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When parents discover their teenager is deliberately harming themselves, panic and confusion are natural first reactions. What does it mean? Are they trying to end their life? How should you respond? This raw, compassionate episode tackles the painful reality of teen self-injury while providing practical guidance for parents navigating this crisis.
Self-injury isn't typically about suicide or attention-seeking. As one former self-injurer named Celia reveals, "I didn't want anyone to know what I was doing. I hid my scars very well." Most teenagers who cut or otherwise harm themselves are experiencing emotional pain so intense they cannot express it in words. Physical pain becomes their desperate attempt to cope with overwhelming inner turmoil. Understanding this crucial distinction helps parents respond more effectively when they discover their child's self-harm.
The path forward requires delicate balance. We explore specific conversation approaches that open communication rather than shutting it down, like asking non-threatening questions such as "What frustrates you most?" or "What do you need from me?" These gentle inquiries create space for teenagers to begin expressing what feels inexpressible. Equally important is what not to do—reacting with horror or interrogation only deepens shame and isolation. Through patience, consistent support, and sometimes professional help, parents can guide their teenagers toward healthier coping mechanisms.
As graduation season approaches, the stress many students feel intensifies. Whether you're a parent, teacher, administrator or friend, recognizing the warning signs of emotional distress could make all the difference in someone's life. Reach out, listen without judgment, and remember that recovery from self-injury is possible with the right support. Your compassionate response today could be the first step in your teenager's healing journey.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
This is the Everyday Podcast for the Everyday People.
You know, guys, I never gettired of lighting up that red
sign behind me, pressing play onmy camera and just giving you
guys this week's news, thisweek's updates and this week's
what is going to be's, thisparticular episode.
(00:28):
We are starting the month ofMay.
Today is May the 1st and Igotta say I never thought we'd
make it this far.
We are moving toward 2,000followers on TikTok and we are
trudging toward 900 on YouTubeand I can't thank you guys
enough for supporting thispodcast and for supporting these
shorts, these real stories thataffect real people.
(00:49):
That really makes a hugedifference in connection with
the success of this show.
Recently, I just decided tocheck out ChatGPT to see as to
how it would describe this show,and it was literally on the
money.
A show that's designed to helpparents, administrators,
principals and young people tocope with circumstances that
they are facing every day.
(01:11):
And, despite what people maythink about the fact that these
problems have been going on longbefore this show was created,
it's how the information isdelivered that makes all of the
difference.
Now you guys know that allergyseason has come through like a
wrecking ball, so there is somecongestion in my voice, but I'm
still going to try to do thisshow Episode one, two, three, on
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season number four, because ofthe amount of pressure, the
amount of pressure that youngpersons are involved in today.
I thought a fitting theme forour episode this week would be
when your teenager self-injuresParents.
What can you do when youdiscern or discover that your
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child is harming themselves?
Well, in this episode, we'regoing to be able to identify the
challenge and be able toprovide practical steps that
will help persons to overcomethese negative thoughts that
they may be feeling, that couldlead them to this harm.
Here's the challenge youdiscover that your teenager has
been intentionally injuringthemselves.
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Well, what does that mean, youmay wonder.
Is my daughter trying to endher life?
Well, most likely the answer isno, but nevertheless, if your
teenager is an individual whomis involved in self-injuring,
they do need the proper help.
So how can you, as a parent, anadministrator, a teacher or
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even a schoolmate, a friend or aloved one, provide this support
?
Well, let's try to firstidentify what could be behind
their mentality of thisself-injury.
Is it just a fad?
Is it just something thatpeople do to appear cool or to
be able to show that they'recool.
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Well, admittedly, some youngpeople start to self-injure
themselves because they haveheard that others do it.
Even when that is the case,that is not a typical fad.
Well, what makes it adifference?
The self-injurer usually acts insecret and is deeply ashamed of
his or her habit.
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Notice what one person namedCelia says, who's 20 years old I
didn't want anyone to know whatI was doing.
I hid my scars very well.
Do these persons our secondquestion get involved in
self-injury because they wantattention?
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Well, some might use it thatway, if we're being honest, but
the self-injurers that we'regoing to focus on during this
particular episode are the onesthat tend to hide their practice
, and they're not trying to usetheir cuts or bruises to impress
any persons, but rather theseare persons who have been
affected negatively by life andwho are going through certain
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circumstances or struggles inwhich they feel as though no one
cares about.
Now, because we are reachinggraduation season, we are
entering the season of prom andfarewell wishes for many young
ones, it's vital that parents oradministrators, or even friends
, are able to see how the schoolyear may have affected their
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friends or their loved ones.
One person who used to injurethemselves, says that she wished
that someone had noticed herinjuries so that the matter
could have been brought to lightand she could have gotten help
sooner.
If you discover that someonethat you love or care about is
engaged in self-inflictingpractices or things that could
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harm them, don't blame yourself.
Try your best to be a listeningear for them.
Try your best to give them thesupport that they need to
overcome this challenge.
Here's another question whydon't people do it?
Well, the list is long as towhy someone may get involved in
self-abusive habits, but it is acomplex form of conduct.
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But underneath it, if youreally want to get to the reason
as to why your friend may bedoing this to themselves, it's
that they may usually feelemotionally in pain, or this
pain that they're experiencingmay be so difficult that they
cannot express it in words.
In this book entitled theCutting a mental health expert,
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stephen Levesque, he describesthis type of behavior from
someone who has found thatphysical pain can be a cure for
emotional pain.
Because all of us are humansand we go through a series of
ups and downs in life.
Because all of us are humansand we go through a series of
ups and downs in life, we'regoing to face moments that are
too great for us to expressthrough words.
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Some people like to keepdiaries, while others decide to
keep journals, or maybe they'llget involved in an
extracurricular activity thatwill suppress the negative
emotions.
The reality, though by being agood friend and by providing
that listening ear for persons,you can be able to assist them
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to overcome this negative habit.
Here's another question what ifyou blame yourself?
Well, here is something tothink about.
Rather than dwell on thepossible role of being a faulty
friend or a faulty parent, orwhatever the case is, focus on
the role that you can playtowards the good outcome for
this recovery.
You know, the reality of it isthat a lot of people don't
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really care anymore.
A lot of people don't havecompassion, empathy, kindness,
goodness really qualities thatare going to be conducive toward
a peaceful and healthyenvironment, and I know that
sometimes, when I'm scrolling onTikTok and I'm going through my
TikTok live feed, or whateverthe case is, I'll hear people
say that same thing that thementality of persons today is so
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far gone that there is no wayit can be, there can be a return
.
Here are some things that youcan do, though.
If you want to be a support to afriend who's going through a
traumatic situation such asbeing a self-injurer, think of a
few things that you can do.
The first thing you can do isconsole them.
Now, this is going to befocused on the context of the
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parents.
If your teenager reveals to youthat he or she self-injures
themselves, try not to reactwith a shock of horror.
Instead, speak in a calm andconsoling manner.
You want the individual to feelthat they're cared about, and
oftentimes that can be easiersaid than done, especially when
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you have that person's bestinterest at heart.
Another thing that it would bewise for persons to do is not
ask non-threatening questions.
For instance, you could say Iknow you don't always feel good
about yourself.
What frustrates you the most,or what can I do to help you
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when you feel anxious ordepressed, or what do you most
need from me in order for us tobridge the gap between us?
Listen to their replies and tryyour best not to interrupt.
To interrupt.
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Prayer is another powerful aidin helping someone to overcome
negative emotions that lead tocutting or injury.
One principle at 1 Peter 5, 7says throw all your anxiety on
him because he cares for you.
Some people believe prayer tobe therapeutic, while others
believe it is true communicationwith God himself.
So look for ways to be asupport in the life of this
individual and you can be ableto help them overcome this
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negative trait, this damagingquality of self-injury.
Well, guys, as always on thisshow, we have a lineup of this
week's news and we're startingthis episode off pretty heavy.
These stories that we're goingto discuss today have affected
real people and they really needyour support to get through
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these challenging circumstances.
You see, unlike traditionalnews, red podcasting doesn't
just give you a story and thenleave you guys hanging, but
rather this show was created ordesigned to be able to help
individuals to cope with all ofthese difficult circumstances
that go overlooked.
North High School TeacherAccused of Seducing Teenage
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Student.
A warrant has been issued forthe arrest of a North High
School teacher and track coach,noah McBride, and track coach
Noah McBride.
According to online records,mcbride's charges include eight
counts of child seduction, threecounts of child solicitation,
dissemination of matter harmfulto minors, official misconduct,
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obstruction of justice andintimidation.
The Vandenberg Sheriff's Officesays on Monday the alleged
victim spoke with officials atHolly's house and told them
about multiple sexualinteractions she had with
McBride when she was 15 yearsold.
Deputies say the victimsalleges a few years ago she and
McBride had sexual intercoursenearly every day during the
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summer, with exceptions of mostweekends.
According to the sheriff'soffice, the victim told
officials she and McBride hadsexual interactions at several
places, including a hotelparking lot and an ADA room at
North High School.
The victim said that McBridewould sometimes record their
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interactions with his cell phone.
In the warrant it allegesMcBride never sent the victim
any of the videos, but did sendher an explicit photo of himself
.
The victim told Holly Houseofficials that McBride
threatened her to clear his nametwo months before they stopped
contacting each other.
Evsc spokesperson JasonWolkenberg shared the statement
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with the local news station.
We have been informed byauthorities that an employee is
facing multiple felony charges.
We will take the appropriateaction once law enforcement has
finished their investigation.
As of 4 pm Tuesday, mcbride hasnot yet been arrested.
The story will be updated asthe investigation continues.
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Oftentimes, the person that youlook at to first when it comes
to predatory activity are theteachers and the staff members
at the school.
In dealing with these personsNow we'll discuss on this show
how parents can be proactivewhen it comes to teachers and
students having dealings withone another.
Oftentimes, parents put a lotof trust in their teachers the
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teachers of their children.
There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but there is a need
for caution.
A lot of the times when you seethat a teacher is overly
concerned with your child, orwhen a teacher is trying to look
for moments to be alone withyour child, that expresses
conduct that may not beappropriate for that setting.
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It could indicate that theteacher has other ideas or other
agendas in wanting to deal withyour child and these
unnecessary matters.
Well to the victim involved inthis story, we do hope that
you're going to make a wellrecovery and that you're going
to be able to overcome this roadof challenge that is going to
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be ahead of you in the nearfuture.
Here's our follow-up story.
All 11 suspects involved in WestHill lacrosse team hazing
turned themselves in.
All 11 suspects involved in ahazing incident have turned
themselves into authorities.
Onondaga County DistrictAttorney Bill Fitzpatrick
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announced Wednesday.
The district attorney's officegave the suspects, who were
members of the West Hill HighSchool men's lacrosse team, 48
hours to turn themselves and begiven a ticket for unlawful
imprisonment.
Fitzpatrick said they turnedthemselves in within 24 hours,
sparing themselves from facing amore serious charge.
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Fitzpatrick held a newsconference on Tuesday to quell
rumors of the hazing, whichhappened on the evening of April
24th.
The district attorney saidolder students at West Hill High
School decided that they'd playa prank on younger members of
the lacrosse team.
The incident, which Fitzpatrickreferred to as hazing on
steroids, involved making thevictims believe that they'd be
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taking to a lacrosse game andlater get food at McDonald's.
Instead, the victims were setup in a ruse that involved the
older students pretending to getlost on the road and being
ambushed by perpetrators wearingall black.
Fitzpatrick noted that onevictim had a pillowcase put over
his head, his hands were tiedand an apparent gun and knife
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were pointed at him before hewas thrown into the back of a
car.
Fitzpatrick said the victim waseventually returned home by the
perpetrators.
He said there were at leastfive victims, but the
aforementioned one sustained theworst of the harm, as the
others managed to escape.
The Onondaga County Sheriff'sOffice said the gun that was
used in the crime was not handedover to them.
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Additionally, the names of thesuspects, who are 18 years old
and charged as adults, were notreleased.
Still West Hill High Schoolcanceled the remainder of the
men's lacrosse season due to theincident.
Dr Susan Lipkins, an expert onhazing, said stuffing victims
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into trunks is a common form ofhazing.
She said it's commonlyconsidered kidnapping.
She also said many of thequestions that have yet to be
answered will shift to who knewabout the incident beforehand,
including the lacrosse coach andhis staff and school leaders.
Parents in the community toldCNY Central that they are
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shocked that something like thiscould happen to their community
.
The suspects were issuedappearance tickets returnable to
the town of Onondaga Court.
Cny Central has reached out tothe lacrosse team's coach, who
was newly appointed in February,but has not heard back.
This is an ongoinginvestigation.
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Oftentimes, when it comes toextracurriculars and sports
teams, there is a period ofhazing that persons get involved
in, but there is a such thingas one step too far In these
matters.
Right, there's not much aparent can do to protect their
child, because if they're notaware, they're just not aware.
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However, parents, let this be awarning that, when it comes to
allowing your child toparticipate in certain sports,
you want to be thoroughlyacquainted with the type of
persons they'll be associatingwith and the coach and staff
leaders involved in thisactivity.
Our following story verypositive, very encouraging.
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I thought it was nice to beable to have something good to
present to you guys because weare wrapping up this school year
.
We know that the final episodefor this podcast is somewhere in
June, and so I find it to beinteresting that the final
episode for this podcast issomewhere in June, and so I find
it to be interesting that thenews is starting to become kind
of up and down Good, bad, good,bad, that kind of thing.
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Ben Salem High School seniorgoes viral after receiving five
Ivy League acceptance letters.
Reaching the Ivy League is forthe best and brightest and
well-rounded students, and forthe tens of thousands who apply,
only a fraction get in.
Here, though, one student hasfive Ivy offers.
Year old Ben Salem High Schoolsenior aimed high by applying to
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seven of the eight Ivy Leagueuniversities where acceptance
rates are in the single digits.
The straight A student had animpressive activities list and
was captain of the step team.
Victoria was awestruck when sheopened her college portals on
Ivy Day last month and herTikTok went viral.
She opened Columbia firstbecause she'd received a likely
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letter.
Second was Dartmouth Dartmouth,where she was waitlisted, and
then the next four.
It was Cornell Brown, yale andUPenn four in a row.
I thought I was going to have aheart attack, victoria said.
Victoria's role models includeher parents, both super proud of
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their daughter, both immigrants, who lived the American dream,
went to college and instilled aserious work, ethic and empathy
for the world around her,volunteering and getting
involved in social impact clubs.
Victoria had no rejections.
She is waitlisted at Harvardand Dartmouth.
She eventually wants to go tolaw school and plans to mentor
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middle school students thissummer to help them achieve
their academic goals.
Well, it's nice to be able toknow that in some cases, when
you put in hard work, your hardwork is met with success.
Victoria, we want to extend acongratulations because what you
were able to accomplish issomething that not many people
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were able to accomplish.
You kept your head clear ofdistraction, you stayed focused
and you really aimed for whatyou wanted to accomplish, and we
are so very proud to be a partof that story.
In this next story, we're goingon that same controversy, right?
Do parents have the right, orshould parents have the right,
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to educate their children whenit comes to matters of sexual
orientation, when it comes tomatters of genetic makeup, who
should be able to educatestudents in this regard?
Burlington parents expressoutrage over detailed sex
questions in middle schoolhealth survey.
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Burlington Public Schools isfacing two federal complaints
after administering a healthsurvey to middle school students
that described various sexualacts and ways some parents found
offensive.
The complaints were filed withthe US Department of Education
on April 8th by theMassachusetts Liberty Legal
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Center, a Wakefield-basedorganization that defends free
speech, religious liberty andparental rights.
The organization filed thecomplaints on the behalf of
parents of two students at themiddle school.
In both cases, the parents hadnotified the Marshall Simmons
Middle School they didn't wanttheir children to take part in
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last month's Youth Risk BehaviorSurvey.
Staff gave the questionnaire tothe students anyway, in
violation of a federal law thatallows parents to exempt their
children from such activities.
According to the complaints, thesurvey, which has been
administered in grades 6 through12 at the middle school and
high schools for more than overa decade, asked a wide range of
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questions regarding sexualbehavior, mental health,
substance abuse, bullying,discrimination, nutrition and
violence as part of a nationwidedata collection effort by the
Centers for Disease Control andPrevention that includes
district results.
Parent said this year's surveyin Burlington contained changes
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in wording which were made by aprivate consultant working with
Burlington officials, resultingin definitions of various sexual
activities that were far toographic for students as young as
11.
The survey for middle schoolstudents, for instance, asked
students whether they hadengaged in oral or anal sex and
included detailed descriptionsof each.
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It also asked students if theyhad used sex toys, vaginal or
anal.
Adrian Simone, whose 8th gradeson was given the survey last
month over her objections, saidshe was shocked when he came
home and he told her about theweird questions he was asked on
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the survey.
He is one of the studentsrepresented in one of the
complaints.
The superintendent did issue astatement in connection with
this particular story,mentioning that this behavior
will be looked into and will beinvestigated.
Will be looked into and will beinvestigated.
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At this point, parents are veryafraid and not sure where to
turn to be heard regarding thisparticular matter.
When I read this story, Ithought to myself.
I always think to myself.
You know who really has theright in these matters?
We know that parents have thelegal right to dictate, to train
, educate and raise their ownchildren.
So to see the school go againstthe parents' wishes and not
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work along with the parents,that's unique.
Years ago it was about theschool system being on the same
line of thought with the parents, but now, constantly, you see
that there is a disconnect withparents in the school systems.
They're not really on the samepage as they once were before in
years past.
Well, we're hoping that thissituation is going to be
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rectified and really for thebetterment of the student.
It's really the students whoare affected the most when these
circumstances come to light.
And our next story we'redealing with an abduction.
I thought this story was justpowerful, to say the least.
Suspect in attempted abductionof teen near Colorado middle
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school identified and arrested.
The Thornton police departmentsaid on Tuesday that officers
have identified and arrested asuspect who was accused of
trying to kidnap a 15-year-oldgirl near Thornton Middle School
on Monday.
Police identified the suspectas 18-year-old Stephen Houseman
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and arrested him Tuesday morning.
He is facing several charges,including second-degree
kidnapping, second-degreeassault, false imprisonment and
criminal attempted sexualassault.
Houseman was booked into theAdams County Jail.
According to a Thornton PDpress release on Monday.
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The teen was walking near theschool around 11.20 am when
surveillance video appeared toshow the suspect grabbing the
victim, she resisted and thesuspect left the area.
Thornton police said thesurveillance video showed the
suspect and provided crucialdetails about the suspect and
the vehicle associated with thesuspect.
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Thornton police said theywanted to thank the community
for their commitment to helpingthem find the suspect.
Police and Adams' 12 five-starschools are working together to
keep the Thornton Middle Schoolcampus and the surrounding area
safe following this attemptedabduction.
They are asking for your help,however.
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They are asking for your help.
However, anyone withinformation about the attempted
abduction or the suspect isasked to contact Thornton Police
Department InvestigationsDivision at 720-977-5030.
Those who wish to remainanonymous can contact Metro
Denver Crime Stoppers at720-913-7867.
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So first, I'm happy to reportthat this girl was not abducted,
that the individual in questiontried to abduct the 15-year-old
girl, but she was verypersistent in not going with
this individual.
And what I find to be uniqueabout this story guys and not
going with this individual, andwhat I find to be unique about
this story guys, is that theabductor here this individual is
Stephen Houseman.
He's 18 years old.
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It really calls to mind, ormakes you wonder, what his home
life was like for him to want todo this with a young
15-year-old girl.
As humans, it's easy for us toproject what we think the
quality of a person is based ontheir actions, but the sad fact
is that's not always the case.
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We don't know what people aregoing through.
No, I'm not condoning what thisman did, but who knows what
trauma this man has experiencedin his life that makes him think
it's okay to abduct 15 year oldgirls?
Well, we're hoping that you guysare going to be safe down there
in Thornton and, for those ofyou who are watching these
shorts on TikTok, continue toshare this story and create
awareness so that people canprotect themselves to the very
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best of their ability.
What's going on, reem?
Good to see you, bro.
Always good to see you in mylive.
Welcome to the show, episodenumber 123.
It's going to launch later thisweek, but the shorts are going
to come up on TikTok right away.
Thanks for the heart.
I appreciate that Reem Stillbattling allergies and
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congestions and whatnot, but Ithink we will be just fine.
Here is our following story Ateacher driven to madness or it
have been pride, or maybestupidity he decides to put his
self in harm's way.
Video shows alleged abuse byDeKalb County middle school
coach.
A DeKalb County teacher whoalso serves as a middle school
football coach resigned afterbeing put on administrative
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leave due to allegations ofphysical abuse in the classroom.
A March cell phone video frominside a 6th grade classroom at
DeKalb County's Cedar GroveMiddle School shows children
being punched, kicked andsmacked with a yardstick by Adam
Smith.
Dekalb County Schools says whenit became aware of the
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allegations, it placed teacherand football coach Adam Smith on
administrative leave.
He subsequently resigned fromhis job.
Raquel Curtis' 12-year-olddaughter shot one of the videos
in question.
She says Smith also abused herchild.
He struck her twice, saidCurtis, because she was told to
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run around the classroom Keep inmind this is an English
language arts class and she didnot do it in the time frame that
he asked her to do it.
The Deloach law firm representsthree of the families.
It has presented the schoolsystem with an entity with a
letter setting up a possiblelawsuit.
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The school states this that thesafety and well-being of
students and staff are their toppriority, which takes all
allegations of inappropriate orunlawful behavior within our
schools as very serious.
Well, this man did resign.
There's nothing further inconnection with this story, but
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there is a video attached tothis short and I'm hoping that
TikTok won't be, you know, extrasensitive.
It's not a graphic video, butit really shows him punching one
student in the chest and thenhe takes the yardstick and just
smacks someone in the hand twiceand it has you wondering.
You know, what's wrong withthese teachers today?
Silly question, right, there'sa lot wrong with these teachers
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today.
The first thing that I can sayis wrong with them is their
trade, their craft, their job isbeing questioned every second
of every minute.
Funding is being pulled by.
Never before.
Teachers are boycotting,rioting.
They feel disrespected bystudents, they are under
pressure.
But that does not give a teacherthe right to act out or to be
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unprofessional or to put theirhands on a student.
No matter what the situation.
It's never okay to put yourhands on a student because, no
matter how it spins, they'realways going to put you in the
wrong.
That's the sad reality in whichwe live in.
A lot of the times, people willsay to me, as a school bus
driver, that's not fair orthat's not cool.
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And I tell my students all thetime I'm a hundred percent with
these guys.
This life was not built onfairness and what's right or
what's cool.
This life was built on anunstable infrastructure that
causes people a lot of pain andsuffering, and the best thing
that you can do to protectyourself is to do what you know
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is right for the overall picture, the overall perception, and
then, when you get past thatpicture or that perception, take
other means of action toprotect yourself and to get as
best justice as you can, becausethe reality is you're not going
to get perfect justice in thisworld, you're not going to
always get the benefit of thedoubt, you're not always going
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to get that sympathetic orcompassionate audience, and so
you have to look out foryourself and you have to be
smart as to the choices thatyou're making in your personal
life.
Maybe this teacher will end upat another school.
If anything were to transpire,or if there are any updates with
Mr Smith, I'll be sure toupdate you guys as best as we
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can.
Regarding this story, ourfollowing story, very, very,
very graphic.
It's always graphic when you'redealing with minors and
teachers breaking the law, andso I don't want that expression
to be overplayed, but thereality of the matter is this is
what we're dealing with, but wehave to protect our students.
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Teen charged with unlawfulfilming sexual battery at Hilton
High School.
Police arrested a 17-year-oldHilton High School student
Tuesday on charges related tounlawful filming and aggravated
sexual battery of other studentsat the school on Spriggs Road
in Woodbridge On April 22nd at4.42 pm the school resource
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officer was notified of astudent filming other students
without their consent.
Prince William County PoliceMaster Officer Renee Carr said
in a news release theinvestigation revealed between
March 25th and April 22nd a malestudent used a phone during the
school day to inappropriatelyfilm female students on multiple
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occasions.
According to police and PrinceWilliam County Public Schools
Also in that time frame thesuspect inappropriately touched
a female student who was restingduring a class.
Carr added the school divisionin a note to the Hilton
community said the victim wasunaware at the time and did not
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report the incident.
On Tuesday police charged the17-year-old Woodbridge boy with
unlawful filming and aggravatedsexual battery.
Carr said he was held at thePrince William Juvenile
Detention Center.
Police are not identifying thesuspect because he is a juvenile
.
Hilton principal, cassandraCrawford, said in a note to the
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school community that staff madeevery effort to notify the
parents of the students we knowwere affected.
As always, I encourage you totalk with your students, she
wrote.
Should they ever feel unsafe atschool or witness any
concerning event, they shouldreport it to you or a trusted
adult as soon as possible.
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Now, this story I have hands-onexperience.
There was a student on my buswho thought it was a great idea
to unknowingly film myself andone of my bus aides.
I reported that student quickerthan a Taco Bell order on a
Saturday night.
And the thing about this isthese students have to be aware
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that their actions haveconsequences.
You can't just do whatever youwant as a student, cry student
and then people are going tojust give you the benefit of the
doubt because you are underageor whatever the circumstances.
It really falls intoaccountability.
When I was doing researchbecause these questions come up
for the show can you try aseven-year-old in court of law?
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And I'm like probably not Idecided to do some quick
research and you'll be surprisedor maybe you won't be surprised
that as to what I found in thestate of New York.
Yes, they will try aseven-year-old in court if they
deem that seven-year-oldaccountable and aware of his or
her actions, and somebody maysay, wow, that's a kid, that's a
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child.
Well, that was the mentalitymany years ago.
But as crime continues toprevail, as these instances
continue to pile up, one has toask themselves what really is a
kid?
What makes a child?
Is it a genetic makeup?
Is it a height difference?
Is it a weight class?
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Or is it their mentality oncertain subjects that they
should know the differencebetween right from wrong?
And in this story it reallycalls to the reality that if you
are doing something wrong andyou are involved in misconduct,
then there is going to beactions.
You're going to be heldaccountable To those individuals
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whom were touchedinappropriately or who were
filmed without consent.
Please accept our support herefrom this podcast, because
that's just something that justmakes you feel uneasy inside and
it has to be addressedimmediately.
In this next story, we areexpressing our condolences for
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the loss of this dear studentwhom lost their life suddenly
and without warning.
Piper High School student diesafter suffering medical episodes
in class.
A 15-year-old girl has diedafter suffering a medical
emergency inside a Piper HighSchool classroom last week.
According to the teen's family,on Thursday, april 24th, asia
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Green was in class when she toldher teacher she couldn't
breathe.
The family told Fox 4 that theteacher encouraged Green to use
an inhaler, but it did not help.
Shortly after the teencollapsed and hit her head,
which the family said led to astaff member performing CPR
while another escorted thestudents out of the classroom.
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The Kansas City Kansas FireDepartment said that first
responders arrived at Green'sside in seven minutes.
Paramedics started advancedlife support and took over CPR.
Green died on Sunday at thehospital.
Green's family said that shehad no history of heart issues.
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However, doctors told them shedied from cardiac arrest.
David Stewart is Green's brotherand caretaker.
Their mom died of cancer eightyears ago.
Stewart said she loved theoutdoors and animals.
My best friend.
I believe that there's notanyone else in the world that
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got to share the experience thatwe shared together as a brother
and a sister.
Brother and a sister.
Stewart adds she was more thanmy kid.
She was more than my sister.
She was more than anything.
We did everything together.
Last Thursday he dropped off the15-year-old at Piper High
School.
He said an administrator toldhim that Green was in class when
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she had trouble breathing.
He also said one teacherstarted CPR and staff also
grabbed an AED, but she didn'thave a shockable pulse.
He continues that he misses hervery much.
He says, and I quote I keptfaith throughout the whole thing
, just hoping she would wake uptill the very end and she never
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did.
And it's just hard.
The district said counselingand support service are
available to students and staff.
Stewart is working through hisgrief by starting the Asia Green
Foundation in honor of hissister.
He wants to make sure thatthere is proper equipment for
cardiac arrest, a case on everyfloor and every corner of every
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school and there is alwayssomeone ready to take care of a
child or even a teacher thatcould possibly go into cardiac
arrest.
In response to the tragedy, aspokesperson with the Piper
School District issued a publicstatement about Green's passing.
At this time, family andfriends have set up a GoFundMe
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to help with the funeralexpenses.
Stewart said his sister was anorgan donor and has saved three
lives and hopefully we can beable to add that link to this
short so that you can be able tosupport this family's loss and
these expenses, should you bemoved to be able to do so, and
these expenses, should you bemoved to be able to do so.
There are types of death thatwe can anticipate, for example,
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when a family member isdiagnosed with cancer and the
doctor tells them they have Xamount of time to live, or
perhaps you can discern thatsomeone is reaching that point
in their life where they'reaging out of existence.
But it's the stories like thisthat really grab you by the
throat emotionally, because thisgirl went to school and she was
fine, and then, at the drop ofa hat, she wasn't fine, she
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wasn't okay.
How do you deal with a griefthat severe I like to call that
unexpected loss A loss in whichyou didn't get to have that
closure with a person, or didn'tget to say that goodbye to them
, or didn't get to tell themthat last I love you.
There's two things you can do.
The first thing always keeppeace with your loved ones.
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Do not allow grudges, do notallow money, do not allow
differences to keep you frombeing close to someone that you
love, because at the drop of ahat they could lose their life.
You don't want to live withthat guilt.
You don't want to have that onyour person.
The second thing you can do is,in the event that you lose that
person, try not to blameyourself and be surrounded by
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people who are going to supportyou through your grief.
Oftentimes, when people passaway in death, persons will say
things like if you need anything, let me know.
Well, at this point a grievingperson does not know what they
need.
So what you can do, as someonetrying to support them, is just
give them what you think theymay need in a practical way.
Be that listening ear for them,be that support for them.
(39:23):
Bring them food.
Oftentimes, people goingthrough grief, they need food to
get through that next day theymay not have that appetite, they
may not want to cook.
When you take practical stepsto help people like this going
through these difficultcircumstances and you support
them in practical ways and youremind them that they're loved,
they can endure this grief a loteasier than if no one was there
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by their side.
So to the Stewart family herewe just want to express our
condolences from this podcast inconnection with the loss of
your sister, asia Green.
Losing a sibling in death,speaking from personal
experience, is earth shattering,and there's not a day that
doesn't go by in which I don'tthink about my younger brother,
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whom was killed a couple ofyears ago.
Now this next story.
We're dealing with anothertragic loss of a young life here
and it's unfortunate becausethis individual was going places
.
This person had that good headon their shoulders and was just
met with these very, verydifficult circumstances A
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Lawrence High School studentshot, killed while in Conway
Home.
The Loras High School communityis mourning a loss the loss of
one of its own, after a deadlyshooting.
Chief Deputy Coroner TamaraWillard said 18-year-old Janiyah
Richburg died in her home inthe 700th block of Horry Street
when a bullet went through awindow.
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Horry County Schools confirmedRichburg was a senior at Loris
High School.
The district stated that shewas known for her vibrant
personality as well as heroutstanding achievements in both
academics and athletics.
The loss of a student impactsthe entire school community.
Therefore, lawrence High Schoolis offering counseling services
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to any student or staff memberwho may be affected by the
tragedy, the district said in anemail.
Wmbf News spoke with peopleabout Richburg and everyone that
they spoke with said that shewas an incredible young woman.
Janiyah, who identified herselfas Richburg's best friend,
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corrina Janiyah sent a statementabout the tragic loss.
She says, and I quote ourhearts is very heavy right now.
To know her was to love her.
Her bright smile, her kindness,her presence in general would
light the whole room up.
She definitely was a beast inbasketball and she had so much
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potential in her.
Janiyah definitely lovedeverybody who loved her.
According to the Loris LionsAthletics Facebook page,
richburg was an all-star athlete.
She was not only recognized byLoras High School but also
across the state.
In March, she was recognized asa 3A All-State recipient by the
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South Carolina BasketballCoaches Association and was a
three-time region player of theyear.
Not only did Richburg excel inbasketball, she was also on
Laura's high school's track team.
Meanwhile, the shooting remainsunder investigation by the
Conway Police Department.
Anyone with information isasked to call the Conway Police
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Department at 843-248-1790.
If there are any updates inconnection with the loss of
Janiyah here with this story, wewill add those details, perhaps
through a TikTok live, or we'llbe able to add them to next
week's episode.
You know I can't.
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It's already hard to deal withdeath on its own, but when you
take a young life and thenthere's no cause as to why it
happened, the circumstances inwhich it's the wrong place at
the wrong time, it makes youfeel as though what's the point.
What's the point?
But through her endurance andthe things that she accomplished
while she was alive.
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A lot of people in thiscommunity here in Conway, south
Carolina, they're gettingcomfort.
They're getting comfort knowingthat they had the opportunity
and the privilege to knowsomeone as amazing as her.
Like I, talked to many peopleat work and some people don't
have or have never met someonethat truly loves and cares for
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them or someone that they feelas though has their best
interest at heart or has theirback.
And when I look at this pictureand I see this young person who
didn't want to be involved inthe nonsense of life and wanted
to do something and then theylose their life tragically, it
just makes you wonder.
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It really makes you wonder.
You know just why life is justso heavy to the wrong people at
the wrong times.
We thank you guys for yoursupport and we do send
condolences to the family thereand to you students, especially
in your school administrator,someone who has seen her in
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school every single day.
It's not easy to say goodbye toa friend, but I'm so happy to
report that you guys were ableto spend this time with her and
able to share this encouragementWhile we reach that final story
of episode number 123, again,it's another form of assault
from an administrator to astudent.
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A Chester County teacher chargedfor alleged sexual relationship
with student.
A teacher in Chester Countyteacher charged for alleged
sexual relationship with student.
A teacher in Chester County isbeing investigated for alleged
sexual misconduct with a studentaccording to a criminal docket.
Charges were filed againstMichelle Mercogliano, 35, of
Phoenixville, who has beenworking as a special education
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teacher at Conestoga High School, according to the school
district.
According to the Chester CountyDistrict Attorney's Office,
mercogliano had a sexualrelationship with a 16-year-old
that started in February of 2025at her home.
Mercogliano was also accused ofgiving the teenager marijuana
at least 15 times.
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The criminal complaint alsoexplains how Mercogliano used
her cell phone to text the minorand used the social media
platform Snapchat to goundetected.
In a statement to the schoolcommunity, tradifran Easton
School District SuperintendentDr Richard Gussick wrote that
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she was placed on administrativeleave after the Township Police
Department and the ChesterCounty District Attorney's
Office alerted the districtabout the charges against her.
Officials said she no longerhas access to any buildings
within the district strength.
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According to the superintendent, mercogliano is a relatively
new teacher at Conestoga andbegan teaching there in the fall
.
Before working at ConestogaHigh School, mercogliano worked
at Hillside Elementary Schooland Valley Forge Elementary
Schools between the years of2014 and 2024, according to
Gussick.
Residents in the TredyffrinTownship said they are shocked
by the allegations and areconcerned for the safety of
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other students.
If you have any informationabout this case, please call the
Tredyffrin Township PoliceDepartment at 610-644-3221.
And the source says right awayyou can remain anonymous.
This was the third story onthis episode in which a teacher
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decided to take these matters,these urges, these desires and
thoughts and put them right intothe hands of a student.
I can't fathom.
I just couldn't imagine orcan't imagine what goes through
these teachers' heads when itcomes to this sexual misconduct.
And then people are asking mewhy is this happening so much?
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I don't know.
I just cover the stories sothat you guys can know what's
going on in your communities andbe able to help prevent this
from happening to someone else.
Prevent this from happening tosomeone else.
For parents who are tied intothis episode or who are going to
catch this short, don't blameyourselves, but be proactive.
Do research and there's alsotools that you can be able to
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look or be able to find inconnection with those who are on
the child's predators list.
You can be able to go to thatofficial authentic portal online
and type in your zip code andsee if you're living in an area
with people who may have beenconvicted in the past or in the
somewhat near present.
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Well, guys, as always, it'sbeen a privilege to be here with
you for episode 123.
As we go through this schoolyear, we're wrapping this school
year up, these stories aregoing to continue to come at you
full force, so don't forget tosubscribe to this podcast on
YouTube.
It's important because TikTokis like frosted flakes you know
it's crispy, but then you add alittle milk and then it gets
(48:20):
soggy.
If you want to catch the realupdates and connection with
these stories, without anyhassle, without any
complications, subscribe on myYouTube channel and you can be
able to follow this podcast andcatch it on any streaming
platform for podcasts.
Well, as always, guys, we wantto thank all of our supporters,
followers, listeners, viewers,people who give hearts and
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donations in the live, and so onand so forth.
We love you and we know thatyou guys are going to keep
enduring as we move forward toour summer season.
This has been RED.
It's the Everyday Podcast forthe Everyday People.
This is the Everyday Podcastfor the Everyday People.
This is the Everyday Podcast for the Everyday People.
You know, guys, I never gettired of lighting up that red
sign behind me, pressing play onmy camera and just giving you
guys this week's news, thisweek's updates and this week's
what is going to be's, thisparticular episode.
(00:28):
We are starting the month ofMay.
Today is May the 1st and Igotta say I never thought we'd
make it this far.
We are moving toward 2,000followers on TikTok and we are
trudging toward 900 on YouTubeand I can't thank you guys
enough for supporting thispodcast and for supporting these
shorts, these real stories thataffect real people.
(00:49):
That really makes a hugedifference in connection with
the success of this show.
Recently, I just decided tocheck out ChatGPT to see as to
how it would describe this show,and it was literally on the
money.
A show that's designed to helpparents, administrators,
principals and young people tocope with circumstances that
they are facing every day.
(01:11):
And, despite what people maythink about the fact that these
problems have been going on longbefore this show was created,
it's how the information isdelivered that makes all of the
difference.
Now you guys know that allergyseason has come through like a
wrecking ball, so there is somecongestion in my voice, but I'm
still going to try to do thisshow Episode one, two, three, on
(01:34):
season number four, because ofthe amount of pressure, the
amount of pressure that youngpersons are involved in today.
I thought a fitting theme forour episode this week would be
when your teenager self-injuresParents.
What can you do when youdiscern or discover that your
(01:55):
child is harming themselves?
Well, in this episode, we'regoing to be able to identify the
challenge and be able toprovide practical steps that
will help persons to overcomethese negative thoughts that
they may be feeling, that couldlead them to this harm.
Here's the challenge youdiscover that your teenager has
been intentionally injuringthemselves.
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Well, what does that mean, youmay wonder.
Is my daughter trying to endher life?
Well, most likely the answer isno, but nevertheless, if your
teenager is an individual whomis involved in self-injuring,
they do need the proper help.
So how can you, as a parent, anadministrator, a teacher or
(02:36):
even a schoolmate, a friend or aloved one, provide this support
?
Well, let's try to firstidentify what could be behind
their mentality of thisself-injury.
Is it just a fad?
Is it just something thatpeople do to appear cool or to
be able to show that they'recool.
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Well, admittedly, some youngpeople start to self-injure
themselves because they haveheard that others do it.
Even when that is the case,that is not a typical fad.
Well, what makes it adifference?
The self-injurer usually acts insecret and is deeply ashamed of
his or her habit.
(03:17):
Notice what one person namedCelia says, who's 20 years old I
didn't want anyone to know whatI was doing.
I hid my scars very well.
Do these persons our secondquestion get involved in
self-injury because they wantattention?
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Well, some might use it thatway, if we're being honest, but
the self-injurers that we'regoing to focus on during this
particular episode are the onesthat tend to hide their practice
, and they're not trying to usetheir cuts or bruises to impress
any persons, but rather theseare persons who have been
affected negatively by life andwho are going through certain
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circumstances or struggles inwhich they feel as though no one
cares about.
Now, because we are reachinggraduation season, we are
entering the season of prom andfarewell wishes for many young
ones, it's vital that parents oradministrators, or even friends
, are able to see how the schoolyear may have affected their
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friends or their loved ones.
One person who used to injurethemselves, says that she wished
that someone had noticed herinjuries so that the matter
could have been brought to lightand she could have gotten help
sooner.
If you discover that someonethat you love or care about is
engaged in self-inflictingpractices or things that could
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harm them, don't blame yourself.
Try your best to be a listeningear for them.
Try your best to give them thesupport that they need to
overcome this challenge.
Here's another question whydon't people do it?
Well, the list is long as towhy someone may get involved in
self-abusive habits, but it is acomplex form of conduct.
(05:07):
But underneath it, if youreally want to get to the reason
as to why your friend may bedoing this to themselves, it's
that they may usually feelemotionally in pain, or this
pain that they're experiencingmay be so difficult that they
cannot express it in words.
In this book entitled theCutting a mental health expert,
(05:28):
stephen Levesque, he describesthis type of behavior from
someone who has found thatphysical pain can be a cure for
emotional pain.
Because all of us are humansand we go through a series of
ups and downs in life.
Because all of us are humansand we go through a series of
ups and downs in life, we'regoing to face moments that are
too great for us to expressthrough words.
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Some people like to keepdiaries, while others decide to
keep journals, or maybe they'llget involved in an
extracurricular activity thatwill suppress the negative
emotions.
The reality, though by being agood friend and by providing
that listening ear for persons,you can be able to assist them
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to overcome this negative habit.
Here's another question what ifyou blame yourself?
Well, here is something tothink about.
Rather than dwell on thepossible role of being a faulty
friend or a faulty parent, orwhatever the case is, focus on
the role that you can playtowards the good outcome for
this recovery.
You know, the reality of it isthat a lot of people don't
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really care anymore.
A lot of people don't havecompassion, empathy, kindness,
goodness really qualities thatare going to be conducive toward
a peaceful and healthyenvironment, and I know that
sometimes, when I'm scrolling onTikTok and I'm going through my
TikTok live feed, or whateverthe case is, I'll hear people
say that same thing that thementality of persons today is so
(07:00):
far gone that there is no wayit can be, there can be a return
.
Here are some things that youcan do, though.
If you want to be a support to afriend who's going through a
traumatic situation such asbeing a self-injurer, think of a
few things that you can do.
The first thing you can do isconsole them.
Now, this is going to befocused on the context of the
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parents.
If your teenager reveals to youthat he or she self-injures
themselves, try not to reactwith a shock of horror.
Instead, speak in a calm andconsoling manner.
You want the individual to feelthat they're cared about, and
oftentimes that can be easiersaid than done, especially when
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you have that person's bestinterest at heart.
Another thing that it would bewise for persons to do is not
ask non-threatening questions.
For instance, you could say Iknow you don't always feel good
about yourself.
What frustrates you the most,or what can I do to help you
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when you feel anxious ordepressed, or what do you most
need from me in order for us tobridge the gap between us?
Listen to their replies and tryyour best not to interrupt.
To interrupt.
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Prayer is another powerful aidin helping someone to overcome
negative emotions that lead tocutting or injury.
One principle at 1 Peter 5, 7says throw all your anxiety on
him because he cares for you.
Some people believe prayer tobe therapeutic, while others
believe it is true communicationwith God himself.
So look for ways to be asupport in the life of this
individual and you can be ableto help them overcome this
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negative trait, this damagingquality of self-injury.
Well, guys, as always on thisshow, we have a lineup of this
week's news and we're startingthis episode off pretty heavy.
These stories that we're goingto discuss today have affected
real people and they really needyour support to get through
(09:12):
these challenging circumstances.
You see, unlike traditionalnews, red podcasting doesn't
just give you a story and thenleave you guys hanging, but
rather this show was created ordesigned to be able to help
individuals to cope with all ofthese difficult circumstances
that go overlooked.
North High School TeacherAccused of Seducing Teenage
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Student.
A warrant has been issued forthe arrest of a North High
School teacher and track coach,noah McBride, and track coach
Noah McBride.
According to online records,mcbride's charges include eight
counts of child seduction, threecounts of child solicitation,
dissemination of matter harmfulto minors, official misconduct,
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obstruction of justice andintimidation.
The Vandenberg Sheriff's Officesays on Monday the alleged
victim spoke with officials atHolly's house and told them
about multiple sexualinteractions she had with
McBride when she was 15 yearsold.
Deputies say the victimsalleges a few years ago she and
McBride had sexual intercoursenearly every day during the
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summer, with exceptions of mostweekends.
According to the sheriff'soffice, the victim told
officials she and McBride hadsexual interactions at several
places, including a hotelparking lot and an ADA room at
North High School.
The victim said that McBridewould sometimes record their
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interactions with his cell phone.
In the warrant it allegesMcBride never sent the victim
any of the videos, but did sendher an explicit photo of himself
.
The victim told Holly Houseofficials that McBride
threatened her to clear his nametwo months before they stopped
contacting each other.
Evsc spokesperson JasonWolkenberg shared the statement
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with the local news station.
We have been informed byauthorities that an employee is
facing multiple felony charges.
We will take the appropriateaction once law enforcement has
finished their investigation.
As of 4 pm Tuesday, mcbride hasnot yet been arrested.
The story will be updated asthe investigation continues.
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Oftentimes, the person that youlook at to first when it comes
to predatory activity are theteachers and the staff members
at the school.
In dealing with these personsNow we'll discuss on this show
how parents can be proactivewhen it comes to teachers and
students having dealings withone another.
Oftentimes, parents put a lotof trust in their teachers the
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teachers of their children.
There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but there is a need
for caution.
A lot of the times when you seethat a teacher is overly
concerned with your child, orwhen a teacher is trying to look
for moments to be alone withyour child, that expresses
conduct that may not beappropriate for that setting.
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It could indicate that theteacher has other ideas or other
agendas in wanting to deal withyour child and these
unnecessary matters.
Well to the victim involved inthis story, we do hope that
you're going to make a wellrecovery and that you're going
to be able to overcome this roadof challenge that is going to
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be ahead of you in the nearfuture.
Here's our follow-up story.
All 11 suspects involved in WestHill lacrosse team hazing
turned themselves in.
All 11 suspects involved in ahazing incident have turned
themselves into authorities.
Onondaga County DistrictAttorney Bill Fitzpatrick
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announced Wednesday.
The district attorney's officegave the suspects, who were
members of the West Hill HighSchool men's lacrosse team, 48
hours to turn themselves and begiven a ticket for unlawful
imprisonment.
Fitzpatrick said they turnedthemselves in within 24 hours,
sparing themselves from facing amore serious charge.
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Fitzpatrick held a newsconference on Tuesday to quell
rumors of the hazing, whichhappened on the evening of April
24th.
The district attorney saidolder students at West Hill High
School decided that they'd playa prank on younger members of
the lacrosse team.
The incident, which Fitzpatrickreferred to as hazing on
steroids, involved making thevictims believe that they'd be
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taking to a lacrosse game andlater get food at McDonald's.
Instead, the victims were setup in a ruse that involved the
older students pretending to getlost on the road and being
ambushed by perpetrators wearingall black.
Fitzpatrick noted that onevictim had a pillowcase put over
his head, his hands were tiedand an apparent gun and knife
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were pointed at him before hewas thrown into the back of a
car.
Fitzpatrick said the victim waseventually returned home by the
perpetrators.
He said there were at leastfive victims, but the
aforementioned one sustained theworst of the harm, as the
others managed to escape.
The Onondaga County Sheriff'sOffice said the gun that was
used in the crime was not handedover to them.
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Additionally, the names of thesuspects, who are 18 years old
and charged as adults, were notreleased.
Still West Hill High Schoolcanceled the remainder of the
men's lacrosse season due to theincident.
Dr Susan Lipkins, an expert onhazing, said stuffing victims
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into trunks is a common form ofhazing.
She said it's commonlyconsidered kidnapping.
She also said many of thequestions that have yet to be
answered will shift to who knewabout the incident beforehand,
including the lacrosse coach andhis staff and school leaders.
Parents in the community toldCNY Central that they are
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shocked that something like thiscould happen to their community
.
The suspects were issuedappearance tickets returnable to
the town of Onondaga Court.
Cny Central has reached out tothe lacrosse team's coach, who
was newly appointed in February,but has not heard back.
This is an ongoinginvestigation.
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Oftentimes, when it comes toextracurriculars and sports
teams, there is a period ofhazing that persons get involved
in, but there is a such thingas one step too far In these
matters.
Right, there's not much aparent can do to protect their
child, because if they're notaware, they're just not aware.
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However, parents, let this be awarning that, when it comes to
allowing your child toparticipate in certain sports,
you want to be thoroughlyacquainted with the type of
persons they'll be associatingwith and the coach and staff
leaders involved in thisactivity.
Our following story verypositive, very encouraging.
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I thought it was nice to beable to have something good to
present to you guys because weare wrapping up this school year
.
We know that the final episodefor this podcast is somewhere in
June, and so I find it to beinteresting that the final
episode for this podcast issomewhere in June, and so I find
it to be interesting that thenews is starting to become kind
of up and down Good, bad, good,bad, that kind of thing.
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Ben Salem High School seniorgoes viral after receiving five
Ivy League acceptance letters.
Reaching the Ivy League is forthe best and brightest and
well-rounded students, and forthe tens of thousands who apply,
only a fraction get in.
Here, though, one student hasfive Ivy offers.
Year old Ben Salem High Schoolsenior aimed high by applying to
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seven of the eight Ivy Leagueuniversities where acceptance
rates are in the single digits.
The straight A student had animpressive activities list and
was captain of the step team.
Victoria was awestruck when sheopened her college portals on
Ivy Day last month and herTikTok went viral.
She opened Columbia firstbecause she'd received a likely
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letter.
Second was Dartmouth Dartmouth,where she was waitlisted, and
then the next four.
It was Cornell Brown, yale andUPenn four in a row.
I thought I was going to have aheart attack, victoria said.
Victoria's role models includeher parents, both super proud of
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their daughter, both immigrants, who lived the American dream,
went to college and instilled aserious work, ethic and empathy
for the world around her,volunteering and getting
involved in social impact clubs.
Victoria had no rejections.
She is waitlisted at Harvardand Dartmouth.
She eventually wants to go tolaw school and plans to mentor
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middle school students thissummer to help them achieve
their academic goals.
Well, it's nice to be able toknow that in some cases, when
you put in hard work, your hardwork is met with success.
Victoria, we want to extend acongratulations because what you
were able to accomplish issomething that not many people
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were able to accomplish.
You kept your head clear ofdistraction, you stayed focused
and you really aimed for whatyou wanted to accomplish, and we
are so very proud to be a partof that story.
In this next story, we're goingon that same controversy, right?
Do parents have the right, orshould parents have the right,
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to educate their children whenit comes to matters of sexual
orientation, when it comes tomatters of genetic makeup, who
should be able to educatestudents in this regard?
Burlington parents expressoutrage over detailed sex
questions in middle schoolhealth survey.
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Burlington Public Schools isfacing two federal complaints
after administering a healthsurvey to middle school students
that described various sexualacts and ways some parents found
offensive.
The complaints were filed withthe US Department of Education
on April 8th by theMassachusetts Liberty Legal
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Center, a Wakefield-basedorganization that defends free
speech, religious liberty andparental rights.
The organization filed thecomplaints on the behalf of
parents of two students at themiddle school.
In both cases, the parents hadnotified the Marshall Simmons
Middle School they didn't wanttheir children to take part in
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last month's Youth Risk BehaviorSurvey.
Staff gave the questionnaire tothe students anyway, in
violation of a federal law thatallows parents to exempt their
children from such activities.
According to the complaints, thesurvey, which has been
administered in grades 6 through12 at the middle school and
high schools for more than overa decade, asked a wide range of
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questions regarding sexualbehavior, mental health,
substance abuse, bullying,discrimination, nutrition and
violence as part of a nationwidedata collection effort by the
Centers for Disease Control andPrevention that includes
district results.
Parent said this year's surveyin Burlington contained changes
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in wording which were made by aprivate consultant working with
Burlington officials, resultingin definitions of various sexual
activities that were far toographic for students as young as
11.
The survey for middle schoolstudents, for instance, asked
students whether they hadengaged in oral or anal sex and
included detailed descriptionsof each.
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It also asked students if theyhad used sex toys, vaginal or
anal.
Adrian Simone, whose 8th gradeson was given the survey last
month over her objections, saidshe was shocked when he came
home and he told her about theweird questions he was asked on
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the survey.
He is one of the studentsrepresented in one of the
complaints.
The superintendent did issue astatement in connection with
this particular story,mentioning that this behavior
will be looked into and will beinvestigated.
Will be looked into and will beinvestigated.
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At this point, parents are veryafraid and not sure where to
turn to be heard regarding thisparticular matter.
When I read this story, Ithought to myself.
I always think to myself.
You know who really has theright in these matters?
We know that parents have thelegal right to dictate, to train
, educate and raise their ownchildren.
So to see the school go againstthe parents' wishes and not
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work along with the parents,that's unique.
Years ago it was about theschool system being on the same
line of thought with the parents, but now, constantly, you see
that there is a disconnect withparents in the school systems.
They're not really on the samepage as they once were before in
years past.
Well, we're hoping that thissituation is going to be
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rectified and really for thebetterment of the student.
It's really the students whoare affected the most when these
circumstances come to light.
And our next story we'redealing with an abduction.
I thought this story was justpowerful, to say the least.
Suspect in attempted abductionof teen near Colorado middle
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school identified and arrested.
The Thornton police departmentsaid on Tuesday that officers
have identified and arrested asuspect who was accused of
trying to kidnap a 15-year-oldgirl near Thornton Middle School
on Monday.
Police identified the suspectas 18-year-old Stephen Houseman
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and arrested him Tuesday morning.
He is facing several charges,including second-degree
kidnapping, second-degreeassault, false imprisonment and
criminal attempted sexualassault.
Houseman was booked into theAdams County Jail.
According to a Thornton PDpress release on Monday.
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The teen was walking near theschool around 11.20 am when
surveillance video appeared toshow the suspect grabbing the
victim, she resisted and thesuspect left the area.
Thornton police said thesurveillance video showed the
suspect and provided crucialdetails about the suspect and
the vehicle associated with thesuspect.
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Thornton police said theywanted to thank the community
for their commitment to helpingthem find the suspect.
Police and Adams' 12 five-starschools are working together to
keep the Thornton Middle Schoolcampus and the surrounding area
safe following this attemptedabduction.
They are asking for your help,however.
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They are asking for your help.
However, anyone withinformation about the attempted
abduction or the suspect isasked to contact Thornton Police
Department InvestigationsDivision at 720-977-5030.
Those who wish to remainanonymous can contact Metro
Denver Crime Stoppers at720-913-7867.
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So first, I'm happy to reportthat this girl was not abducted,
that the individual in questiontried to abduct the 15-year-old
girl, but she was verypersistent in not going with
this individual.
And what I find to be uniqueabout this story guys and not
going with this individual, andwhat I find to be unique about
this story guys, is that theabductor here this individual is
Stephen Houseman.
He's 18 years old.
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It really calls to mind, ormakes you wonder, what his home
life was like for him to want todo this with a young
15-year-old girl.
As humans, it's easy for us toproject what we think the
quality of a person is based ontheir actions, but the sad fact
is that's not always the case.
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We don't know what people aregoing through.
No, I'm not condoning what thisman did, but who knows what
trauma this man has experiencedin his life that makes him think
it's okay to abduct 15 year oldgirls?
Well, we're hoping that you guysare going to be safe down there
in Thornton and, for those ofyou who are watching these
shorts on TikTok, continue toshare this story and create
awareness so that people canprotect themselves to the very
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best of their ability.
What's going on, reem?
Good to see you, bro.
Always good to see you in mylive.
Welcome to the show, episodenumber 123.
It's going to launch later thisweek, but the shorts are going
to come up on TikTok right away.
Thanks for the heart.
I appreciate that Reem Stillbattling allergies and
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congestions and whatnot, but Ithink we will be just fine.
Here is our following story Ateacher driven to madness or it
have been pride, or maybestupidity he decides to put his
self in harm's way.
Video shows alleged abuse byDeKalb County middle school
coach.
A DeKalb County teacher whoalso serves as a middle school
football coach resigned afterbeing put on administrative
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leave due to allegations ofphysical abuse in the classroom.
A March cell phone video frominside a 6th grade classroom at
DeKalb County's Cedar GroveMiddle School shows children
being punched, kicked andsmacked with a yardstick by Adam
Smith.
Dekalb County Schools says whenit became aware of the
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allegations, it placed teacherand football coach Adam Smith on
administrative leave.
He subsequently resigned fromhis job.
Raquel Curtis' 12-year-olddaughter shot one of the videos
in question.
She says Smith also abused herchild.
He struck her twice, saidCurtis, because she was told to
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run around the classroom Keep inmind this is an English
language arts class and she didnot do it in the time frame that
he asked her to do it.
The Deloach law firm representsthree of the families.
It has presented the schoolsystem with an entity with a
letter setting up a possiblelawsuit.
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The school states this that thesafety and well-being of
students and staff are their toppriority, which takes all
allegations of inappropriate orunlawful behavior within our
schools as very serious.
Well, this man did resign.
There's nothing further inconnection with this story, but
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there is a video attached tothis short and I'm hoping that
TikTok won't be, you know, extrasensitive.
It's not a graphic video, butit really shows him punching one
student in the chest and thenhe takes the yardstick and just
smacks someone in the hand twiceand it has you wondering.
You know, what's wrong withthese teachers today?
Silly question, right, there'sa lot wrong with these teachers
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today.
The first thing that I can sayis wrong with them is their
trade, their craft, their job isbeing questioned every second
of every minute.
Funding is being pulled by.
Never before.
Teachers are boycotting,rioting.
They feel disrespected bystudents, they are under
pressure.
But that does not give a teacherthe right to act out or to be
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unprofessional or to put theirhands on a student.
No matter what the situation.
It's never okay to put yourhands on a student because, no
matter how it spins, they'realways going to put you in the
wrong.
That's the sad reality in whichwe live in.
A lot of the times, people willsay to me, as a school bus
driver, that's not fair orthat's not cool.
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And I tell my students all thetime I'm a hundred percent with
these guys.
This life was not built onfairness and what's right or
what's cool.
This life was built on anunstable infrastructure that
causes people a lot of pain andsuffering, and the best thing
that you can do to protectyourself is to do what you know
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is right for the overall picture, the overall perception, and
then, when you get past thatpicture or that perception, take
other means of action toprotect yourself and to get as
best justice as you can, becausethe reality is you're not going
to get perfect justice in thisworld, you're not going to
always get the benefit of thedoubt, you're not always going
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to get that sympathetic orcompassionate audience, and so
you have to look out foryourself and you have to be
smart as to the choices thatyou're making in your personal
life.
Maybe this teacher will end upat another school.
If anything were to transpire,or if there are any updates with
Mr Smith, I'll be sure toupdate you guys as best as we
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can.
Regarding this story, ourfollowing story, very, very,
very graphic.
It's always graphic when you'redealing with minors and
teachers breaking the law, andso I don't want that expression
to be overplayed, but thereality of the matter is this is
what we're dealing with, but wehave to protect our students.
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Teen charged with unlawfulfilming sexual battery at Hilton
High School.
Police arrested a 17-year-oldHilton High School student
Tuesday on charges related tounlawful filming and aggravated
sexual battery of other studentsat the school on Spriggs Road
in Woodbridge On April 22nd at4.42 pm the school resource
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officer was notified of astudent filming other students
without their consent.
Prince William County PoliceMaster Officer Renee Carr said
in a news release theinvestigation revealed between
March 25th and April 22nd a malestudent used a phone during the
school day to inappropriatelyfilm female students on multiple
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occasions.
According to police and PrinceWilliam County Public Schools
Also in that time frame thesuspect inappropriately touched
a female student who was restingduring a class.
Carr added the school divisionin a note to the Hilton
community said the victim wasunaware at the time and did not
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report the incident.
On Tuesday police charged the17-year-old Woodbridge boy with
unlawful filming and aggravatedsexual battery.
Carr said he was held at thePrince William Juvenile
Detention Center.
Police are not identifying thesuspect because he is a juvenile
.
Hilton principal, cassandraCrawford, said in a note to the
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school community that staff madeevery effort to notify the
parents of the students we knowwere affected.
As always, I encourage you totalk with your students, she
wrote.
Should they ever feel unsafe atschool or witness any
concerning event, they shouldreport it to you or a trusted
adult as soon as possible.
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Now, this story I have hands-onexperience.
There was a student on my buswho thought it was a great idea
to unknowingly film myself andone of my bus aides.
I reported that student quickerthan a Taco Bell order on a
Saturday night.
And the thing about this isthese students have to be aware
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that their actions haveconsequences.
You can't just do whatever youwant as a student, cry student
and then people are going tojust give you the benefit of the
doubt because you are underageor whatever the circumstances.
It really falls intoaccountability.
When I was doing researchbecause these questions come up
for the show can you try aseven-year-old in court of law?
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And I'm like probably not Idecided to do some quick
research and you'll be surprisedor maybe you won't be surprised
that as to what I found in thestate of New York.
Yes, they will try aseven-year-old in court if they
deem that seven-year-oldaccountable and aware of his or
her actions, and somebody maysay, wow, that's a kid, that's a
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child.
Well, that was the mentalitymany years ago.
But as crime continues toprevail, as these instances
continue to pile up, one has toask themselves what really is a
kid?
What makes a child?
Is it a genetic makeup?
Is it a height difference?
Is it a weight class?
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Or is it their mentality oncertain subjects that they
should know the differencebetween right from wrong?
And in this story it reallycalls to the reality that if you
are doing something wrong andyou are involved in misconduct,
then there is going to beactions.
You're going to be heldaccountable To those individuals
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whom were touchedinappropriately or who were
filmed without consent.
Please accept our support herefrom this podcast, because
that's just something that justmakes you feel uneasy inside and
it has to be addressedimmediately.
In this next story, we areexpressing our condolences for
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the loss of this dear studentwhom lost their life suddenly
and without warning.
Piper High School student diesafter suffering medical episodes
in class.
A 15-year-old girl has diedafter suffering a medical
emergency inside a Piper HighSchool classroom last week.
According to the teen's family,on Thursday, april 24th, asia
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Green was in class when she toldher teacher she couldn't
breathe.
The family told Fox 4 that theteacher encouraged Green to use
an inhaler, but it did not help.
Shortly after the teencollapsed and hit her head,
which the family said led to astaff member performing CPR
while another escorted thestudents out of the classroom.
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The Kansas City Kansas FireDepartment said that first
responders arrived at Green'sside in seven minutes.
Paramedics started advancedlife support and took over CPR.
Green died on Sunday at thehospital.
Green's family said that shehad no history of heart issues.
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However, doctors told them shedied from cardiac arrest.
David Stewart is Green's brotherand caretaker.
Their mom died of cancer eightyears ago.
Stewart said she loved theoutdoors and animals.
My best friend.
I believe that there's notanyone else in the world that
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got to share the experience thatwe shared together as a brother
and a sister.
Brother and a sister.
Stewart adds she was more thanmy kid.
She was more than my sister.
She was more than anything.
We did everything together.
Last Thursday he dropped off the15-year-old at Piper High
School.
He said an administrator toldhim that Green was in class when
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she had trouble breathing.
He also said one teacherstarted CPR and staff also
grabbed an AED, but she didn'thave a shockable pulse.
He continues that he misses hervery much.
He says, and I quote I keptfaith throughout the whole thing
, just hoping she would wake uptill the very end and she never
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did.
And it's just hard.
The district said counselingand support service are
available to students and staff.
Stewart is working through hisgrief by starting the Asia Green
Foundation in honor of hissister.
He wants to make sure thatthere is proper equipment for
cardiac arrest, a case on everyfloor and every corner of every
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school and there is alwayssomeone ready to take care of a
child or even a teacher thatcould possibly go into cardiac
arrest.
In response to the tragedy, aspokesperson with the Piper
School District issued a publicstatement about Green's passing.
At this time, family andfriends have set up a GoFundMe
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to help with the funeralexpenses.
Stewart said his sister was anorgan donor and has saved three
lives and hopefully we can beable to add that link to this
short so that you can be able tosupport this family's loss and
these expenses, should you bemoved to be able to do so, and
these expenses, should you bemoved to be able to do so.
There are types of death thatwe can anticipate, for example,
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when a family member isdiagnosed with cancer and the
doctor tells them they have Xamount of time to live, or
perhaps you can discern thatsomeone is reaching that point
in their life where they'reaging out of existence.
But it's the stories like thisthat really grab you by the
throat emotionally, because thisgirl went to school and she was
fine, and then, at the drop ofa hat, she wasn't fine, she
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wasn't okay.
How do you deal with a griefthat severe I like to call that
unexpected loss A loss in whichyou didn't get to have that
closure with a person, or didn'tget to say that goodbye to them
, or didn't get to tell themthat last I love you.
There's two things you can do.
The first thing always keeppeace with your loved ones.
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Do not allow grudges, do notallow money, do not allow
differences to keep you frombeing close to someone that you
love, because at the drop of ahat they could lose their life.
You don't want to live withthat guilt.
You don't want to have that onyour person.
The second thing you can do is,in the event that you lose that
person, try not to blameyourself and be surrounded by
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people who are going to supportyou through your grief.
Oftentimes, when people passaway in death, persons will say
things like if you need anything, let me know.
Well, at this point a grievingperson does not know what they
need.
So what you can do, as someonetrying to support them, is just
give them what you think theymay need in a practical way.
Be that listening ear for them,be that support for them.
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Bring them food.
Oftentimes, people goingthrough grief, they need food to
get through that next day theymay not have that appetite, they
may not want to cook.
When you take practical stepsto help people like this going
through these difficultcircumstances and you support
them in practical ways and youremind them that they're loved,
they can endure this grief a loteasier than if no one was there
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by their side.
So to the Stewart family herewe just want to express our
condolences from this podcast inconnection with the loss of
your sister, asia Green.
Losing a sibling in death,speaking from personal
experience, is earth shattering,and there's not a day that
doesn't go by in which I don'tthink about my younger brother,
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whom was killed a couple ofyears ago.
Now this next story.
We're dealing with anothertragic loss of a young life here
and it's unfortunate becausethis individual was going places
.
This person had that good headon their shoulders and was just
met with these very, verydifficult circumstances A
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Lawrence High School studentshot, killed while in Conway
Home.
The Loras High School communityis mourning a loss the loss of
one of its own, after a deadlyshooting.
Chief Deputy Coroner TamaraWillard said 18-year-old Janiyah
Richburg died in her home inthe 700th block of Horry Street
when a bullet went through awindow.
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Horry County Schools confirmedRichburg was a senior at Loris
High School.
The district stated that shewas known for her vibrant
personality as well as heroutstanding achievements in both
academics and athletics.
The loss of a student impactsthe entire school community.
Therefore, lawrence High Schoolis offering counseling services
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to any student or staff memberwho may be affected by the
tragedy, the district said in anemail.
Wmbf News spoke with peopleabout Richburg and everyone that
they spoke with said that shewas an incredible young woman.
Janiyah, who identified herselfas Richburg's best friend,
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corrina Janiyah sent a statementabout the tragic loss.
She says, and I quote ourhearts is very heavy right now.
To know her was to love her.
Her bright smile, her kindness,her presence in general would
light the whole room up.
She definitely was a beast inbasketball and she had so much
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potential in her.
Janiyah definitely lovedeverybody who loved her.
According to the Loris LionsAthletics Facebook page,
richburg was an all-star athlete.
She was not only recognized byLoras High School but also
across the state.
In March, she was recognized asa 3A All-State recipient by the
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South Carolina BasketballCoaches Association and was a
three-time region player of theyear.
Not only did Richburg excel inbasketball, she was also on
Laura's high school's track team.
Meanwhile, the shooting remainsunder investigation by the
Conway Police Department.
Anyone with information isasked to call the Conway Police
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Department at 843-248-1790.
If there are any updates inconnection with the loss of
Janiyah here with this story, wewill add those details, perhaps
through a TikTok live, or we'llbe able to add them to next
week's episode.
You know I can't.
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It's already hard to deal withdeath on its own, but when you
take a young life and thenthere's no cause as to why it
happened, the circumstances inwhich it's the wrong place at
the wrong time, it makes youfeel as though what's the point.
What's the point?
But through her endurance andthe things that she accomplished
while she was alive.
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A lot of people in thiscommunity here in Conway, south
Carolina, they're gettingcomfort.
They're getting comfort knowingthat they had the opportunity
and the privilege to knowsomeone as amazing as her.
Like I, talked to many peopleat work and some people don't
have or have never met someonethat truly loves and cares for
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them or someone that they feelas though has their best
interest at heart or has theirback.
And when I look at this pictureand I see this young person who
didn't want to be involved inthe nonsense of life and wanted
to do something and then theylose their life tragically, it
just makes you wonder.
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It really makes you wonder.
You know just why life is justso heavy to the wrong people at
the wrong times.
We thank you guys for yoursupport and we do send
condolences to the family thereand to you students, especially
in your school administrator,someone who has seen her in
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school every single day.
It's not easy to say goodbye toa friend, but I'm so happy to
report that you guys were ableto spend this time with her and
able to share this encouragementWhile we reach that final story
of episode number 123, again,it's another form of assault
from an administrator to astudent.
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A Chester County teacher chargedfor alleged sexual relationship
with student.
A teacher in Chester Countyteacher charged for alleged
sexual relationship with student.
A teacher in Chester County isbeing investigated for alleged
sexual misconduct with a studentaccording to a criminal docket.
Charges were filed againstMichelle Mercogliano, 35, of
Phoenixville, who has beenworking as a special education
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teacher at Conestoga High School, according to the school
district.
According to the Chester CountyDistrict Attorney's Office,
mercogliano had a sexualrelationship with a 16-year-old
that started in February of 2025at her home.
Mercogliano was also accused ofgiving the teenager marijuana
at least 15 times.
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The criminal complaint alsoexplains how Mercogliano used
her cell phone to text the minorand used the social media
platform Snapchat to goundetected.
In a statement to the schoolcommunity, tradifran Easton
School District SuperintendentDr Richard Gussick wrote that
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she was placed on administrativeleave after the Township Police
Department and the ChesterCounty District Attorney's
Office alerted the districtabout the charges against her.
Officials said she no longerhas access to any buildings
within the district strength.
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According to the superintendent, mercogliano is a relatively
new teacher at Conestoga andbegan teaching there in the fall
.
Before working at ConestogaHigh School, mercogliano worked
at Hillside Elementary Schooland Valley Forge Elementary
Schools between the years of2014 and 2024, according to
Gussick.
Residents in the TredyffrinTownship said they are shocked
by the allegations and areconcerned for the safety of
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other students.
If you have any informationabout this case, please call the
Tredyffrin Township PoliceDepartment at 610-644-3221.
And the source says right awayyou can remain anonymous.
This was the third story onthis episode in which a teacher
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decided to take these matters,these urges, these desires and
thoughts and put them right intothe hands of a student.
I can't fathom.
I just couldn't imagine orcan't imagine what goes through
these teachers' heads when itcomes to this sexual misconduct.
And then people are asking mewhy is this happening so much?
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I don't know.
I just cover the stories sothat you guys can know what's
going on in your communities andbe able to help prevent this
from happening to someone else.
Prevent this from happening tosomeone else.
For parents who are tied intothis episode or who are going to
catch this short, don't blameyourselves, but be proactive.
Do research and there's alsotools that you can be able to
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look or be able to find inconnection with those who are on
the child's predators list.
You can be able to go to thatofficial authentic portal online
and type in your zip code andsee if you're living in an area
with people who may have beenconvicted in the past or in the
somewhat near present.
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