listen
if it seems too good to be truenine times out of 10, it is when
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we do my school bus trainingand things of that nature.
They tell us now that it's notgood to be overly friendly with
the kids, and especially one kidin particular, because we live
in such a different dynamic ofthings that good intentions can
also be misconstrued as badthoughts, wicked acts, and so I
just want to use this story tobe able to remind you guys of
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those dangers.
Now this following story and Ithought this was interesting
because parenting comes up a loton the show we're dealing with
two juveniles and I really don'tknow what to make of this
circumstance.
I really try to see it from allperspectives.
I try to see it from the kid'sperspective, I try to see it
from the administrator'sperspective and sometimes I even
try to see it from the parent'sperspective Notice this story
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perspective and sometimes I eventry to see it from the parent's
perspective.
Notice this story Juvenilescharged for breaking toilets at
Donovan Middle School.
The Utica Police Department saidtwo juveniles were charged with
burglary for misconduct atDonovan Middle School.
Police said on May 19th it wasdetermined that two juveniles
had entered the school, utilizedits equipment and then left.
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Then, on May 22nd, the same twojuveniles entered an exterior
restroom of the middle schooland damaged it.
Now, this is interesting, right?
Because they were in thebuilding once they got away with
it, so it seems and then theycome back into the building a
second time.
What kind of damage are wetalking about here?
Police said the two.
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Police said on May 19th it wasdetermined that two juveniles
had entered the school, utilizedthis equipment and then left.
Now, on May 22nd, the same twojuveniles entered an exterior
restroom with the middle schooland damaged it.
Police said the two, who are 13and 12 years old, damaged
toilets and ripped sinks fromthe bathroom walls.
The damage was extensive.
Police described the juvenileaid unit used security footage
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to identify the two.
Nothing further in connectionwith this story other than the
fact that they were issuedappearance tickets for burglary
and criminal mischief returnableto the county family court.
Two children, 12 and 13, snuckinto a school not once but twice
.
On may 19th they entered thebuilding and they do god knows
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what, and because they thinkthey're getting away with it,
they come back may 22nd and itsays here that they damaged
toilets, they ripped sinks fromthe wall and all sorts of stuff.
Who's responsible?
Is it the parents or is it thechildren?
Let me tell you, I've seen manycases as a school bus driver
dealing with parents, where someparents are just foolish.
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You can try to talk to theparent and reason with them.
You can try to be able to helpthe parent to see that you care
about their kid and you don'twant them to end up in prison or
in some type of concentrationcamp.
You want the best for the childand the parent will not hear it
.
It'll be blah, blah, blah, yap,yap, yap.
Okay, so that in that situationyou're dealing with an ignorant
parent.
Sometimes and this is very sadParents get the kids that they
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didn't want and what that meansis you have a good parent
handling their business, the kidis financially taken care of,
the kid has what they need, butthey, they're bored with life,
they, they need a thrill and so,despite good upbringing and
loving, stable environment, theygo out there and they cause
vandalism, they cause all sortsof tragedy, right that's on the
kid At the ages of 12 and 13,.
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It is safe to say that to areasonable degree, depending on
the context.
These two students knew exactlywhat they were doing.
The context of the storyhighlights that.
It says here that they brokeinto the school.
Now, I'm not saying that theseguys are rocket scientists, but
I'm not going to say thatthey're morons either.
They know that it's wrong tobreak into a building and,
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furthermore, to cause damage tothe building.
So what do you do in thesescenarios?
Well, one of the things thatyou can really keep in mind when
it comes to raising childrenand dealing with children is
that they're going to do thingsright.
As parents, you got to be aware, you got to communicate with
your kids, you got to really seewhat's going on with them, but
sometimes, despite your bestefforts, your children are going
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to make mistakes.
They're going to do things thatare reckless, and in this case,
they've done something soreckless.
Now they're on the police radar.
So I don't know as to what'sgoing to happen to these two
boys here, or girls, or boy anda girl, or girl and a girl.
I don't know as to what's goingto happen with this story, but
I will update you guysthroughout the summer.
Even though this is the lastepisode of my season, I do want
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to let you guys know as to whatprogresses with this particular
story.
Now.
You guys do know that everyyear this podcast starts in
September and it ends in June,the last day of my physical
school year.
Well, this year is a little bitinteresting because I am flying
out to Portugal.
It's my first internationaltrip.
I'm going to be doing a lot oflives interacting with people
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and kind of taking you guysthrough the European beauty of
Portugal.
But the school year ends on the24th, so that means there are
school news that I still want tocover and be able to get to you
guys.
So it's a seven hour flight andI'm thinking what I can be able
to do is still grab some ofthose stories and then, at
different points or differentlocations in Portugal, I can
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tell you guys these storiesbecause I know a lot of people.
They really appreciate thisinformation and it's good
because it's overlooked.
A lot of people skip right overschool news and I'm like, bro,
you can't, that's where yourfuture lunatics are coming from.
You know what I mean.
Like skipping over school newswill be like skipping over
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taking care of a newborn.
You know it goes together,there's steps.
So these stories are helpingpersons to be aware of the lack
of education that goes on inschool systems, the lack of
discipline from teachers and howstudents can't even trust in
their own teachers for a betterfuture or a better tomorrow.
So I'm going to try to see asto how I can be able to get you
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guys all of these storiesthroughout the rest of the month
of June, but if not, if I'm notable to do so, stay tuned to my
YouTube channel, subscribe tothat.
Keep up to date with thosequick stories.
I don't know if I'm going to doit in shorts, I don't know if
I'm going to do it in lives, Idon't know if I'm going to just
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do one story at a time, butthese stories have been indeed
tragic.
There was one other thing that Iwanted to mention before I sign
off on this episode.
A couple of days ago, someonecame into my live.
He's a 15-year-old kid and hetold me that he is unexpectedly
expecting a kid, and he asked mewhat advice could I give him
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about being an unexpected parent?
And one of the things that Ithought about, um, when it came
to advice is is the obvious,right, you know, you, you don't
want to be overly negative.
Uh, you, you want to have peacewith, uh, I guess, your
girlfriend or your baby mother.
At this point you want to havepeace with, I guess, your
girlfriend or your baby mother.
At this point you want to makesure that you have a plan, if
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that makes sense.
I know that the kid wasunplanned, he said, but you want
to make sure you have a planwhen it comes to a pregnancy.
That's unplanned, as it were,and I figured I could, on this
episode, talk about a few pointsthat might help certain persons
, and I'm looking through mysource article and I do have.
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I did highlight it, so let mesee if I can find it for him and
be able to give him some littletips in connection with his
change of circumstances.
I told him too that just becauseyou're having a kid at 15
doesn't mean it's the end of theworld.
It doesn't mean that you're abad person.
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Things happen, things happenand sometimes these things
happen and if we work hard at it, we can take that thing that
was unforeseen.
We can take that thing that wasnot so good in the beginning
and make it work.
So one of the things that Iwanted to just say briefly to
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this individual is that whenyou're going to have a kid and a
lot of young people don't knowthis.
A baby is going to change theentire dynamic of your life.
It's going to change the wayyou think, it's going to change
the way that you shop, it'sgoing to change the way that you
spend your time, et cetera.
And one thing that you need toreally keep in mind is how the
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baby's going to affect yourfemale lady, how it's going to
affect your girlfriend, fiance,baby, mother, whomever.
It's going to be a bigadjustment.
Patience is a big factor intrying to deal with a changing
circumstance like that.
Do not take life too seriously.
Laugh at yourself.
Recognize there's going to bethings about fatherhood and
motherhood that you don't know.
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But if you keep true toprinciples principles are
fundamental truths that neverchange then you will find a
great deal of success as youguys work this out together.
Now, this article that I use asa reference keeps in mind the
contact, or the context, rather,of a mother and a father,
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husband and wife.
But the principles can apply tosomeone who is having a baby in
their teens and really it'sgoing to boil down to two things
One, understand how the baby isgoing to change your life.
Two, strengthen yourrelationship.
Three, training the baby.
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It's going to be those threethings.
Those three things.
But the two main things are foryou to understand how the baby
is going to change your life andhow to strengthen your
relationship at the same time.
So don't forget to make time forthe two of you.
Do little things that will helpeach other feel loved, send
notes, gifts, etc.
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And remember that, as parents,it is your responsibility to
train and raise up your child.
You know a lot of parentsapproach parenthood a little bit
nonchalantly, and I say a lotbecause more than the average,
they look at kids likeaccessories or toys.
But no, these are living humanbeings that your every decision
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is going to affect their lifeeternally, for the rest of their
lives, as it were.
And never forget, too, that ababy can have a good effect on a
relationship.
Raising a child can make youmore loving, it can make you
more patient, it can make youmore kind and if you work
together and support each other,having a baby will make your
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relationship stronger.
But do not have a kid in thehopes that a horrible, toxic
relationship will get better.
That's not really the case.
It's normally a healthyrelationship.
And then, as you grow in thatrelationship and try your best
with this baby.
That's where you'll start tosee the beauty of the transition
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.
Well, guys, this has beenepisode 128 of RED Podcasting.
I can't thank you guys enoughfor your support, all of the
interest you've shown in mycontent.
It really has been a privilegeto be here with you guys.
Stay tuned for ourinternational travels.
There's going to be a lot ofTikToks posted.
(36:14):
There's going to be a lot ofthings that we're going to be
doing in Portugal, and I justwant to say I really appreciate
you guys.
Just a year ago, I had no ideathat the podcast would grow to
such a stature.
Well, we'll catch you, guys,next season.
Season number five of REDpodcasting starts September, but
you can also catch my moviereviews on YouTube.
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Don't forget to subscribe to myYouTube channel and always
remember, guys, this is RED.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
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