February 7, 2025 • 45 mins
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Navigating the murky waters of sexual harassment can be daunting, but we're here to arm you with the clarity and confidence you need. What if you could discern the fine line between innocent teasing, playful flirting, and unwanted harassment? Through personal stories and an interactive quiz, we uncover the subtle nuances that often blur these lines, empowering you to set unwavering boundaries and speak up with conviction. Whether you're at school or in the workplace, our discussion sheds light on crucial strategies to foster a supportive environment for those who may not have one at home.
Our conversation takes a sobering turn as we tackle the pressing societal issues affecting students and communities today. From North Texas high school protests against immigration raids to the troubling arrest of a teacher on child exploitation charges, these stories highlight the fears and disruptions many face daily. We extend our solidarity and offer practical steps for coping with these challenges, emphasizing the power of community support. These are not isolated incidents but pivotal moments that call for awareness and action to safeguard our educational environments and the futures of our youth.
As we delve into the unsettling reality of school violence and inappropriate staff-student relationships, the need for urgent intervention and community support becomes painfully clear. Highlighting disturbing cases, such as a substitute teacher's alleged assault in Fairfax County and a violent confrontation at Avondale High School, we emphasize the vital importance of clear communication and setting firm personal boundaries. We also reflect on stories of courage, like the band dads who thwarted a potential tragedy, reminding us of the strength in unity. This episode is a call to action for vigilance and proactive measures to ensure the safety and respect of all students.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
this is the everyday podcast for the everyday people.
Guys, welcome back to anotherepisode of red.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
It has been a very long weekfor me in particular.
I really hope that you guyshave been having an awesome week
, a week that's been filled withrainbows and colors.
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This week, I had to do a lot ofthinking.
I had to be very proactive thisweek, and one thing in
particular that I find is that,no matter how proactive you try
to be, things always happen.
For example, yesterday I hadjury duty and I had to be there
at 9.30 and I wasn't releaseduntil about 4.30.
I think that was kind of roughFor those of you out there whom
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has jury duty, has been dealingwith jury duty and the likes of
it.
I just want to say that you arenot forgotten.
I understand your pain and I'msorry that you guys have to go
through that, but, with thatbeing said, we have episode
number 23 here for you guystonight.
This episode is filled with 10stories that are going to leave
you on the edge of your seat,stories that will stir up your
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emotions.
It will encourage you to think.
It will encourage you to reachout to someone and let them know
that you love them.
It will cause you to feel caredabout and altogether supported
through whatever trial or traumayou might be going through.
I know that for the lastepisode, there were several
countries that tuned into theshow, and I just want to say
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thank you, welcome to REDPodcasting, and we're looking
forward to you guys being withus each and every episode moving
forward.
The theme in connection withthis episode I thought that it
would be appropriate to discusswith you, dear young ones, is
how can I deal with sexualharassment in an environment in
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which we cover so many storiesof sexual assault, whether that
be from a teacher or anadministrator or even one of
your peers?
And one thing in particularabout this specific episode is
that there are a lot of storiesthis episode about sexual
harassment, and so I wanted tobring those stories to you guys.
I wanted to let you guys knowthat, those stories to you guys.
I wanted to let you guys knowthat we're here for you.
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We really genuinely care and wereally want you guys to feel
loved and cared about,especially those who may not
have that support system at home.
So that is going to be ourtheme, our theme for episode
number 23, how can I deal withsexual harassment?
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We're going to break down thistopic into three subtopics.
The first is what is sexualharassment?
The second, what if I'm beingsexually harassed?
And the third, what would I do?
There's a nice interactive quizthat we're going to be able to
take to be able to test yourmental faculties as to what you
would do in a specificcircumstance, even if you don't
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believe that it is sexualharassment by nature.
So that first question what issexual harassment?
Sexual harassment includes anyunwanted sexual behavior,
including touching or evenmaking comments of asexual
nature.
But sometimes the line can beblurred between teasing,
flirting and sexually harassing.
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Do you know the differencebetween them?
Well, we're going to take asmall quiz and then be able to
assess if you do.
Here's the quiz In middleschool, boys would pull on the
back of my bra and makederogatory comments like how
much better I would feel once Ihad sex with them.
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Coretta, here's the question Doyou think that those boys were A
Teasing, b Flirting or C?
A Teasing, b Flirting or CSexually harassing?
Her?
On the bus, a boy startedsaying nasty things to me and
grabbing me.
I smacked his hand away andtold him to move.
He looked at me like I wascrazy.
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Candace, what do you think thatthis boy was doing to Candace?
Teasing, flirting or sexuallyharassing her?
Last year, a boy kept tellingme that he liked me and that he
wanted to go out with me, eventhough I constantly told him no.
Sometimes he rubbed my arm.
I told him to stop, but hewouldn't.
Then, while I was tying my shoe, he smacked my rear end.
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Bethany, in your opinion, wasthis boy A flirting, b teasing
or C sexually harassing her?
Well, the correct answer to allof those questions is C.
What makes sexual harassmentdifferent from flirting or
teasing?
Sexual harassment is one-sided,says a girl named Eve.
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It continues even when you tellthe person to stop.
Harassment is serious.
Not only can it affect yourgrades and health, but it can
also lead to sexual violence.
So if you want to replay thosemoments, meditate on some of
those expressions and see as tohow they may fit to your
particular circumstance, Iencourage you at this time to
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pause the podcast.
Fit to your particularcircumstance.
I encourage you at this time topause the podcast.
Now that we've identified whatscenarios sexual harassment
involve, here's how we can dealwith it.
Sexual harassment doesn'talways stop when you graduate
from school.
However, if you deal or youdevelop the confidence and
skills you need to deal withsexual harassment now, you'll be
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prepared to deal with it whenyou enter the workforce and you
might even stop a harasser fromhurting others.
Here's our question what if I'mbeing sexually harassed?
Sexual harassment is morelikely to stop if you know what
it is and how to react to it.
There are going to be threesituations that we discuss that
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will help you to deal withsexual harassment.
Here's the first situation Atwork.
Some guys were much older than Iam.
They kept telling me that I wasbeautiful and that they wished
they were 30 years younger.
One of them even walked upbehind me and sniffed my hair
Tabitha 20.
Tabitha could think if I justignore it and tough it out,
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maybe he will stop.
Why that probably won't help.
Experts say that when victimsignore sexual harassment, it
often continues and evenescalates.
Here's something that you cantry instead Speak up and calmly
but clearly tell your harasserthat you won't tolerate his
speech or behavior.
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If anyone touches meinappropriately, says
22-year-old Taryn, I turn aroundand tell him not to touch me
ever again.
That usually catches the guyoff guard.
If your harasser persists, befirm and don't give up off guard
.
If your harasser persists, befirm and don't give up.
When it comes to maintaininghigh moral standards, there is a
nice principle that we can keepin mind Stand firm, mature and
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confident.
Now what if the harasserthreatens to harm you?
In that case, don't confronthim.
Escape the situation as quicklyas possible and seek the help
of a trusted adult.
Here's another situation.
When I was in the sixth grade,two girls grabbed me in the
hallway.
One of them was a lesbian andshe wanted me to go out with her
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.
Although I refused, theycontinued to harass me every day
between classes.
Once they even pushed me upagainst a wall, victoria 18.
Victoria could have thought If Itell anyone about this, I will
be labeled as weak and maybe noone will believe me why.
That thinking probably wouldnot have helped.
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If you hold back from tellingsomeone, the harasser may
continue and even go on toharass others.
Try this instead.
Get help.
Parents and teachers can giveyou the support you need to deal
with your harasser.
But what if the people you telldon't take your complaint
seriously?
Try this Every time you areharassed.
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Write down the details, includethe date, the time and location
of each incident, along withwhat the harasser said, then
give a copy of it to your parentor teacher.
Many people treat a writtencomplaint more seriously than a
verbal one.
Here's our final situation.
I was really afraid of this oneboy who was on the rugby team.
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He was almost two meters talland he weighed about 135
kilograms or 300 pounds.
He got it into his head that hewas going to have me.
He pestered me almost every dayfor a whole year.
One day we were the only peoplein the classroom and he started
closing in on me.
I jumped up and ran out thedoor Julieta 18.
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Julieta could think that's justthe way boys are, why that
probably won't help.
Your harasser is unlikely tochange his behavior if everyone
thinks it's acceptable.
Try this instead.
Resist the temptation to laughit off or to respond with a
smile.
Rather, make sure that yourreaction, including your facial
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expression, makes it clear toyour harasser what you will and
will not tolerate.
What would you do?
I'm going to list here threetrue life stories and then, as
you listen to this episode,meditate on ways that you would
respond and if there is a needfor improvement or an adjustment
, feel free to do so.
Here's the first story.
I don't like being rude topeople at all, so even when guys
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kept harassing me, I would tellthem to stop.
But I wasn't very firm and Ioften smiled as I spoke to them.
They thought I was flirting,tabitha.
If you were Tabitha, how wouldyou have dealt with those
harassers?
Why?
What may cause a harasser tothink that you are flirting with
him or her At this moment?
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Guys, I strongly encourage youto pause the podcast, meditate
on your answers and see as tothe best way you could have
responded.
Meditate on your answers andsee it as the best way you could
have responded.
True story number two it allstarted with just a few sleazy
comments from some boys in myphysical education class.
I ignored what they said for afew weeks, but it just got worse
and worse.
Then the boys started to sitbeside me and put their arms
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around me.
I pushed them away, but theykept it up.
Finally, one of the guys handedme a piece of paper with a
derogatory message.
I gave it to my teacher.
The boy was suspended fromschool.
I realized that I should havegone to the teacher at the
beginning Sabina.
Why do you think that Sabinadecided not to go to her teacher
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earlier?
No-transcript.
Why or why not?
These are wonderful questionsthat you can be able to use to
analyze as to what you wouldhave done, or a close relative,
or even a friend, in these casesof harassment.
True story number three mybrother, greg, was approached in
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the bathroom by another boy.
The boy got very close to Gregand said kiss me.
Greg said no, but the boywouldn't go away.
In fact, greg had to push theboy away from him.
Suzanne, do you think that Gregwas a victim of sexual
harassment?
Why or why not?
Why do you think some boys arereluctant to speak up when
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they've been sexually harassedby another boy?
Do you agree with the way Greghandled the situation?
Here's the point, guys.
What would you have done?
I remember a time when I wasworking at Nautica.
I was folding clothes in thewindow and a gentleman
approached me and he said to methat I was a very fine looking,
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attractive young man.
I was in my early 20s, very,very early 20s at this point in
my life, and this man obviouslywanted some sexual encounter
with me.
Well, in a tactful, bold andvery, very kind way I was able
to express my thoughts and getthe man the assistance that he
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needed away from me.
But why am I sharing that storywith you guys?
All of us, at some point in ourlives, will have these
encounters, but when youmeditate on the best course of
action, it will fortify you andstrengthen you in ways that you
never knew that you could handle.
Yes, it can be intimidating, itcan be scary.
Yes, it can be intimidating, itcan be scary, but if you follow
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some of the guidelines andprinciples that we just
discussed at the theme of thisepisode, you can protect
yourself and ward off those whomay want to sexually harass you.
Well, guys, again I just wantto extend that welcome to you
guys, those who may be firsttime listeners of this podcast
and those of you who may havebeen with us or who may been
with us since September.
This podcast runs school yearto school year, so our first
episode is in September that'sthe beginning of our new season
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and then the season concludes inJune when school lets out.
Get a nice summer vacation inthere.
Up until now, this school yearhas been saturated with heavy
stories, and this episode is nodifferent from any of the other
stories To those of you whomknow victims that are sharing
stories on this episode thisparticular week, I just want to
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express my heartfelt support andlove for you guys.
Living in this world anddealing with the tragedies that
we, as humans, have to deal withare not easy, but if you
persevere and continue to endure, you can come off with
successful results.
Our first story is located inTexas.
High school students walk out ofNorth Texas schools protesting
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immigration crackdown.
North Texas students walk outof classrooms and into the
streets Friday to protest theimmigration raids rocking
families, neighborhoods andschools.
About 40 students marched fromIrving High School to Irving
City Hall, many waving the flagsof Mexico and Honduras.
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Students said they are scaredand having trouble focusing in
class as they think aboutPresident Donald Trump's plans
to deport undocumented migrants.
They worry about coming homeand finding family members gone.
This is actually how we'reliving right now.
We're living in fear, said15-year-old Ivy, one of the
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demonstration organizers.
She added she is grappling withnightmares and anxiety Because
many of the students are minorswho fear their families will be
targeted because of immigrationstatus.
The Dallas Morning News isusing only first names.
Some teenagers said theyinitially were blocked from
leaving the campus.
District police trailed thestudents as they marched through
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the neighborhood.
An officer told students theywill receive citations for not
using the crosswalks.
An Irving ISD official oncampus said he had no comment.
Ivy doesn't believe inseparating families and said her
reason for leaving school tomarch was simple.
I'm speaking for my people.
Students said they trekked morethan a mile to City Hall
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because they want localofficials to pay attention to
their fears.
Trump has pledged massdeportations and launched a
targeted crackdown on illegalimmigration.
Shortly after taking office,his administration rolled back
Biden-era guidance that limitedfederal immigration arrests near
sensitive locations, includingschools, hospitals and churches.
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At least 84 people werearrested by ICE agents last
weekend in several North Texascities, including Dallas,
arlington, irving, fort Worthand Garland.
A US Immigration and CustomsEnforcement spokesperson in
Dallas confirmed.
At Sam Houston High School inArlington, about two dozen
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students walked out of morningclasses with signs that read
school is for education, notdeportation, and we won't be
silenced, they chanted abolishICE.
Now Rumors of looming raids atworkplaces, schools and churches
escalate daily.
Trump has issued a flurry ofexecutive orders, including
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expanding military deploymentsto the border and limiting
birthright citizenship for thechildren of non-citizens.
The latter order has beentemporarily blocked by a judge
and may be headed to court.
These are some of the thingsthat students are grappling with
.
The most important thing rightnow is student education and, as
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a result of certain changes inthe environment, students are
missing out on their educationand their scholastic endeavors.
I do know that this is scarytimes for a lot of people out
there and I don't know as to howthings are going to progress
and what is going to come of allof this.
But rest assured that if youguys continue to take practical
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steps, continue to do the verybest you can with the
circumstances and strive to findcomfort in whatever hope that
you may believe in, things willcome off victorious To the
students there in Texas.
We hope that you guys are goingto be able to get that support
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so that you can at least remedythe anxieties that you may be
under, least remedy theanxieties that you may be under.
In this following story wecontinue to see new development
of teachers taking libertiesregarding the lives of young
children.
It's not easy to report thesethings to you guys every week,
but we are here because you guysneed to know as to what's
progressing in schools.
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Amherst Central High Schoolteacher arrested on child
exploitation charges.
An Amherst Central High Schoolteacher was arrested Friday on
multiple felony childexploitation charges out of
Fairfax, virginia.
New York State Police announcedJeffrey Testa, 45, and of
Amherst, is an English teacherin the district, superintendent
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Anthony Piniella said Saturdayin a letter addressed to faculty
staff and families.
According to Testa's LinkedInprofile, he has worked at the
district since 2006.
In the letter, piniella saidthe Fairfax County Sheriff's
Office contacted New York StatePolice about the investigation
of Testa, who was arrested oncharges of alleged online
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misconduct involving a minor.
Fairfax Police said Testa'sarrest is part of a large-scale
investigation by his departmentand did not release specific
charges as of Saturday afternoon.
Pinellas said the district willprovide support to anyone who
needs it and listed schooladministrators or counselors as
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points of contact.
Testa was processed and takento the Erie County Holding
Center.
He is awaiting extradition bythe Fairfax Police Department.
New York State Police saidState police are investigating
if there are any local victimsany local victims.
The New York City police arealso asking the public to reach
out with any informationregarding TESTA at 585-344-6200.
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All too often when thesetragedies develop in the school
environment, a parent may bequick to blame themselves
because of the circumstancesthat developed.
Well, we encourage you here onthis podcast not to blame
yourself.
Even the most vigilant,diligent and resourceful parents
may have a circumstance intheir families that end with
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this kind of misconduct.
But I will tell you that whenyou take practical steps and you
strive to get involved with theadministration at school, that
can lead or make way for abetter outcome regarding your
child.
Sometimes, these individuals inthe school systems take
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advantage of the heavy workloadthat is thrown upon parents.
Today, parents have to workdouble shifts, some triple
shifts.
Parents may be going throughfinancial hardship, they may be
going through romantic issueswith their spouse, significant
other, etc.
And so, as a result, teachersmay discern these things and be
able to identify children whomay not be getting that support
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they need at home, and thuscircumstances like this are born
to the victims there.
Regarding this story, we wishyou guys a well recovery and we
look forward to seeing anypositive updates regarding this
particular story.
Now today on this show, we havean international story regarding
an ex-Japan lawmaker.
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I think you guys will find thisstory quite interesting, to say
the least.
Ex-japan lawmaker getssuspended term for raping middle
school girl.
A Japanese court on Mondaysentenced a former member of the
House of Representatives tothree years in prison suspended
for five years for sexuallyassaulting a middle school girl
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at a karaoke parlor in Tokyo.
In August last year, the TokyoDistrict Court found Tamatsu
Shiki, 58, guilty ofnon-consensual sexual
intercourse.
Prosecutors had sought afive-year prison term.
Presiding Judge Shikaku Muratasaid Shiki had committed a vile
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crime that had exploited thevictim's immaturity.
The impact on her mind and bodycannot be taken lightly, the
judge said.
However, the court deemed asuspended sentence appropriate,
noting that Shiki had alreadyapologized and paid compensation
.
According to the indictment,shiki assaulted the girl, a
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first-year middle school student, at a karaoke parlor in the
Kapakichu nightlife district onthe evening of August 2024.
Shiki was first elected to thelower house in 2012, securing a
seat through proportionalrepresentation.
He served two terms as a lowerhouse lawmaker.
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Now this story gripping, heinousand very discouraging.
When a member, a governmentofficial, a member of a certain
political status, is takingliberties with young children
and exploiting these young ones,where else can you turn?
Where can comfort be found?
Rest assured, guys, that thesetragedies continue to highlight
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just how out of control thingshave become.
We wish the victim a wellrecovery and to the parents of
this victim or victims involved.
We do wish you guys the best.
Continue to hold on strong toyour hope and do not give up in
your fight.
This road that you have aheadof you is going to be a long,
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difficult one, but when yousupport or you find support
amongst friends and families,that road becomes easier and
easier to travel.
Please accept our love andsupport here from the RED team.
In this following story we seethat same level of abuse
continuing in the schoolenvironment and we just want to
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share our support here afterthis story.
Substitute teacher charged withassaulting student at elementary
school in Fairfax A substituteteacher at Dogwood Elementary
School has been charged withassaulting a student.
According to Fairfax CountyPolice Department authorities,
roshanda Jabin, 44, of Sterling,was arrested after an
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investigation by the MajorCrimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad.
The incident came to light onSeptember 25, 2024, when Child
Protective Services received areferral about the alleged
assault.
The student involved sustainedminor injuries, officials said
when Child Protective Servicesreceived a referral about the
alleged assault, the studentinvolved sustained minor
injuries.
Officials said Detectivesdetermined that the assault
occurred during school hours,leading to Jabin turning herself
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in and being served a summonsfor simple assault.
Jabin is no longer working forFairfax County Public School,
where she was employed as asubstitute teacher since 2019.
Detectives are seekinginformation from anyone who may
have knowledge about the case orother potentially related
incidents.
You can call this number at703-246-7800.
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One of the things that reallycontinues to rattle through my
mind, my brain, is the qualityof schooling in the public
school system.
There are many parents who haveturned to homeschooling because
of these particular reasons,and the sad thing about it,
though, is that, although manyparents have turned to
homeschooling, there are justsome families who just can't
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simply afford to leave theirkids at home because of whatever
the circumstances.
I hope that this situation isresolved quickly.
Any updates that come regardingthis story because it was
indeed a brief one I'll continueto update you guys, but man, oh
man, the tragedies thatcontinue to just pile up one
story after another as we makeour way to the end of this
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episode.
We wish you guys all the bestthere.
In connection with thisparticular story, there are
stories that highlight theseriousness of school violence.
If your children are not facingsexual assault and the
perversions that are surroundingit, they have to fight to
protect themselves from violence, as this next story will
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highlight.
Avondale High School studentsstabbed after fight in bathroom.
Police say the Auburn HillsPolice Department said that an
Avondale High School student wasstabbed after a fight in the
bathroom.
According to the policedepartment, there was a fight
between a 15-year-old boy and a16-year-old boy inside the
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bathroom at the school around7.30 am.
The 16-year-old reportedlystabbed the 15-year-old with a
small pocket knife.
The victim initially refusedtransport to the hospital but
was later taken to the hospitalby his parents.
The school district waspreviously in a soft lockdown,
but that lockdown has since beenlifted.
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A spokesperson for the schooldistrict said there is no
further evidence of a threat toanyone in the building or the
students within the district.
Police say surveillance videoshowed the suspect leave the
campus on foot.
Detectives were able to get incontact with his parents and the
suspect leave the campus onfoot.
Detectives were able to get incontact with his parents and the
suspect was taken into custodyaround 9 40 am.
He is currently being lodged atthe children's village juvenile
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detention center.
Now the thing about this storythat I find to be extremely
unique the timing of theincident.
Usually Usually and I'm justspeaking very just, very free
here.
Usually these incidents takeplace in the noon hour in the
evening afternoon hour, but hereat 730 in the morning, we have
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reason to believe that this wassomething that was brewed up a
few days before, or maybe thiscould have been something that
occurred an incident between thetwo teens yesterday, and now it
was trying to make its way tobeing resolved today.
The sad thing about this,though, is that two lives have
been affected.
This is just something thatcontinues to progress and be a
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constant problem in the schoolsystems today.
There's no way to stop outviolence, but more and more you
see the threats and the dangersthat these young persons are
going through.
So it's no wonder that today,young people have anxieties,
they have depressions, they haveconcerns, they have worries
about things that may or may notbe in their control.
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To the victim in connectionwith this story, we do wish you
a well and speedy recovery.
We hope that everything isgoing to be okay with you
regarding those stab wounds.
In the world that we live intoday, there are rare moments
when people stand up for justiceand they strive their best to
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do the right thing.
In this particular story, weare going to see just how a few
group of men decided to takematters into their own hands.
Hero band dads take downelderly active shooter at Texas
High School the swift actions offour tactically trained band
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dads helped prevent a biggertragedy after they took down an
active shooter who opened fireat a band competition at a high
school in Texas.
The Pasadena Police Departmentconfirmed that 83-year-old
Dennis Brandl was charged withaggravated assault with a deadly
weapon after he allegedlyopened fire at a local high
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school's band competition Around6 pm on Sunday.
Police, along with the PasadenaIndependent School District and
Angelton Independent SchoolDistrict, said an elderly man
identified as Brandel walkedinto the entrance of the
auditorium after a drumline.
Competition Officials said hewas carrying a handgun and fired
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it.
He got off two shots, accordingto the Angelton ISD, with one
striking a door and anotherhitting a 26-year-old in the
shoulder.
The district said the victim isa percussion technical
consultant for Angleton HighSchool and was taken to a
Houston hospital where he neverlost consciousness and is
expected to make a full recoveryMoments after firing the gun.
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Brandel was tackled by a parentin attendance at the event.
Pasadena isd police, a civilianand several good samaritans
immediately apprehended thesuspect.
The school district confirmedfox 26 houston identified the
heroes as air force veteranabram trevino, army veteran adam
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corral, marine veteran EfrainCastillo and Houston Police
Department Sergeant Jose Sanchez.
Trevino and Corral both servedfor 13 years and Castillo served
for four.
Sanchez has worked for theHouston Police Department for 32
years.
The four men restrained Brandeluntil law enforcement arrived
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at the school.
Police said that while they donot know the motive for the
shooting, they are confidentthat the actions of the
bystanders will prove to beheroic.
The school district saidBrandel was not affiliated with
the banned contest and it iscurrently being investigated why
he was at the campus.
Police said Brando claimed hewas being chased by someone and
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that he was afraid he and hiswife would be killed.
He is currently being heldwithout bond.
It's nice to note that these menwere able to take matters into
their own hands and assistpolice before things got out of
hand.
I know when it comes to thesetragic stories and you hear that
there were some good Samaritansthere to prevent these
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tragedies from happening it canbe very discouraging, because
this isn't always the way thatthese stories end.
More times than not, thesestories often end with fatal,
fatal incidents and tragedies.
Well, we're glad to know thatyou guys at this particular high
school are safe there in Texas,and we're so happy that we were
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able to cover this story,because this is something worth
giving recognition to.
It's been a while since peoplehave talked about the California
fires.
Some people have felt as thoughmany have quit and given up
hope, but this particular middleschool is taking matters into
their own hands to show theirsupport for all of those who
were affected by these fires.
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Pacifica middle school studentscreate fundraiser for Los
Angeles fire victims.
A group of middle schoolstudents in Pacifica is proving
that age is no obstacle when itcomes to making a difference for
victims of the Los Angeleswildfires.
Students from Ingrid B LaceyMiddle School were moved by the
widespread devastation left bythe fires and decided they
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wanted to help.
But what began as a simpleclass project has now turned
into a large-scale fundraiserthanks to the encouragement of
their teacher, catherineSanowski.
The students, moved by thestories of loss and destruction,
launched a GoFundMe campaign toprovide financial relief to
wildfire victims.
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For some of the students, thecause is deeply personal.
Sophia Salinas shared how herbrother, a South San Francisco
firefighter, was deployed to LosAngeles to help battle the
flames.
Other students saw the need tohelp children like themselves
who had lost everything in thefires.
The students didn't stop athelping humans.
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They also wanted to helpanimals affected by the disaster
.
They partnered with Rocket DogRescue to hold a dog adoption
event in Pacifica to make roomand shelters for pets rescued
from fire zones.
The pet adoption event isscheduled for this Sunday,
february 9th, in Pacifica.
Their efforts have already paidoff.
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In just over a week they haveraised nearly $5,000 on a
GoFundMe.
Proving their dedication is atrue testament to the power of
young voices.
I thought this story wasparticularly noteworthy to share
in this story on this episode,rather because these children
didn't have to take matters intotheir own hands.
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They could have stood by andlet someone else handle these
matters, but they didn't have totake matters into their own
hands.
They could have stood by andlet someone else handle these
matters, but they didn't.
This is a nice lesson for thosewhom are listening in this week
when you see something that maynot be right, don't stand on
the sidelines.
Take matters into your ownhands and strive your best to
encourage and fortify someoneelse.
You never know how far you cango by just trying.
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I have a six-year-old nephew.
This is the kid of my brotherwho was murdered a few years ago
and he doesn't have a dad.
Constantly I encourage him tokeep doing the best that he can
so that he can come offvictorious.
So the best thing that you guyscan do for yourselves is try.
What a wonderful example herein this particular story.
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We wish you guys all the bestthere in Pacifica In this
following story.
I think that it's of interesthow some elementary school
teachers are still struggling tokeep their patience with young
students today.
An elementary school teachercaught on video kneeing boy to
ground, walking away as he cried.
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A K-12 elementary schoolteacher in Moscow, tennessee, is
behind bars after she wasreportedly caught on
surveillance video kneeing a4-year-old boy to the ground at
school.
Brandy Murphy of Oakland,tennessee, is charged with child
abuse and simple assault.
The Fayette County Sheriff'sOffice says she turned herself
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in on Tuesday.
According to the arrestaffidavit, the assault happened
on Thursday at LaGrange MoscowElementary School.
The incident reportedlyhappened as a four-year-old boy
was walking to the cafeteriawith other students.
Surveillance video in one ofthe hallways reportedly captures
Murphy approaching the boy, whoshe then grabbed and shoved
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from her left to her right.
The child returned to theteacher's left side and that's
when Murphy allegedly kneed theboy to the ground, causing him
to fall.
The sheriff's office saysMurphy walked off and left the
student crying on the ground,failing to protect or check on
the child's welfare.
Witnesses claim the boy criedafter the teacher, saying you
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pushed me.
Murphy responded by coming back, but only to pick up the water
bottle that the boy dropped andthen walked away.
At the conclusion of thisinvestigation, it was found that
teacher Randy Murphy's actionsappeared to be intentional and
cruel in nature.
The affidavit reads there wasnothing else in connection with
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this story.
I find that to be interesting,just how hard pressed and how
nasty people have become.
Now again, guys, I'm not takinganything away from this teacher
because this story technicallyis out of context, but what I do
know is that that is never away to treat a four-year-old.
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If you are tired of them, ifyou're losing your patience,
it's better for you to get thatsupport from someone else than
to take matters in your ownhands and affect this young
child's life.
To this victim, thisfour-year-old, and the family of
this four-year-old, we wish youguys the best.
We hope that he's able to makea well recovery and that this
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will not be something thatdamages him for the long run.
These things stick with kidsfor many, many years to come.
Guys, I've been driving aschool bus for many years.
I've worked with tons of kids.
I've mentored, I've supported,I've assisted and helped.
I'm 32 years old myself andI'll be 33 June the 7th.
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When this story came to my deskand I looked at the details, I
was shocked beyond all reason.
And I looked at the details, Iwas shocked beyond all reason.
California elementary schoolworker 32, accused of having
relationship with 16-year-oldstudent.
A California elementary schoolemployee was caught in the back
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of a car with a high schoolstudent.
He says he has been dating forseveral weeks and the latest sex
crime arrest to hit SouthernCalifornia.
Santa Ana police responded toreports of potential sexual
activity happening inside aparked car just after 7.30 am in
the West Floral Parkneighborhood Tuesday morning.
Mariana Hernandez, 32, wasinside the car with an
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unidentified 16-year-old femalebefore police arrested this
young man.
Hernandez, a classifiedemployee within the Tustin
Unified School District, workedas a behavioral interventionist
at Benson Elementary.
The girl was a student in thedistrict attending Foothill High
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School, where she allegedly metHernandez.
The two were foundapproximately six miles west of
the high school.
Both Hernandez and the teenadmitted to police of being in a
dating relationship for a fewweeks.
Hernandez was arrested andbooked into Santa Ana Jail.
He has been charged withvarious sexual assault-related
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charges.
Officials did not reveal theexact charges but believe there
are additional victims andwitnesses to Hernandez's alleged
sex crimes.
Tuesday's arrest is the latestsexual assault case against a
school employee in Santa Ana.
Edward Baxter, the 23-year-oldhead coach of the Santa Ana High
School girls' junior varsityteam, was arrested in January
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for dating a student in theschool.
Police were initially tippedoff on January 10 of a male and
female in the back seat of thecar.
The vehicle had left the scene,but police soon discovered the
16-year-old student, whoadmitted to being in a dating
relationship with Baxter.
Police said Baxter was arrestedat his home the next day and
again charged with sexualassault-related offenses.
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A choir teacher at Santa AnaHigh School, part of the Santa
Ana Unified School District, wasarrested in November for having
sexual relations with anunderage male student for nearly
half a year.
For having sexual relationswith an underage male student
for nearly half a year, santaAna police responded to the
school at around 6 pm onNovember 15, 2024, where they
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made contact with theunidentified 17-year-old senior
who told them about thesix-month-long relationship he
had with Yesenia Navarro-Garcia.
The 37-year-old agreed to meetup with the student in Santa Ana
, but was arrested when shearrived at the agreed-upon
location.
Garcia admitted to the sexualacts and was slapped with
several sexual assault-relatedcharges.
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The full-time choir teacher hadworked in the school district
for five years before her arrest.
You know, looking at thesestories in connection with these
staff members and thesestudents, I'm going to be honest
with you guys.
There has to be more going onin connection with the teachers
and the students.
I've been dealing with studentsfor many, many years.
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I've told you guys mybackground.
I've seen things and Irecognize that some students
will try to do things to getcloser to a teacher.
Is the teacher not followingthe rules or is the student in
these stories not following therules?
Whatever the case is, there'ssomething more going on here, an
underlying issue that has to beaddressed or these things will
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continue to happen.
This is just way too many tooclose for comfort incidents that
are happening in this oneparticular district.
Well, guys, this is our finalstory of episode number 23.
We are moving through theschool year rapidly.
Here's our final story.
Glass bottle explosion injuresstudent Chemistry teacher at
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Southport High School.
Several students and a teacherwere injured Thursday at
Southport High School when alarge bottle exploded during a
chemistry class demonstration.
According to an email sent toSouthport teachers and obtained
by Fox 59 and CBS 54, theincident occurred just after 12
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pm in a chemistry lab during awhoosh bottle demonstration.
The explosion reportedlyshattered a large glass bottle.
Principal Amy Boone wrote toteachers.
The email said the teacherperforming the demonstration and
multiple students receivedminor injuries.
One student will reportedlyrequire stitches, according to
the email, while the rest of theinjured students either
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returned to class or werereleased to a parent.
Fox 59 and CBS 54 has revieweda video taken by a student that
is being sent around of theexplosion and is now working to
find out the video's origins.
The video appears to show ateacher lighting a match and
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lifting it towards a large glassbottle, before the bottle fills
with smoke and explodes.
Screenshots of the video withthe teacher's face blurred can
be seen in this short.
I don't remember them doingchemistry experiments in school.
I mean, yeah, I took chemistry,but it was really lame.
I mean, I think I recall us Idon't know cutting up a cow's
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eyeball or something along thoselines.
I don't really know.
Was that eighth grade science?
You know, it's really hard totell sometimes, but I do know we
didn't get to play withchemicals and if we did, it was
something very, very basic.
But clearly this school has thefunding.
Judging by the pictures inconnection with this story, this
guy looks like he's about tocelebrate the 4th of July.
We're glad to report that therewere no serious injuries, but
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I'm definitely positive thatparents were not happy to note
that there were any injuries atall in connection with a small
chemistry experiment at school.
Well, guys, that is going to beall we have for episode number
23.
Don't forget our theme how canyou cope with and deal with
sexual harassment?
Well, one way you can be ableto cope and deal with it is by
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speaking up.
The best way to ward off aharasser is to not let them take
advantage of you.
Do everything in your power tofight and fortify yourself
against their advances.
Try to do so without giggling.
You know, my wife and I we havethis friend, very sweet girl,
of course, but when we saythings to her, from time to time
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, even serious in nature, shehas a tendency to giggle.
Well, why is that such a harmfulcharacteristic?
Well, for one, people may nottake you seriously.
So if you're dealing with aharasser and you tell them no,
but you giggle, or you give themsome type of indication that
you're not 100% in your resolve,then they're going to continue
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and in some cases, the conductmay escalate.
So let your know, me know, guys.
Let the yes be yes inconnection with talking to
someone, and never doubt thepower of not being alone and
isolating yourself.
Do not give these harassers anyopportunity to do any damage to
you or your loved ones.
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Well, guys, this has beenepisode number 23 of RED.
It's the Everyday Podcast forthe Everyday People.
We'll catch you, guys, on thenext episode.
This is the Everyday Podcastfor the Everyday People.
this is the everyday podcast for the everyday people.
Guys, welcome back to anotherepisode of red.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
It has been a very long weekfor me in particular.
I really hope that you guyshave been having an awesome week
, a week that's been filled withrainbows and colors.
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This week, I had to do a lot ofthinking.
I had to be very proactive thisweek, and one thing in
particular that I find is that,no matter how proactive you try
to be, things always happen.
For example, yesterday I hadjury duty and I had to be there
at 9.30 and I wasn't releaseduntil about 4.30.
I think that was kind of roughFor those of you out there whom
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has jury duty, has been dealingwith jury duty and the likes of
it.
I just want to say that you arenot forgotten.
I understand your pain and I'msorry that you guys have to go
through that, but, with thatbeing said, we have episode
number 23 here for you guystonight.
This episode is filled with 10stories that are going to leave
you on the edge of your seat,stories that will stir up your
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emotions.
It will encourage you to think.
It will encourage you to reachout to someone and let them know
that you love them.
It will cause you to feel caredabout and altogether supported
through whatever trial or traumayou might be going through.
I know that for the lastepisode, there were several
countries that tuned into theshow, and I just want to say
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thank you, welcome to REDPodcasting, and we're looking
forward to you guys being withus each and every episode moving
forward.
The theme in connection withthis episode I thought that it
would be appropriate to discusswith you, dear young ones, is
how can I deal with sexualharassment in an environment in
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which we cover so many storiesof sexual assault, whether that
be from a teacher or anadministrator or even one of
your peers?
And one thing in particularabout this specific episode is
that there are a lot of storiesthis episode about sexual
harassment, and so I wanted tobring those stories to you guys.
I wanted to let you guys knowthat, those stories to you guys.
I wanted to let you guys knowthat we're here for you.
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We really genuinely care and wereally want you guys to feel
loved and cared about,especially those who may not
have that support system at home.
So that is going to be ourtheme, our theme for episode
number 23, how can I deal withsexual harassment?
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We're going to break down thistopic into three subtopics.
The first is what is sexualharassment?
The second, what if I'm beingsexually harassed?
And the third, what would I do?
There's a nice interactive quizthat we're going to be able to
take to be able to test yourmental faculties as to what you
would do in a specificcircumstance, even if you don't
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believe that it is sexualharassment by nature.
So that first question what issexual harassment?
Sexual harassment includes anyunwanted sexual behavior,
including touching or evenmaking comments of asexual
nature.
But sometimes the line can beblurred between teasing,
flirting and sexually harassing.
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Do you know the differencebetween them?
Well, we're going to take asmall quiz and then be able to
assess if you do.
Here's the quiz In middleschool, boys would pull on the
back of my bra and makederogatory comments like how
much better I would feel once Ihad sex with them.
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Coretta, here's the question Doyou think that those boys were A
Teasing, b Flirting or C?
A Teasing, b Flirting or CSexually harassing?
Her?
On the bus, a boy startedsaying nasty things to me and
grabbing me.
I smacked his hand away andtold him to move.
He looked at me like I wascrazy.
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Candace, what do you think thatthis boy was doing to Candace?
Teasing, flirting or sexuallyharassing her?
Last year, a boy kept tellingme that he liked me and that he
wanted to go out with me, eventhough I constantly told him no.
Sometimes he rubbed my arm.
I told him to stop, but hewouldn't.
Then, while I was tying my shoe, he smacked my rear end.
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Bethany, in your opinion, wasthis boy A flirting, b teasing
or C sexually harassing her?
Well, the correct answer to allof those questions is C.
What makes sexual harassmentdifferent from flirting or
teasing?
Sexual harassment is one-sided,says a girl named Eve.
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It continues even when you tellthe person to stop.
Harassment is serious.
Not only can it affect yourgrades and health, but it can
also lead to sexual violence.
So if you want to replay thosemoments, meditate on some of
those expressions and see as tohow they may fit to your
particular circumstance, Iencourage you at this time to
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pause the podcast.
Fit to your particularcircumstance.
I encourage you at this time topause the podcast.
Now that we've identified whatscenarios sexual harassment
involve, here's how we can dealwith it.
Sexual harassment doesn'talways stop when you graduate
from school.
However, if you deal or youdevelop the confidence and
skills you need to deal withsexual harassment now, you'll be
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prepared to deal with it whenyou enter the workforce and you
might even stop a harasser fromhurting others.
Here's our question what if I'mbeing sexually harassed?
Sexual harassment is morelikely to stop if you know what
it is and how to react to it.
There are going to be threesituations that we discuss that
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will help you to deal withsexual harassment.
Here's the first situation Atwork.
Some guys were much older than Iam.
They kept telling me that I wasbeautiful and that they wished
they were 30 years younger.
One of them even walked upbehind me and sniffed my hair
Tabitha 20.
Tabitha could think if I justignore it and tough it out,
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maybe he will stop.
Why that probably won't help.
Experts say that when victimsignore sexual harassment, it
often continues and evenescalates.
Here's something that you cantry instead Speak up and calmly
but clearly tell your harasserthat you won't tolerate his
speech or behavior.
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If anyone touches meinappropriately, says
22-year-old Taryn, I turn aroundand tell him not to touch me
ever again.
That usually catches the guyoff guard.
If your harasser persists, befirm and don't give up off guard
.
If your harasser persists, befirm and don't give up.
When it comes to maintaininghigh moral standards, there is a
nice principle that we can keepin mind Stand firm, mature and
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confident.
Now what if the harasserthreatens to harm you?
In that case, don't confronthim.
Escape the situation as quicklyas possible and seek the help
of a trusted adult.
Here's another situation.
When I was in the sixth grade,two girls grabbed me in the
hallway.
One of them was a lesbian andshe wanted me to go out with her
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.
Although I refused, theycontinued to harass me every day
between classes.
Once they even pushed me upagainst a wall, victoria 18.
Victoria could have thought If Itell anyone about this, I will
be labeled as weak and maybe noone will believe me why.
That thinking probably wouldnot have helped.
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If you hold back from tellingsomeone, the harasser may
continue and even go on toharass others.
Try this instead.
Get help.
Parents and teachers can giveyou the support you need to deal
with your harasser.
But what if the people you telldon't take your complaint
seriously?
Try this Every time you areharassed.
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Write down the details, includethe date, the time and location
of each incident, along withwhat the harasser said, then
give a copy of it to your parentor teacher.
Many people treat a writtencomplaint more seriously than a
verbal one.
Here's our final situation.
I was really afraid of this oneboy who was on the rugby team.
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He was almost two meters talland he weighed about 135
kilograms or 300 pounds.
He got it into his head that hewas going to have me.
He pestered me almost every dayfor a whole year.
One day we were the only peoplein the classroom and he started
closing in on me.
I jumped up and ran out thedoor Julieta 18.
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Julieta could think that's justthe way boys are, why that
probably won't help.
Your harasser is unlikely tochange his behavior if everyone
thinks it's acceptable.
Try this instead.
Resist the temptation to laughit off or to respond with a
smile.
Rather, make sure that yourreaction, including your facial
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expression, makes it clear toyour harasser what you will and
will not tolerate.
What would you do?
I'm going to list here threetrue life stories and then, as
you listen to this episode,meditate on ways that you would
respond and if there is a needfor improvement or an adjustment
, feel free to do so.
Here's the first story.
I don't like being rude topeople at all, so even when guys
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kept harassing me, I would tellthem to stop.
But I wasn't very firm and Ioften smiled as I spoke to them.
They thought I was flirting,tabitha.
If you were Tabitha, how wouldyou have dealt with those
harassers?
Why?
What may cause a harasser tothink that you are flirting with
him or her At this moment?
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Guys, I strongly encourage youto pause the podcast, meditate
on your answers and see as tothe best way you could have
responded.
Meditate on your answers andsee it as the best way you could
have responded.
True story number two it allstarted with just a few sleazy
comments from some boys in myphysical education class.
I ignored what they said for afew weeks, but it just got worse
and worse.
Then the boys started to sitbeside me and put their arms
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around me.
I pushed them away, but theykept it up.
Finally, one of the guys handedme a piece of paper with a
derogatory message.
I gave it to my teacher.
The boy was suspended fromschool.
I realized that I should havegone to the teacher at the
beginning Sabina.
Why do you think that Sabinadecided not to go to her teacher
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earlier?
No-transcript.
Why or why not?
These are wonderful questionsthat you can be able to use to
analyze as to what you wouldhave done, or a close relative,
or even a friend, in these casesof harassment.
True story number three mybrother, greg, was approached in
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the bathroom by another boy.
The boy got very close to Gregand said kiss me.
Greg said no, but the boywouldn't go away.
In fact, greg had to push theboy away from him.
Suzanne, do you think that Gregwas a victim of sexual
harassment?
Why or why not?
Why do you think some boys arereluctant to speak up when
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they've been sexually harassedby another boy?
Do you agree with the way Greghandled the situation?
Here's the point, guys.
What would you have done?
I remember a time when I wasworking at Nautica.
I was folding clothes in thewindow and a gentleman
approached me and he said to methat I was a very fine looking,
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attractive young man.
I was in my early 20s, very,very early 20s at this point in
my life, and this man obviouslywanted some sexual encounter
with me.
Well, in a tactful, bold andvery, very kind way I was able
to express my thoughts and getthe man the assistance that he
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needed away from me.
But why am I sharing that storywith you guys?
All of us, at some point in ourlives, will have these
encounters, but when youmeditate on the best course of
action, it will fortify you andstrengthen you in ways that you
never knew that you could handle.
Yes, it can be intimidating, itcan be scary.
Yes, it can be intimidating, itcan be scary, but if you follow
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some of the guidelines andprinciples that we just
discussed at the theme of thisepisode, you can protect
yourself and ward off those whomay want to sexually harass you.
Well, guys, again I just wantto extend that welcome to you
guys, those who may be firsttime listeners of this podcast
and those of you who may havebeen with us or who may been
with us since September.
This podcast runs school yearto school year, so our first
episode is in September that'sthe beginning of our new season
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and then the season concludes inJune when school lets out.
Get a nice summer vacation inthere.
Up until now, this school yearhas been saturated with heavy
stories, and this episode is nodifferent from any of the other
stories To those of you whomknow victims that are sharing
stories on this episode thisparticular week, I just want to
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express my heartfelt support andlove for you guys.
Living in this world anddealing with the tragedies that
we, as humans, have to deal withare not easy, but if you
persevere and continue to endure, you can come off with
successful results.
Our first story is located inTexas.
High school students walk out ofNorth Texas schools protesting
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immigration crackdown.
North Texas students walk outof classrooms and into the
streets Friday to protest theimmigration raids rocking
families, neighborhoods andschools.
About 40 students marched fromIrving High School to Irving
City Hall, many waving the flagsof Mexico and Honduras.
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Students said they are scaredand having trouble focusing in
class as they think aboutPresident Donald Trump's plans
to deport undocumented migrants.
They worry about coming homeand finding family members gone.
This is actually how we'reliving right now.
We're living in fear, said15-year-old Ivy, one of the
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demonstration organizers.
She added she is grappling withnightmares and anxiety Because
many of the students are minorswho fear their families will be
targeted because of immigrationstatus.
The Dallas Morning News isusing only first names.
Some teenagers said theyinitially were blocked from
leaving the campus.
District police trailed thestudents as they marched through
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the neighborhood.
An officer told students theywill receive citations for not
using the crosswalks.
An Irving ISD official oncampus said he had no comment.
Ivy doesn't believe inseparating families and said her
reason for leaving school tomarch was simple.
I'm speaking for my people.
Students said they trekked morethan a mile to City Hall
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because they want localofficials to pay attention to
their fears.
Trump has pledged massdeportations and launched a
targeted crackdown on illegalimmigration.
Shortly after taking office,his administration rolled back
Biden-era guidance that limitedfederal immigration arrests near
sensitive locations, includingschools, hospitals and churches.
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At least 84 people werearrested by ICE agents last
weekend in several North Texascities, including Dallas,
arlington, irving, fort Worthand Garland.
A US Immigration and CustomsEnforcement spokesperson in
Dallas confirmed.
At Sam Houston High School inArlington, about two dozen
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students walked out of morningclasses with signs that read
school is for education, notdeportation, and we won't be
silenced, they chanted abolishICE.
Now Rumors of looming raids atworkplaces, schools and churches
escalate daily.
Trump has issued a flurry ofexecutive orders, including
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expanding military deploymentsto the border and limiting
birthright citizenship for thechildren of non-citizens.
The latter order has beentemporarily blocked by a judge
and may be headed to court.
These are some of the thingsthat students are grappling with
.
The most important thing rightnow is student education and, as
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a result of certain changes inthe environment, students are
missing out on their educationand their scholastic endeavors.
I do know that this is scarytimes for a lot of people out
there and I don't know as to howthings are going to progress
and what is going to come of allof this.
But rest assured that if youguys continue to take practical
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steps, continue to do the verybest you can with the
circumstances and strive to findcomfort in whatever hope that
you may believe in, things willcome off victorious To the
students there in Texas.
We hope that you guys are goingto be able to get that support
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so that you can at least remedythe anxieties that you may be
under, least remedy theanxieties that you may be under.
In this following story wecontinue to see new development
of teachers taking libertiesregarding the lives of young
children.
It's not easy to report thesethings to you guys every week,
but we are here because you guysneed to know as to what's
progressing in schools.
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Amherst Central High Schoolteacher arrested on child
exploitation charges.
An Amherst Central High Schoolteacher was arrested Friday on
multiple felony childexploitation charges out of
Fairfax, virginia.
New York State Police announcedJeffrey Testa, 45, and of
Amherst, is an English teacherin the district, superintendent
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Anthony Piniella said Saturdayin a letter addressed to faculty
staff and families.
According to Testa's LinkedInprofile, he has worked at the
district since 2006.
In the letter, piniella saidthe Fairfax County Sheriff's
Office contacted New York StatePolice about the investigation
of Testa, who was arrested oncharges of alleged online
(18:51):
misconduct involving a minor.
Fairfax Police said Testa'sarrest is part of a large-scale
investigation by his departmentand did not release specific
charges as of Saturday afternoon.
Pinellas said the district willprovide support to anyone who
needs it and listed schooladministrators or counselors as
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points of contact.
Testa was processed and takento the Erie County Holding
Center.
He is awaiting extradition bythe Fairfax Police Department.
New York State Police saidState police are investigating
if there are any local victimsany local victims.
The New York City police arealso asking the public to reach
out with any informationregarding TESTA at 585-344-6200.
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All too often when thesetragedies develop in the school
environment, a parent may bequick to blame themselves
because of the circumstancesthat developed.
Well, we encourage you here onthis podcast not to blame
yourself.
Even the most vigilant,diligent and resourceful parents
may have a circumstance intheir families that end with
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this kind of misconduct.
But I will tell you that whenyou take practical steps and you
strive to get involved with theadministration at school, that
can lead or make way for abetter outcome regarding your
child.
Sometimes, these individuals inthe school systems take
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advantage of the heavy workloadthat is thrown upon parents.
Today, parents have to workdouble shifts, some triple
shifts.
Parents may be going throughfinancial hardship, they may be
going through romantic issueswith their spouse, significant
other, etc.
And so, as a result, teachersmay discern these things and be
able to identify children whomay not be getting that support
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they need at home, and thuscircumstances like this are born
to the victims there.
Regarding this story, we wishyou guys a well recovery and we
look forward to seeing anypositive updates regarding this
particular story.
Now today on this show, we havean international story regarding
an ex-Japan lawmaker.
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I think you guys will find thisstory quite interesting, to say
the least.
Ex-japan lawmaker getssuspended term for raping middle
school girl.
A Japanese court on Mondaysentenced a former member of the
House of Representatives tothree years in prison suspended
for five years for sexuallyassaulting a middle school girl
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at a karaoke parlor in Tokyo.
In August last year, the TokyoDistrict Court found Tamatsu
Shiki, 58, guilty ofnon-consensual sexual
intercourse.
Prosecutors had sought afive-year prison term.
Presiding Judge Shikaku Muratasaid Shiki had committed a vile
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crime that had exploited thevictim's immaturity.
The impact on her mind and bodycannot be taken lightly, the
judge said.
However, the court deemed asuspended sentence appropriate,
noting that Shiki had alreadyapologized and paid compensation
.
According to the indictment,shiki assaulted the girl, a
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first-year middle school student, at a karaoke parlor in the
Kapakichu nightlife district onthe evening of August 2024.
Shiki was first elected to thelower house in 2012, securing a
seat through proportionalrepresentation.
He served two terms as a lowerhouse lawmaker.
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Now this story gripping, heinousand very discouraging.
When a member, a governmentofficial, a member of a certain
political status, is takingliberties with young children
and exploiting these young ones,where else can you turn?
Where can comfort be found?
Rest assured, guys, that thesetragedies continue to highlight
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just how out of control thingshave become.
We wish the victim a wellrecovery and to the parents of
this victim or victims involved.
We do wish you guys the best.
Continue to hold on strong toyour hope and do not give up in
your fight.
This road that you have aheadof you is going to be a long,
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difficult one, but when yousupport or you find support
amongst friends and families,that road becomes easier and
easier to travel.
Please accept our love andsupport here from the RED team.
In this following story we seethat same level of abuse
continuing in the schoolenvironment and we just want to
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share our support here afterthis story.
Substitute teacher charged withassaulting student at elementary
school in Fairfax A substituteteacher at Dogwood Elementary
School has been charged withassaulting a student.
According to Fairfax CountyPolice Department authorities,
roshanda Jabin, 44, of Sterling,was arrested after an
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investigation by the MajorCrimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad.
The incident came to light onSeptember 25, 2024, when Child
Protective Services received areferral about the alleged
assault.
The student involved sustainedminor injuries, officials said
when Child Protective Servicesreceived a referral about the
alleged assault, the studentinvolved sustained minor
injuries.
Officials said Detectivesdetermined that the assault
occurred during school hours,leading to Jabin turning herself
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in and being served a summonsfor simple assault.
Jabin is no longer working forFairfax County Public School,
where she was employed as asubstitute teacher since 2019.
Detectives are seekinginformation from anyone who may
have knowledge about the case orother potentially related
incidents.
You can call this number at703-246-7800.
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One of the things that reallycontinues to rattle through my
mind, my brain, is the qualityof schooling in the public
school system.
There are many parents who haveturned to homeschooling because
of these particular reasons,and the sad thing about it,
though, is that, although manyparents have turned to
homeschooling, there are justsome families who just can't
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simply afford to leave theirkids at home because of whatever
the circumstances.
I hope that this situation isresolved quickly.
Any updates that come regardingthis story because it was
indeed a brief one I'll continueto update you guys, but man, oh
man, the tragedies thatcontinue to just pile up one
story after another as we makeour way to the end of this
(25:30):
episode.
We wish you guys all the bestthere.
In connection with thisparticular story, there are
stories that highlight theseriousness of school violence.
If your children are not facingsexual assault and the
perversions that are surroundingit, they have to fight to
protect themselves from violence, as this next story will
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highlight.
Avondale High School studentsstabbed after fight in bathroom.
Police say the Auburn HillsPolice Department said that an
Avondale High School student wasstabbed after a fight in the
bathroom.
According to the policedepartment, there was a fight
between a 15-year-old boy and a16-year-old boy inside the
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bathroom at the school around7.30 am.
The 16-year-old reportedlystabbed the 15-year-old with a
small pocket knife.
The victim initially refusedtransport to the hospital but
was later taken to the hospitalby his parents.
The school district waspreviously in a soft lockdown,
but that lockdown has since beenlifted.
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A spokesperson for the schooldistrict said there is no
further evidence of a threat toanyone in the building or the
students within the district.
Police say surveillance videoshowed the suspect leave the
campus on foot.
Detectives were able to get incontact with his parents and the
suspect leave the campus onfoot.
Detectives were able to get incontact with his parents and the
suspect was taken into custodyaround 9 40 am.
He is currently being lodged atthe children's village juvenile
(26:58):
detention center.
Now the thing about this storythat I find to be extremely
unique the timing of theincident.
Usually Usually and I'm justspeaking very just, very free
here.
Usually these incidents takeplace in the noon hour in the
evening afternoon hour, but hereat 730 in the morning, we have
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reason to believe that this wassomething that was brewed up a
few days before, or maybe thiscould have been something that
occurred an incident between thetwo teens yesterday, and now it
was trying to make its way tobeing resolved today.
The sad thing about this,though, is that two lives have
been affected.
This is just something thatcontinues to progress and be a
(27:42):
constant problem in the schoolsystems today.
There's no way to stop outviolence, but more and more you
see the threats and the dangersthat these young persons are
going through.
So it's no wonder that today,young people have anxieties,
they have depressions, they haveconcerns, they have worries
about things that may or may notbe in their control.
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To the victim in connectionwith this story, we do wish you
a well and speedy recovery.
We hope that everything isgoing to be okay with you
regarding those stab wounds.
In the world that we live intoday, there are rare moments
when people stand up for justiceand they strive their best to
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do the right thing.
In this particular story, weare going to see just how a few
group of men decided to takematters into their own hands.
Hero band dads take downelderly active shooter at Texas
High School the swift actions offour tactically trained band
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dads helped prevent a biggertragedy after they took down an
active shooter who opened fireat a band competition at a high
school in Texas.
The Pasadena Police Departmentconfirmed that 83-year-old
Dennis Brandl was charged withaggravated assault with a deadly
weapon after he allegedlyopened fire at a local high
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school's band competition Around6 pm on Sunday.
Police, along with the PasadenaIndependent School District and
Angelton Independent SchoolDistrict, said an elderly man
identified as Brandel walkedinto the entrance of the
auditorium after a drumline.
Competition Officials said hewas carrying a handgun and fired
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it.
He got off two shots, accordingto the Angelton ISD, with one
striking a door and anotherhitting a 26-year-old in the
shoulder.
The district said the victim isa percussion technical
consultant for Angleton HighSchool and was taken to a
Houston hospital where he neverlost consciousness and is
expected to make a full recoveryMoments after firing the gun.
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Brandel was tackled by a parentin attendance at the event.
Pasadena isd police, a civilianand several good samaritans
immediately apprehended thesuspect.
The school district confirmedfox 26 houston identified the
heroes as air force veteranabram trevino, army veteran adam
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corral, marine veteran EfrainCastillo and Houston Police
Department Sergeant Jose Sanchez.
Trevino and Corral both servedfor 13 years and Castillo served
for four.
Sanchez has worked for theHouston Police Department for 32
years.
The four men restrained Brandeluntil law enforcement arrived
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at the school.
Police said that while they donot know the motive for the
shooting, they are confidentthat the actions of the
bystanders will prove to beheroic.
The school district saidBrandel was not affiliated with
the banned contest and it iscurrently being investigated why
he was at the campus.
Police said Brando claimed hewas being chased by someone and
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that he was afraid he and hiswife would be killed.
He is currently being heldwithout bond.
It's nice to note that these menwere able to take matters into
their own hands and assistpolice before things got out of
hand.
I know when it comes to thesetragic stories and you hear that
there were some good Samaritansthere to prevent these
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tragedies from happening it canbe very discouraging, because
this isn't always the way thatthese stories end.
More times than not, thesestories often end with fatal,
fatal incidents and tragedies.
Well, we're glad to know thatyou guys at this particular high
school are safe there in Texas,and we're so happy that we were
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able to cover this story,because this is something worth
giving recognition to.
It's been a while since peoplehave talked about the California
fires.
Some people have felt as thoughmany have quit and given up
hope, but this particular middleschool is taking matters into
their own hands to show theirsupport for all of those who
were affected by these fires.
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Pacifica middle school studentscreate fundraiser for Los
Angeles fire victims.
A group of middle schoolstudents in Pacifica is proving
that age is no obstacle when itcomes to making a difference for
victims of the Los Angeleswildfires.
Students from Ingrid B LaceyMiddle School were moved by the
widespread devastation left bythe fires and decided they
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wanted to help.
But what began as a simpleclass project has now turned
into a large-scale fundraiserthanks to the encouragement of
their teacher, catherineSanowski.
The students, moved by thestories of loss and destruction,
launched a GoFundMe campaign toprovide financial relief to
wildfire victims.
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For some of the students, thecause is deeply personal.
Sophia Salinas shared how herbrother, a South San Francisco
firefighter, was deployed to LosAngeles to help battle the
flames.
Other students saw the need tohelp children like themselves
who had lost everything in thefires.
The students didn't stop athelping humans.
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They also wanted to helpanimals affected by the disaster
.
They partnered with Rocket DogRescue to hold a dog adoption
event in Pacifica to make roomand shelters for pets rescued
from fire zones.
The pet adoption event isscheduled for this Sunday,
february 9th, in Pacifica.
Their efforts have already paidoff.
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In just over a week they haveraised nearly $5,000 on a
GoFundMe.
Proving their dedication is atrue testament to the power of
young voices.
I thought this story wasparticularly noteworthy to share
in this story on this episode,rather because these children
didn't have to take matters intotheir own hands.
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They could have stood by andlet someone else handle these
matters, but they didn't have totake matters into their own
hands.
They could have stood by andlet someone else handle these
matters, but they didn't.
This is a nice lesson for thosewhom are listening in this week
when you see something that maynot be right, don't stand on
the sidelines.
Take matters into your ownhands and strive your best to
encourage and fortify someoneelse.
You never know how far you cango by just trying.
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I have a six-year-old nephew.
This is the kid of my brotherwho was murdered a few years ago
and he doesn't have a dad.
Constantly I encourage him tokeep doing the best that he can
so that he can come offvictorious.
So the best thing that you guyscan do for yourselves is try.
What a wonderful example herein this particular story.
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We wish you guys all the bestthere in Pacifica In this
following story.
I think that it's of interesthow some elementary school
teachers are still struggling tokeep their patience with young
students today.
An elementary school teachercaught on video kneeing boy to
ground, walking away as he cried.
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A K-12 elementary schoolteacher in Moscow, tennessee, is
behind bars after she wasreportedly caught on
surveillance video kneeing a4-year-old boy to the ground at
school.
Brandy Murphy of Oakland,tennessee, is charged with child
abuse and simple assault.
The Fayette County Sheriff'sOffice says she turned herself
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in on Tuesday.
According to the arrestaffidavit, the assault happened
on Thursday at LaGrange MoscowElementary School.
The incident reportedlyhappened as a four-year-old boy
was walking to the cafeteriawith other students.
Surveillance video in one ofthe hallways reportedly captures
Murphy approaching the boy, whoshe then grabbed and shoved
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from her left to her right.
The child returned to theteacher's left side and that's
when Murphy allegedly kneed theboy to the ground, causing him
to fall.
The sheriff's office saysMurphy walked off and left the
student crying on the ground,failing to protect or check on
the child's welfare.
Witnesses claim the boy criedafter the teacher, saying you
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pushed me.
Murphy responded by coming back, but only to pick up the water
bottle that the boy dropped andthen walked away.
At the conclusion of thisinvestigation, it was found that
teacher Randy Murphy's actionsappeared to be intentional and
cruel in nature.
The affidavit reads there wasnothing else in connection with
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this story.
I find that to be interesting,just how hard pressed and how
nasty people have become.
Now again, guys, I'm not takinganything away from this teacher
because this story technicallyis out of context, but what I do
know is that that is never away to treat a four-year-old.
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If you are tired of them, ifyou're losing your patience,
it's better for you to get thatsupport from someone else than
to take matters in your ownhands and affect this young
child's life.
To this victim, thisfour-year-old, and the family of
this four-year-old, we wish youguys the best.
We hope that he's able to makea well recovery and that this
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will not be something thatdamages him for the long run.
These things stick with kidsfor many, many years to come.
Guys, I've been driving aschool bus for many years.
I've worked with tons of kids.
I've mentored, I've supported,I've assisted and helped.
I'm 32 years old myself andI'll be 33 June the 7th.
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When this story came to my deskand I looked at the details, I
was shocked beyond all reason.
And I looked at the details, Iwas shocked beyond all reason.
California elementary schoolworker 32, accused of having
relationship with 16-year-oldstudent.
A California elementary schoolemployee was caught in the back
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of a car with a high schoolstudent.
He says he has been dating forseveral weeks and the latest sex
crime arrest to hit SouthernCalifornia.
Santa Ana police responded toreports of potential sexual
activity happening inside aparked car just after 7.30 am in
the West Floral Parkneighborhood Tuesday morning.
Mariana Hernandez, 32, wasinside the car with an
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unidentified 16-year-old femalebefore police arrested this
young man.
Hernandez, a classifiedemployee within the Tustin
Unified School District, workedas a behavioral interventionist
at Benson Elementary.
The girl was a student in thedistrict attending Foothill High
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School, where she allegedly metHernandez.
The two were foundapproximately six miles west of
the high school.
Both Hernandez and the teenadmitted to police of being in a
dating relationship for a fewweeks.
Hernandez was arrested andbooked into Santa Ana Jail.
He has been charged withvarious sexual assault-related
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charges.
Officials did not reveal theexact charges but believe there
are additional victims andwitnesses to Hernandez's alleged
sex crimes.
Tuesday's arrest is the latestsexual assault case against a
school employee in Santa Ana.
Edward Baxter, the 23-year-oldhead coach of the Santa Ana High
School girls' junior varsityteam, was arrested in January
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for dating a student in theschool.
Police were initially tippedoff on January 10 of a male and
female in the back seat of thecar.
The vehicle had left the scene,but police soon discovered the
16-year-old student, whoadmitted to being in a dating
relationship with Baxter.
Police said Baxter was arrestedat his home the next day and
again charged with sexualassault-related offenses.
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A choir teacher at Santa AnaHigh School, part of the Santa
Ana Unified School District, wasarrested in November for having
sexual relations with anunderage male student for nearly
half a year.
For having sexual relationswith an underage male student
for nearly half a year, santaAna police responded to the
school at around 6 pm onNovember 15, 2024, where they
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made contact with theunidentified 17-year-old senior
who told them about thesix-month-long relationship he
had with Yesenia Navarro-Garcia.
The 37-year-old agreed to meetup with the student in Santa Ana
, but was arrested when shearrived at the agreed-upon
location.
Garcia admitted to the sexualacts and was slapped with
several sexual assault-relatedcharges.
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The full-time choir teacher hadworked in the school district
for five years before her arrest.
You know, looking at thesestories in connection with these
staff members and thesestudents, I'm going to be honest
with you guys.
There has to be more going onin connection with the teachers
and the students.
I've been dealing with studentsfor many, many years.
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I've told you guys mybackground.
I've seen things and Irecognize that some students
will try to do things to getcloser to a teacher.
Is the teacher not followingthe rules or is the student in
these stories not following therules?
Whatever the case is, there'ssomething more going on here, an
underlying issue that has to beaddressed or these things will
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continue to happen.
This is just way too many tooclose for comfort incidents that
are happening in this oneparticular district.
Well, guys, this is our finalstory of episode number 23.
We are moving through theschool year rapidly.
Here's our final story.
Glass bottle explosion injuresstudent Chemistry teacher at
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Southport High School.
Several students and a teacherwere injured Thursday at
Southport High School when alarge bottle exploded during a
chemistry class demonstration.
According to an email sent toSouthport teachers and obtained
by Fox 59 and CBS 54, theincident occurred just after 12
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pm in a chemistry lab during awhoosh bottle demonstration.
The explosion reportedlyshattered a large glass bottle.
Principal Amy Boone wrote toteachers.
The email said the teacherperforming the demonstration and
multiple students receivedminor injuries.
One student will reportedlyrequire stitches, according to
the email, while the rest of theinjured students either
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returned to class or werereleased to a parent.
Fox 59 and CBS 54 has revieweda video taken by a student that
is being sent around of theexplosion and is now working to
find out the video's origins.
The video appears to show ateacher lighting a match and
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lifting it towards a large glassbottle, before the bottle fills
with smoke and explodes.
Screenshots of the video withthe teacher's face blurred can
be seen in this short.
I don't remember them doingchemistry experiments in school.
I mean, yeah, I took chemistry,but it was really lame.
I mean, I think I recall us Idon't know cutting up a cow's
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eyeball or something along thoselines.
I don't really know.
Was that eighth grade science?
You know, it's really hard totell sometimes, but I do know we
didn't get to play withchemicals and if we did, it was
something very, very basic.
But clearly this school has thefunding.
Judging by the pictures inconnection with this story, this
guy looks like he's about tocelebrate the 4th of July.
We're glad to report that therewere no serious injuries, but
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I'm definitely positive thatparents were not happy to note
that there were any injuries atall in connection with a small
chemistry experiment at school.
Well, guys, that is going to beall we have for episode number
23.
Don't forget our theme how canyou cope with and deal with
sexual harassment?
Well, one way you can be ableto cope and deal with it is by
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speaking up.
The best way to ward off aharasser is to not let them take
advantage of you.
Do everything in your power tofight and fortify yourself
against their advances.
Try to do so without giggling.
You know, my wife and I we havethis friend, very sweet girl,
of course, but when we saythings to her, from time to time
(44:08):
, even serious in nature, shehas a tendency to giggle.
Well, why is that such a harmfulcharacteristic?
Well, for one, people may nottake you seriously.
So if you're dealing with aharasser and you tell them no,
but you giggle, or you give themsome type of indication that
you're not 100% in your resolve,then they're going to continue
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and in some cases, the conductmay escalate.
So let your know, me know, guys.
Let the yes be yes inconnection with talking to
someone, and never doubt thepower of not being alone and
isolating yourself.
Do not give these harassers anyopportunity to do any damage to
you or your loved ones.
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Well, guys, this has beenepisode number 23 of RED.
It's the Everyday Podcast forthe Everyday People.
We'll catch you, guys, on thenext episode.
This is the Everyday Podcastfor the Everyday People.
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