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After grappling with severe anxiety and overwhelming emotions, Jonathan, a courageous 17-year-old, discovered the power of patience and reaching out for help. His story anchors our discussion as we explore the turbulent waters of suicidal thoughts among youth. We offer compassionate guidance and practical strategies to address these feelings, emphasizing the crucial message that emotions, intense as they may be, don't always mirror reality. We share essential resources like suicide prevention hotlines, offering a lifeline to those in distress and a reminder that they are never alone in their struggles.
Our conversation then shifts to alarming school-related incidents that expose deep-rooted issues of safety and accountability in education. From the shocking case of a young basketball coach facing serious legal charges to the tragic fentanyl overdose of a young student, these stories serve as a call to action for vigilance and responsibility. We also cover unsettling incidents like a school bus tragedy involving negligence and the disturbing "Fight Club" organized by daycare workers. Through these narratives, we underscore the urgent need for dedicated care and the ethical imperatives in protecting our children from harm.
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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.
Before we get into the themefor this show, I want to
apologize for my nasalcongestion passageway.
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I've been getting over a coldand I'm at the end of it, but
you know, you still have thatlittle distinction and
distortion in your voice andthen there's that slight cough
that comes out from time to time.
So I'm working my way throughthat.
But I do want to thank all ofthe new subscribers that have
joined us as of now, 809 onYouTube.
So if you're listening to thispodcast for the first time, you
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Catch me on my YouTube channel,red podcasting, or you can be
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et cetera.
You can really be able to catchthis podcast on any major
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podcasting platform.
I want to thank you, guys,because when I first started
this show, I didn't really knowas to where it was going to go.
I thought that if you, if youscroll right, you know I have
111 episodes.
If you scroll all of the waydown to the bottom, you'll see
the first couple of episodes inthe first season that I did.
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It wasn't school news, thatwasn't the niche, the niche, the
niche.
And as time progressed, Istarted to see more and more of
a need to create a platformwhere young people and
principals, administrators andparents could turn to, to be
able to have that source ofcomfort during these drastic
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stories that just come throughmass media news and no one
really talks about or givescomfort to these persons.
They just highlight the newsand they just move on to these
persons.
They just highlight the newsand they just move on.
So I did this podcast two yearsago now at this point with that
in mind, and the growth thatI've experienced is just
breathtaking and refreshing andI just want to thank you guys
for that.
The subscribers on YouTube andthe followers on TikTok now 16
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something.
I don't keep up with it, I justupload and just respond to
comments.
That's really what I do.
People are going to follow.
They're going to not like thecontent.
People are going to be people,so it's my responsibility to
just remain consistent so thatyou guys can have that better
opportunity at a great show.
So, without further ado, thathighlights our theme for this
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particular episode, number 25.
I don't know if you guys havebeen keeping up with the news or
have been seeing some of thethings going on out there, but
there's so much negative news.
If I flip over into my AppleNews column and I look at my
Apple News stories, there's justplane crashes all over the
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place.
Grand jury says policedepartment should be abolished
as five officers are charged.
Plane crash, donald Trump, blah, blah, blah, etc.
Etc.
And then in the entertainmentnews, nicolas Cage's ex is suing
their son for assault.
But with all of that negativenews going on around, it can be
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difficult for a young person towant to live or to continue to
live, because they may not see abright future.
So, with that in mind, thetheme of this episode what if I
don't want to live anymore?
What are if you are thinking orhaving thoughts of not wanting
to be alive anymore?
Well, it can happen and that'swhy we're going to address it If
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you know someone who is goingthrough a time like that, or
someone who could benefit fromthis particular theme, feel free
to send them this episode inhopes that they may have a
different outlook.
After hearing our discussion Afew years ago, my anxiety was so
severe that I felt like I wasfighting fires.
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Every day.
During those times, I thoughtabout killing myself.
I didn't really want to die.
I just wanted the suffering tostop.
Jonathan 17.
Have you ever felt likeJonathan?
At one moment in your life, youmay have felt as high as the
clouds, but on another occasion,you may have felt so low that
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you just wanted to not be hereamong the living anymore.
Well, if you have, you're notalone, guys.
In a survey of some 14,000 highschool students, nearly one in
five admitted to havingconsidered suicide within the
previous 12 months.
The survey was conducted in2019 by the US Centers for
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Disease Control and Prevention.
Well, if you feel like that,what is it that you can do?
We're going to discuss fourthings that will help you if
you're having these feelings ofnot wanting to be alive anymore.
The first thing is to wait.
Promise yourself that you won'tact immediately on the impulse.
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Although your problems may seemoverwhelming, there are options
available that can help youlearn how to deal with them.
You might feel as though youwere trapped in a maze, but
feelings don't always reflectreality.
There are ways to deal withyour situation With the right
kind of help.
That way or the way out may becloser than you think.
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I too have found it difficultduring these times.
Sometimes feelings ofloneliness, emptiness or
despondency overcome us ashumans.
But if you keep in mindprinciples that can help you and
you reflect on moments in whichyou were happy and felt good,
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you can find comfort.
Adoring those heavy emotionshere's something that really is
a comfort for many.
It's a principle.
It says we are hard pressed inevery way, but not cramped
beyond movement.
We are perplexed, but notabsolutely with no way out.
That principle has helped manypeople to cope with these
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feelings of intense emotion thatthey may have experienced.
If thoughts of taking your lifeare strong or persist, find out
what resources are available toyou for help, perhaps a suicide
prevention hotline or a hospitalemergency room.
These are staffed by people whoare trained to provide
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assistance and they really wantto help you.
Many people I know haveexperienced these emotions, but
they don't want to get that help.
They don't want to deal withthe medical circumstances or the
politics of medicine.
The reality is it will and canbenefit you.
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If you give certain things achance and you keep an open mind
, you can combat those negativethoughts.
That brings us to our secondpoint Talk to someone.
There are people who care aboutyou and they want to help.
These might include friends andfamily members who won't know
what you're going through unlessyou tell them.
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A lot of the times I'll speakto someone and they'll say
Rashaun, I came to you and Iwanted to express this and blah,
blah, blah, no one else caresenough, and all of that great
stuff.
And then I think to myself well, who else have you told?
And they'll say I haven't toldanybody because no one else
cares.
And my response is always well,how do you know?
If we don't allow our familymembers and our relatives and
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our friends in on these heavyemotions, we will never know
what comfort they can give to us.
If you don't feel comfortabletalking to any of those persons
listed, find someone that youcan talk to.
Find someone that is going togive you that comfort that you
need during those stressfultimes.
Some people need eyeglasses tohelp them to see things clearly,
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a friend can fill a similarrole.
They can help you to putproblems in perspective and to
regain your desire to live.
That is what a true friend cando Now.
Today, it's hard to find a truefriend.
I'll tell you first.
It can be hard.
It's even in times when you area true friend to someone else.
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But there is a principle thatprovides a powerful reality.
The principle is a true friendis born for times of distress.
And it's true when you findthat genuine friend, that person
that loves and cares for you,and they show that emotion
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through practicality orpractical ways, it is a
refreshing endeavor.
It is a wonderful opportunityfor you and that friend to grow
and for you to find comfort.
So what can you do?
What can help or how can youstart?
Well, to start a discussion onthe topic, you could say I've
been having some very negativethoughts lately.
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Would it be okay for me to talkto you about it?
Or you could say I have someproblems that I can't seem to
solve on my own.
Would you be willing to help me?
If that does not work, or youfeel as though you don't have
someone, you can speak to see aphysician Health problems like
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anxiety or depression can causepeople to lose their desire to
live.
The good news is that theseconditions are treatable.
Just as the flu can cause youto lose your desire to eat,
depression can cause you to loseyour desire to live.
However, both illnesses aretreatable.
People refrain from going tothe doctor because they are
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afraid of what the doctor willdo or say, while the reality is
healthy, people do not need aphysician, but those who are
sick or ill do.
Here's a suggestion Get anadequate amount of sleep and
exercise.
Do not forsake the power ofsleep and exercise.
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A lot of people look atexercise as just a means of
looking good, but the physicaladvantage that exercising can do
for your body phenomenal.
You'll also want to make surethat you maintain a nutritious
diet.
The state of your health canaffect your outlook on life, and
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that's the reality of it.
If you are not a healthy person, if you're not feeding yourself
properly, if you're notengaging in activities that's
going to promote healthythinking, healthy ways of living
, then you're going to findyourself depressed or
discouraged or wanting to not bealive.
Another thing that peoplerefrain from doing is praying.
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Prayer is a great form ofcomfort.
It can really sustain youduring times of trials.
Why is that?
Because some loads are tooheavy to carry on your own.
You know people look at prayeras therapeutic, but no, it's so
much more than that.
Prayer is real communicationwith God, and if you do that, if
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you take those steps, you willbenefit.
So if you do believe that yourlife isn't worth living, please
get the help.
Guys.
Don't hold on to pride.
Don't feel embarrassed, don'tthink that it's going to be this
way forever.
Take this time to recognizethat you need to make an
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adjustment in your life.
And that's what Jonathan, whomwe quoted at the beginning of
our theme, mentioned.
Jonathan, whom we quoted at thebeginning of our theme,
mentioned.
He says I needed to have manyconversations with my parents
and to get some medical help,but I'm doing much better now.
Although I still have ups anddowns in life, I no longer
struggle with suicidal feelings.
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What a powerful outcome for ayoung man who has so much life
to live ahead of him.
So, in review, guys, what if youdon't want to live anymore?
First thing to do is wait.
Promise yourself that you won'tact immediately.
There are options that can helpyou to deal with your problems.
Number two talk to someone.
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Friends and family members willnot know what you are going
through unless you speak up.
Number three see a physician.
Suicidal feelings can be a signof depression, an illness that
can be treated.
And number four expressyourself to God in prayer.
He knows you better than youknow yourself and he wants to
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help you see, if you keep thoseprinciples and thoughts in mind,
then you will be able to findsuccess and even, in some cases,
overcome your thoughts, yoursuicidal thoughts.
Well, guys, that is going tolead us right into our first
story for this show.
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As always, we have 10 storiesthat will leave you
flabbergasted, pensive and onthe edge of your seat.
Here's our first story AuburnMiddle School basketball coach
charged with sex crime.
An Auburn middle schoolbasketball coach has been
accused of having sex with 13and 14 year old girls who police
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said lied to him about theirages.
Dylan St Peter, 19, wasarrested this week on a charge
of gross sexual assault,according to Detective Nathan
McNally of the AntrescaganCounty Sheriff's Office.
The investigator said St Peterhad a sexual relationship with a
14-year-old girl and a13-year-old girl, the latter who
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provided an AI-generated birthcertificate to convince St Peter
she was 16 years old.
St Peter, who was employed atFairview Elementary School as an
after-school care provider, wasinitially jailed with bail set
at $25,000.
However, after making a courtappearance earlier in the week,
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his bail was lowered to $5,000.
The case involves sexualencounters between St Peter and
the girls starting late lastyear and continuing into early
2025, mcnally said.
He said St Peter contacted thegirls online through Snapchat
and both claimed to be 16 yearsold.
St Peter had sex with the14-year-old over a period of
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days, according to McNally,before she blocked him on social
media.
When St Peter went to speak tothe 13-year-old about it, police
said he began having sexualrelations with her as well,
believing her to be 16 years old.
On New Year's Eve, according toMcNally, three people,
including the 13-year-old'ssister, informed St Peter that
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the girl that he was having sexwith was underage.
St Peter confronted her aboutit, telling her that if she was
actually 13, his life was over.
Mcnally said she gets back tohim a couple of hours later with
an AI-generated birthcertificate that's on white
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paper.
The detective said it's not anauthentic document.
Nonetheless, police said StPeter was convinced by the
document.
He downloaded it to his phoneand, in spite of people
continuing to insist the girlwas 13, he continued having a
sexual relationship with her,mcnally added.
Eventually, the detective saidthe girl told an older sibling
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about her relationship with her.
Mcnally added Eventually, thedetective said the girl told an
older sibling about herrelationship with St Peter and
the matter was reported to thesheriff's office.
Mcnally questioned St Peter andultimately charged him with
gross sexual assault.
The charge is the result of StPeter's alleged relationship
with the 13-year-old.
According to Maine law, aperson younger than 14 cannot
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legally consent to sex, so thematter is considered sexual
assault.
The detective also consideredthe fact that St Peter continued
his relationship with the girleven after being told by several
people that she was in fact 13years old.
Mcnally said it was the firsttime in his career he has
investigated a sex crime thatinvolved an AI-generated birth
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certificate.
By Thursday afternoon, st Peterwas released from Androscoggin
County Jail on bail.
Now the uniqueness of this storyis now we're starting to see
the growth of AI and howpowerful it can be used in
certain matters.
However, some people will arguehow did this man, 19 years old,
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not know that this birthcertificate wasn't authentic?
Did he care enough to do theresearch.
When someone tells you thatsomeone is underage, that you're
dealing with, you might want touse some kind of discernment
and common sense so as toprotect yourself from these
circumstances and thiscircumstance that we're dealing
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with, particularly with thisstory.
How do you justify or how doyou explain the mentality or the
mindset of these girls?
Because if the girl was 13years old and lied about it,
what really occurred between herand this man?
In this following story, we aredealing with the tragic loss of
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a young middle school student.
Tuckson Middle School studentdies of overdose.
A student at a Tuckson MiddleSchool died last month and the
cause of death was a drugoverdose.
According to the autopsy,sophia Urquila died of fentanyl
toxicity and the manner of deathwas accidental.
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Urquila, 14, was found dead inher bed on January 30.
According to her family, shewas an 8th grade student at
Mansfeld Magnet in Tuxin.
The Tuxin Unified SchoolDistrict said the district
provided counseling to Sofia'sclassmates.
Sofia was born on December 6,2010, to Cindy and Manuel
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Urquila.
She was a loving child, awonderful sister to Angel and a
great friend to many.
A visitation for Sophia is setfor 9 am to 2 pm Friday at
Funeraria del Angel Catalina.
A gravesite service is set for3 to 3.30 Friday pm at Evergreen
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Mortuary located at 3015 NorthOracle Road.
Well, we do want to extend ourcondolences on behalf of the RED
team here.
The saddest thing about thestory this young girl was born
in 2010.
I was 18 years old.
Now this girl here.
Being so young and having herlife taken from her is tragic.
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You know, the tragedies of whatchildren are going through
today in school and what parentsmay not be aware of continues
to just pile up.
So we do want to express ourcondolences to this family here,
their killing family, and wehope that this road that you're
going to be on be a source ofcomfort when you are surrounded
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by people who love and care foryou.
We wish you guys all the bestthere.
In this following story, noticehow one student has taken
Valentine's Day too hard.
Elementary school student inOhio passes out Valentine's Day
envelopes containing razorblades.
Officials in Ohio say anelementary school student passed
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out Valentine's Day envelopescontaining razor blades Thursday
.
Akron Public Schools and theAkron Police Department are
investigating after a student atthe district's Hatton CLC
school unknowingly handed outsealed Valentine's envelopes
with a razor blade inside.
According to the Akron PoliceDepartment.
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The first grade student and thefather purchased the envelopes,
which were plain and sealed,from a local novelty store.
Captain Michael Miller said thegirl then decorated the
envelopes with students' namesand passed them out for
Valentine's Day.
According to Akron PublicSchools, a student discovered a
razor blade and tipped off thedistrict.
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The Akron Police Departmentsays multiple families also
filed reports.
The school district said no onewas hurt.
Police say the child received aminor cut on their finger.
It is not clear at this timehow many students received razor
blades.
In a statement the districtsaid Akron Public Schools have a
zero-tolerance policy forweapons or threats of violence.
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The district says possessing aweapon on school grounds will
result in discipline.
Our sister station, cleveland'sWOIO, says it is working to
learn what will happen to thestudent who brought the razor
blades.
The incident remains underinvestigation.
Now I don't know as to how thiswas done.
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By accident, I'm not sayingthat this wasn't an accident,
but it's interesting when you goto a store and you buy
something and you're not fullyaware as to what's going on with
what you bought.
Like could you not have feltthe razor blades in the
envelopes, or was it somethingthat was just you just picked
them up in a package and justran out the store.
I mean, it could have been anaccident I'm not saying that it
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wasn't and I'm not saying thatit was but it's just strange
that these envelopes were andthen they weren't even opened.
That's just interesting.
That's very interesting, but itcould happen.
I mean, anything is possible.
In these stories and thesecircumstances and our following
story, we're seeing that sameline of teachers abusing
students being able to givecomfort to students going
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through these circumstances.
If you have a friend goingthrough these circumstances or
dealing with certain hardships,be that support for your friend
as best you can.
Here's our next story RiversideElementary School teacher
accused of sexually assaultinggirl.
Riverside Elementary Schoolteacher accused of sexually
assaulting girl.
A teacher at an elementaryschool in Riverside was arrested
on suspicion of committing sexcrimes against a child on
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Wednesday, february 12, after aformer summer school student
accused him of abuse.
The Riverside Police Departmentsaid Hector Edward Zaldivar, 53
, of Ontario, teaches fourthgrade at Terrace Elementary in
the Alvord Unified SchoolDistrict.
He has been placed onadministrative leave.
Superintendent Resmaa Byrnesaid in a written statement.
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The investigation began onFebruary 11 when a girl said
Zaldivar molested her in June2022, the Riverside Police
Department said in a newsrelease.
June 2022, the Riverside PoliceDepartment said in a news
release, zaldivar was bookedinto Robert Presley Detention
Center in Riverside on suspicionof lewd and lascivious acts
upon a child under 14 usingforce and digital penetration,
both felonies.
The county jail log showsZaldivar remained in custody on
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Friday in Leo of a $1 millionbail.
He had not been charged as ofFriday afternoon, according to
Superior Court records.
Police ask anyone withinformation on the case to
contact Detective StevenEspinoza at 951-353-7120.
Information may be sentanonymously through the
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department's Atlas One mobileapps messaging feature.
The app is available on Appleand Android devices.
The sadness that surrounds thesestories is just.
It's really difficult forparents today.
You can't really trust peoplelike you used to, and that's sad
in itself, but when people preyon young children like this,
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it's devastating for parents.
To the victims involved orthose who may have known Mrs
Zaldivar, please accept oursorrows and support it's stories
like this that just leave youspeechless at the end of them,
like you can't really fathom it.
You know you can't really.
Just you sit back and thinklike, wow, this is the world
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that we have to live in, wherepeople do these harmful things
to other individuals.
It's just very difficult.
So we wish you guys the bestand a well recovery as you cope
with the present circumstances.
Now, this next story that I'mgoing to cover, it was very
personal for me because you guysknow I've been holding it down
on my school bus for many years,you know.
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But this story here I'm notsure if I would have been able
to hold it down this well.
Bus driver speaks out aftergetting hit by flying metal
while driving.
A bus driver is speaking outafter getting hit by a piece of
flying metal while on the job.
Stuart O'Leary, a WashingtonState bus driver, was struck by
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a piece of metal while he wasdriving a school bus at more
than 60 mph along Interstate 405last Friday.
He was driving a high schoolgirls basketball team to a game
at the time.
Was driving a high school girlsbasketball team to a game at
the time.
I'm glad it was me, not them orany of my passengers.
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O'leary told Seattle ABCaffiliate KOMO I kept the girls
safe.
That's what the job of a busdriver is transporting students
safely and I did that he added.
The pieces of metal torethrough the bus's windshield
before it struck O'Leary in thechest.
In a video released by theNorth Shore School District,
o'leary can be seen yelling outwhen the metal hits him.
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But despite the sudden pain,o'leary kept his cool behind the
wheel and two of the team'scoaches rushed over to assist
O'Leary when they heard him yellAfter emergency medical
services to assist O'Leary.
When they heard him yell Afteremergency medical services
arrived, o'leary was transportedto a local hospital and treated
for a serious bruise to hischest and cuts he sustained from
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flying glass shards that hithis face.
The cracked windshield is nowon display at the school
district's bus office andO'Leary was given the flying
piece of metal, which he said heplans on keeping as a reminder.
Authorities are still trying todetermine what the flying piece
of metal is and where itoriginated.
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Now I thought that wasimpressive.
I mean this bus driver when youlook at this video for you guys
listening and you have to catchthe video on YouTube shorts or
TikTok.
But man, this metal hit thisguy hard.
It was like you know I'msurprised he didn't pass out and
you know it was just so.
It was like a gunshot.
When you're watching this I wasjust like what?
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Like wow, that is pretty.
That's pretty intense stuffright there.
I think it's cool that he wasable to maintain his composure
and focus on the girls.
I think that's the mostimportant thing when you're
driving a bus to try to keepthose kids in mind first.
But I mean, this is a uniquesituation.
It could have anybody, it mighthave threw anybody off guard.
Now, this following story isfrom New Jersey and they are not
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telling us as to what part ofNew Jersey, for, whatever the
reasons.
But I thought this wasinteresting because, as you know
, this is a New Jersey basedpodcast, my home state.
This is where I live, newJersey, and when these things
come to the desk someone broughtthis story to my attention it
has to be discussed.
Nj bus aid convicted insix-year-old choking death.
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A New Jersey school bus aid hasbeen convicted of child
endangerment in the death of asix-year-old disabled girl who
was choked by the body harnessstrapping her into a wheelchair.
Authorities said Tuesday.
Amanda Davila has also beenaccused of aggravated
manslaughter and the July 17,2023 death of Fajir Williams.
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She faces up to 10 years inprison on the endangerment
conviction.
Earlier this month, davila tookthe stand in her own defense.
On the same day, the jury sawvideo showing what occurred
leading up to the child's deathand, as prosecutors alleged, the
woman was on her phone thewhole time.
The video played in court wasso painful to watch for the
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victim's family, her father hadto leave the courtroom while
jurors watched little Fajirstruggling to breathe.
That was the start of the thirdweek of summer program for
Fajir, whose 14-year-old sisterput her on the bus that morning.
As the bus was on its route, aseries of bumps in the road
caused Fajir to slump in herwheelchair, causing the
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four-point harness which securedher to the chair to tighten
around the neck, preventing herfrom breathing.
Prosecutors have saidpreviously Davila could be seen
on the video sitting in the seatin front of Fajir with her head
down and on her phoneheadphones in for nearly the
entire 30-minute trip to school.
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By the time the bus arrived,fajir was unresponsive.
Officers who responded to the911 call performed CPR.
She was rushed to a nearbyhospital's intensive care unit
where she was pronounced dead.
Davila was seen on the videosecuring the wheelchair to the
floor of the bus, though shetestified since day one of Fajir
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taking the bus one of the fourhooks had not been working and
that there was no shoulder strapfor the wheelchair.
She later changed her story,saying the strap didn't fit.
When being questioned by herattorney, davila said she was
never trained properly to putthe wheelchair in and strap it.
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Both prosecutors producedevidence of monthly training
sessions and, despite buscompany policy, records show,
davila sent 34 text messages andhad been on Instagram and Apple
Music when she should have beenwatching the three special
needs children on the bus fromthe back.
Davila's lawyer called the casea horrible tragedy and that his
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client shared responsibilitywith Fajir's sister and mother,
who he claimed should have madesure that the young girl was
strapped in properly.
Now, as a school bus driver,guys, you know I've been dealing
with all sorts of children.
This shouldn't have happenedlike this.
If the parents put the kid inthe chair incorrectly, it is up
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to the aides on the bus to makesure.
It's a group effort.
It cannot be put on the family.
That's just not howtransportation works.
That's why we aretransportation.
In any case, this young girllost her life and our
condolences are with theWilliams family.
This is one of the hardest, ifnot the hardest, stories we've
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ever had to cover on this showand I just want to express the
condolences for you and yourfamily during this time.
We hope that you guys will getthe support you need to continue
moving forward despite thisvery, very difficult tragedy.
In this following story, notehow two daycare workers took
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matters into their own hands tofind some sort of joy at work.
Former NJ daycare workers ranFight Club for kids aged four
through six.
Two New Jersey women facedcharges Monday for allegedly
staging a fight club among boysand girls at a daycare center,
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union County prosecutors said.
Investigators said the formerdaycare workers, erica Kenney,
22, of Cranford, and ShaniceWhite, 28, of Roselle,
referenced the movie Fight Clubas they encouraged preschoolers
and kindergartners to fight eachother on the playground at
Lightbridge Academy in Cranfordlast month.
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Kenny allegedly shot video ofthe fights and sent them to a
group of people on the appSnapchat.
Prosecutors said About a dozenchildren, boys and girls between
the ages four and six, justfighting, throwing each other to
the ground, hitting each other.
The prosecutor added the videosshow about a dozen boys and
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girls shoving each other to theground and trying to hit each
other.
According to the prosecutors,the charges stem from August the
13th, but investigators arelooking into whether the fights
were ongoing.
The Snapchat videos only last10 seconds and then disappear,
but investigators were able tofind the video after someone
recorded it.
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Prosecutors said the formerworkers staged the fights for
pure pleasure.
Neighbors of defendant Whitewere stunned.
The two women since then havebeen fired.
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Kenny and White are accused ofchild abuse.
Kenny also faces so people todaywith children.
A powerful story and why somemoms are choosing just to stay
at home with their children.
These are babies and this iswhat they're doing in the
daycares with some of these kids.
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And this is only one daycareout of thousands and thousands
of daycares out there today.
For those who are parents, newparents, and are contemplating
whether to send their child to adaycare, please, please, check
the police and do your research.
Do not just leave your kidsanywhere, guys, because we don't
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want them to end up in a storylike this.
To the parents involved here inCranford, new Jersey please,
please, know that you guys havethe support of this podcast,
that these things are not okayand they will continue unless
they're openly discussed.
Here's our following story.
I thought it was touching.
I thought it was really cool.
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Just something positive toshare with you guys on the show.
This episode.
Former Wisconsin high schoolstudent leaves school, her
estate, school her estate.
In an era when budget cuts arethe norm for school districts, a
high school in westernWisconsin got quite the surprise
from a former student whodidn't forget those formative
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high school memories.
78 years ago, going over theriver about an hour northeast of
the Twin Cities metro, you endup in the quaint village of
Osceola, wisconsin.
At the center of thistight-knit community lies
Osceola High School, a placewhere students have some of the
most formative coming-of-ageyears in their lives, has seen
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many students walk these hallsand leave a lasting impact, but
nothing quite like MillicentLindahl from the graduating
class of 1947.
Although Superintendent Stilesnever knew this former grad, she
does now.
Over the past summer,superintendent Stiles got a
surprising email about Millie,who passed away in 2021 and
wanted to leave her high school.
Some money.
The amount shocking.
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Millie left the high school$1.8 million, with more to come.
We were absolutely dumbfoundedby the amount that it was, so we
were like, okay, who is thisperson?
Like, okay, who is this personIn a town where seemingly
everyone knows everyone?
Millie Lindahl, who laterbecame Millie Chapman, was an
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unknown, at least until now.
Based on yearbooks, millie wasan active student in drama club,
part of the yearbook committee,school newspaper and a
cheerleader, millie always feltas though her high school was
home, and so the question thatthey asked how was she able to
afford this?
Well, she lived within hermeans.
It's amazing how generous aperson can be.
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When I read this article and itwas sent, I thought that this
woman would have been amillionaire, someone who was a
celebrity, who used to go to theschool.
But no, no, it says here thatwe didn't find any kids on her
record and she seemed likesomeone who just lived well
within her means.
What a powerful lesson for usguys.
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A lot of people say I don't makeenough money.
A lot of people say I need tomake more money.
A lot of people say I need tomake more money.
No, you don't.
You just got to manage themoney that you have.
You have to take care of whatyou do have and what's coming
through your hands.
A lot of people don't want todo that.
I think it's cool that, as shewas ending her life, she thought
about something she could dofor other people, and I find
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that to be encouraging.
I find that to be fortifying,and that's the thing about
giving.
There is indeed more happinessin giving to a person than not
giving, and I find that to bereally fortifying.
It's a nice principle that mywife and I try to live by In our
following story it leads totragedy.
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Please accept our condolences.
Story it leads to tragedy.
Please accept our condolences,our condolences here and then
those who knew these young menthat attend this high school.
Please know that you have oursupport and feel free to reach
out comment or email about howyou may be feeling during some
of these emotional moments.
North Carolina high schoolfootball players killed in an
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ATV crash after house party.
Three adults charged.
Three North Carolina adults havebeen arrested and charged in
connection with a fatal ATVaccident involving two teenagers
.
Rosman High School studentsLane Jones and Jaden Reynaldo
were killed while riding an ATVin August 2024 in Rossman, a
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town on the southwestern edge ofNorth Carolina near the border
of South Carolina.
They slammed into a tree on OldWagon Road and were pronounced
dead at the scene.
According to WLOS, northCarolina police previously said
Jones and Reynaldo wereattending a party on that street
the night of the crash.
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The Transylvanian Timesreported Ashley Marie Darity, 35
, faces two counts ofinvoluntary manslaughter in
connection with the incident.
She was indicted on February10,.
According to court record, northCarolina Alcohol Law
Enforcement recently arrestedPatricia Whitehead, 33, and
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Brandon Rathbone, 47, inconnection with the incident.
Transylvanian County recordsshow Whitehead is facing two
charges of aiding an underagepurchase of alcohol and Rathbone
is facing one count of the samecharge.
Rathbone is facing one count ofthe same charge, while the
documents are dated February2023,.
Officials told WLOS that thecharges are tied to the ATV
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accident.
The records allege thatWhitehead and Rathbone provided
alcohol to a juvenile under 21and hosted an underage house
party.
The court document also statesthat Whitehead and Rathbone held
a female juvenile up while shedid a keg stand.
Darity was reportedly releasedon a $20,000 bond, according to
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WLOS.
Her attorney is not commentingon the case at this time.
North Carolina Alcohol LawEnforcement did not respond to
an inquiry from a news media.
Hmm, tragedy lies deception.
When the adults I mean theseadults here, 33, 35, they're in
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my same generation, my sameupbringing, the time that we
grew up in the 90s.
It's just shocking, it's justsad.
Children today, young adults,are supposed to look to the next
generation for direction andguidance, but they can't if that
generation is constantlybombarding them with bad,
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troubling influence, terriblenews and that's the thing that
makes this all the moredifficult is difficult because
there are people out there whoreally need that support and
that comfort.
But if they can't find itanywhere, stories like this are
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always going to continue.
To the victim's family andfriends, please accept our
condolences here from the REDteam.
Here's our final story ofepisode number 25.
A middle school teacher arrested, charged with exploitation in
DeSoto County.
Police say the South HavenPolice Department is reporting
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that a middle school teacher oreducator has been arrested and
accused of exploiting a child.
According to SPD, they receiveda complaint regarding a teacher
at DeSoto Central Middle School.
Officers were informed that ateacher was making inappropriate
comments toward a student.
Upon further investigation, theteacher, stephen Taylor Hart,
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was taken into custody and isnow facing charges for child
exploitation.
He is due in court February the26th.
A brief story, very simple andto the point.
These people today don'trecognize the power that they
have as a teacher and this iswhat they do with their students
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.
It's becoming more and moreprevalent.
But if you guys stay vigilant,diligent, you don't isolate
yourself with persons, whoeverthey are.
No teacher should be alone withtheir student.
It's just not wise this day andage.
If you keep being proactive,then these things can be
prevented.
Sometimes they can be andsometimes they can't.
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We hope we really hope thatthis podcast is reaching people,
that people are learning fromthis podcast and are growing
from this podcast, because timesare dangerous, times are tough,
times are wicked.
We love all of our listenersand we appreciate you guys
tuning in with us each and everyweek.
It's not easy, but it ispossible to endure.
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Guys, this has been anotherepisode of RED.
It's the Everyday Podcast forthe Everyday People.
We'll catch you guys on episodenumber 26.
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.
Before we get into the themefor this show, I want to
apologize for my nasalcongestion passageway.
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I've been getting over a coldand I'm at the end of it, but
you know, you still have thatlittle distinction and
distortion in your voice andthen there's that slight cough
that comes out from time to time.
So I'm working my way throughthat.
But I do want to thank all ofthe new subscribers that have
joined us as of now, 809 onYouTube.
So if you're listening to thispodcast for the first time, you
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want to catch the shorts andfull length short view.
Catch me on my YouTube channel,red podcasting, or you can be
able to listen to this podcast,this podcast, this podcast on
any platform, whether that beSpotify for you Spotify lovers
or you Apple users at Applepodcast.
This podcast on any platform,whether that be Spotify for you
Spotify lovers, or you Appleusers at Apple podcast, amazon,
et cetera.
You can really be able to catchthis podcast on any major
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podcasting platform.
I want to thank you, guys,because when I first started
this show, I didn't really knowas to where it was going to go.
I thought that if you, if youscroll right, you know I have
111 episodes.
If you scroll all of the waydown to the bottom, you'll see
the first couple of episodes inthe first season that I did.
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It wasn't school news, thatwasn't the niche, the niche, the
niche.
And as time progressed, Istarted to see more and more of
a need to create a platformwhere young people and
principals, administrators andparents could turn to, to be
able to have that source ofcomfort during these drastic
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stories that just come throughmass media news and no one
really talks about or givescomfort to these persons.
They just highlight the newsand they just move on to these
persons.
They just highlight the newsand they just move on.
So I did this podcast two yearsago now at this point with that
in mind, and the growth thatI've experienced is just
breathtaking and refreshing andI just want to thank you guys
for that.
The subscribers on YouTube andthe followers on TikTok now 16
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something.
I don't keep up with it, I justupload and just respond to
comments.
That's really what I do.
People are going to follow.
They're going to not like thecontent.
People are going to be people,so it's my responsibility to
just remain consistent so thatyou guys can have that better
opportunity at a great show.
So, without further ado, thathighlights our theme for this
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particular episode, number 25.
I don't know if you guys havebeen keeping up with the news or
have been seeing some of thethings going on out there, but
there's so much negative news.
If I flip over into my AppleNews column and I look at my
Apple News stories, there's justplane crashes all over the
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place.
Grand jury says policedepartment should be abolished
as five officers are charged.
Plane crash, donald Trump, blah, blah, blah, etc.
Etc.
And then in the entertainmentnews, nicolas Cage's ex is suing
their son for assault.
But with all of that negativenews going on around, it can be
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difficult for a young person towant to live or to continue to
live, because they may not see abright future.
So, with that in mind, thetheme of this episode what if I
don't want to live anymore?
What are if you are thinking orhaving thoughts of not wanting
to be alive anymore?
Well, it can happen and that'swhy we're going to address it If
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you know someone who is goingthrough a time like that, or
someone who could benefit fromthis particular theme, feel free
to send them this episode inhopes that they may have a
different outlook.
After hearing our discussion Afew years ago, my anxiety was so
severe that I felt like I wasfighting fires.
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Every day.
During those times, I thoughtabout killing myself.
I didn't really want to die.
I just wanted the suffering tostop.
Jonathan 17.
Have you ever felt likeJonathan?
At one moment in your life, youmay have felt as high as the
clouds, but on another occasion,you may have felt so low that
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you just wanted to not be hereamong the living anymore.
Well, if you have, you're notalone, guys.
In a survey of some 14,000 highschool students, nearly one in
five admitted to havingconsidered suicide within the
previous 12 months.
The survey was conducted in2019 by the US Centers for
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Disease Control and Prevention.
Well, if you feel like that,what is it that you can do?
We're going to discuss fourthings that will help you if
you're having these feelings ofnot wanting to be alive anymore.
The first thing is to wait.
Promise yourself that you won'tact immediately on the impulse.
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Although your problems may seemoverwhelming, there are options
available that can help youlearn how to deal with them.
You might feel as though youwere trapped in a maze, but
feelings don't always reflectreality.
There are ways to deal withyour situation With the right
kind of help.
That way or the way out may becloser than you think.
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I too have found it difficultduring these times.
Sometimes feelings ofloneliness, emptiness or
despondency overcome us ashumans.
But if you keep in mindprinciples that can help you and
you reflect on moments in whichyou were happy and felt good,
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you can find comfort.
Adoring those heavy emotionshere's something that really is
a comfort for many.
It's a principle.
It says we are hard pressed inevery way, but not cramped
beyond movement.
We are perplexed, but notabsolutely with no way out.
That principle has helped manypeople to cope with these
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feelings of intense emotion thatthey may have experienced.
If thoughts of taking your lifeare strong or persist, find out
what resources are available toyou for help, perhaps a suicide
prevention hotline or a hospitalemergency room.
These are staffed by people whoare trained to provide
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assistance and they really wantto help you.
Many people I know haveexperienced these emotions, but
they don't want to get that help.
They don't want to deal withthe medical circumstances or the
politics of medicine.
The reality is it will and canbenefit you.
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If you give certain things achance and you keep an open mind
, you can combat those negativethoughts.
That brings us to our secondpoint Talk to someone.
There are people who care aboutyou and they want to help.
These might include friends andfamily members who won't know
what you're going through unlessyou tell them.
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A lot of the times I'll speakto someone and they'll say
Rashaun, I came to you and Iwanted to express this and blah,
blah, blah, no one else caresenough, and all of that great
stuff.
And then I think to myself well, who else have you told?
And they'll say I haven't toldanybody because no one else
cares.
And my response is always well,how do you know?
If we don't allow our familymembers and our relatives and
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our friends in on these heavyemotions, we will never know
what comfort they can give to us.
If you don't feel comfortabletalking to any of those persons
listed, find someone that youcan talk to.
Find someone that is going togive you that comfort that you
need during those stressfultimes.
Some people need eyeglasses tohelp them to see things clearly,
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a friend can fill a similarrole.
They can help you to putproblems in perspective and to
regain your desire to live.
That is what a true friend cando Now.
Today, it's hard to find a truefriend.
I'll tell you first.
It can be hard.
It's even in times when you area true friend to someone else.
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But there is a principle thatprovides a powerful reality.
The principle is a true friendis born for times of distress.
And it's true when you findthat genuine friend, that person
that loves and cares for you,and they show that emotion
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through practicality orpractical ways, it is a
refreshing endeavor.
It is a wonderful opportunityfor you and that friend to grow
and for you to find comfort.
So what can you do?
What can help or how can youstart?
Well, to start a discussion onthe topic, you could say I've
been having some very negativethoughts lately.
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Would it be okay for me to talkto you about it?
Or you could say I have someproblems that I can't seem to
solve on my own.
Would you be willing to help me?
If that does not work, or youfeel as though you don't have
someone, you can speak to see aphysician Health problems like
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anxiety or depression can causepeople to lose their desire to
live.
The good news is that theseconditions are treatable.
Just as the flu can cause youto lose your desire to eat,
depression can cause you to loseyour desire to live.
However, both illnesses aretreatable.
People refrain from going tothe doctor because they are
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afraid of what the doctor willdo or say, while the reality is
healthy, people do not need aphysician, but those who are
sick or ill do.
Here's a suggestion Get anadequate amount of sleep and
exercise.
Do not forsake the power ofsleep and exercise.
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A lot of people look atexercise as just a means of
looking good, but the physicaladvantage that exercising can do
for your body phenomenal.
You'll also want to make surethat you maintain a nutritious
diet.
The state of your health canaffect your outlook on life, and
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that's the reality of it.
If you are not a healthy person, if you're not feeding yourself
properly, if you're notengaging in activities that's
going to promote healthythinking, healthy ways of living
, then you're going to findyourself depressed or
discouraged or wanting to not bealive.
Another thing that peoplerefrain from doing is praying.
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Prayer is a great form ofcomfort.
It can really sustain youduring times of trials.
Why is that?
Because some loads are tooheavy to carry on your own.
You know people look at prayeras therapeutic, but no, it's so
much more than that.
Prayer is real communicationwith God, and if you do that, if
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you take those steps, you willbenefit.
So if you do believe that yourlife isn't worth living, please
get the help.
Guys.
Don't hold on to pride.
Don't feel embarrassed, don'tthink that it's going to be this
way forever.
Take this time to recognizethat you need to make an
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adjustment in your life.
And that's what Jonathan, whomwe quoted at the beginning of
our theme, mentioned.
Jonathan, whom we quoted at thebeginning of our theme,
mentioned.
He says I needed to have manyconversations with my parents
and to get some medical help,but I'm doing much better now.
Although I still have ups anddowns in life, I no longer
struggle with suicidal feelings.
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What a powerful outcome for ayoung man who has so much life
to live ahead of him.
So, in review, guys, what if youdon't want to live anymore?
First thing to do is wait.
Promise yourself that you won'tact immediately.
There are options that can helpyou to deal with your problems.
Number two talk to someone.
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Friends and family members willnot know what you are going
through unless you speak up.
Number three see a physician.
Suicidal feelings can be a signof depression, an illness that
can be treated.
And number four expressyourself to God in prayer.
He knows you better than youknow yourself and he wants to
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help you see, if you keep thoseprinciples and thoughts in mind,
then you will be able to findsuccess and even, in some cases,
overcome your thoughts, yoursuicidal thoughts.
Well, guys, that is going tolead us right into our first
story for this show.
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As always, we have 10 storiesthat will leave you
flabbergasted, pensive and onthe edge of your seat.
Here's our first story AuburnMiddle School basketball coach
charged with sex crime.
An Auburn middle schoolbasketball coach has been
accused of having sex with 13and 14 year old girls who police
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said lied to him about theirages.
Dylan St Peter, 19, wasarrested this week on a charge
of gross sexual assault,according to Detective Nathan
McNally of the AntrescaganCounty Sheriff's Office.
The investigator said St Peterhad a sexual relationship with a
14-year-old girl and a13-year-old girl, the latter who
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provided an AI-generated birthcertificate to convince St Peter
she was 16 years old.
St Peter, who was employed atFairview Elementary School as an
after-school care provider, wasinitially jailed with bail set
at $25,000.
However, after making a courtappearance earlier in the week,
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his bail was lowered to $5,000.
The case involves sexualencounters between St Peter and
the girls starting late lastyear and continuing into early
2025, mcnally said.
He said St Peter contacted thegirls online through Snapchat
and both claimed to be 16 yearsold.
St Peter had sex with the14-year-old over a period of
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days, according to McNally,before she blocked him on social
media.
When St Peter went to speak tothe 13-year-old about it, police
said he began having sexualrelations with her as well,
believing her to be 16 years old.
On New Year's Eve, according toMcNally, three people,
including the 13-year-old'ssister, informed St Peter that
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the girl that he was having sexwith was underage.
St Peter confronted her aboutit, telling her that if she was
actually 13, his life was over.
Mcnally said she gets back tohim a couple of hours later with
an AI-generated birthcertificate that's on white
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paper.
The detective said it's not anauthentic document.
Nonetheless, police said StPeter was convinced by the
document.
He downloaded it to his phoneand, in spite of people
continuing to insist the girlwas 13, he continued having a
sexual relationship with her,mcnally added.
Eventually, the detective saidthe girl told an older sibling
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about her relationship with her.
Mcnally added Eventually, thedetective said the girl told an
older sibling about herrelationship with St Peter and
the matter was reported to thesheriff's office.
Mcnally questioned St Peter andultimately charged him with
gross sexual assault.
The charge is the result of StPeter's alleged relationship
with the 13-year-old.
According to Maine law, aperson younger than 14 cannot
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legally consent to sex, so thematter is considered sexual
assault.
The detective also consideredthe fact that St Peter continued
his relationship with the girleven after being told by several
people that she was in fact 13years old.
Mcnally said it was the firsttime in his career he has
investigated a sex crime thatinvolved an AI-generated birth
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certificate.
By Thursday afternoon, st Peterwas released from Androscoggin
County Jail on bail.
Now the uniqueness of this storyis now we're starting to see
the growth of AI and howpowerful it can be used in
certain matters.
However, some people will arguehow did this man, 19 years old,
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not know that this birthcertificate wasn't authentic?
Did he care enough to do theresearch.
When someone tells you thatsomeone is underage, that you're
dealing with, you might want touse some kind of discernment
and common sense so as toprotect yourself from these
circumstances and thiscircumstance that we're dealing
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with, particularly with thisstory.
How do you justify or how doyou explain the mentality or the
mindset of these girls?
Because if the girl was 13years old and lied about it,
what really occurred between herand this man?
In this following story, we aredealing with the tragic loss of
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a young middle school student.
Tuckson Middle School studentdies of overdose.
A student at a Tuckson MiddleSchool died last month and the
cause of death was a drugoverdose.
According to the autopsy,sophia Urquila died of fentanyl
toxicity and the manner of deathwas accidental.
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Urquila, 14, was found dead inher bed on January 30.
According to her family, shewas an 8th grade student at
Mansfeld Magnet in Tuxin.
The Tuxin Unified SchoolDistrict said the district
provided counseling to Sofia'sclassmates.
Sofia was born on December 6,2010, to Cindy and Manuel
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Urquila.
She was a loving child, awonderful sister to Angel and a
great friend to many.
A visitation for Sophia is setfor 9 am to 2 pm Friday at
Funeraria del Angel Catalina.
A gravesite service is set for3 to 3.30 Friday pm at Evergreen
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Mortuary located at 3015 NorthOracle Road.
Well, we do want to extend ourcondolences on behalf of the RED
team here.
The saddest thing about thestory this young girl was born
in 2010.
I was 18 years old.
Now this girl here.
Being so young and having herlife taken from her is tragic.
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You know, the tragedies of whatchildren are going through
today in school and what parentsmay not be aware of continues
to just pile up.
So we do want to express ourcondolences to this family here,
their killing family, and wehope that this road that you're
going to be on be a source ofcomfort when you are surrounded
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by people who love and care foryou.
We wish you guys all the bestthere.
In this following story, noticehow one student has taken
Valentine's Day too hard.
Elementary school student inOhio passes out Valentine's Day
envelopes containing razorblades.
Officials in Ohio say anelementary school student passed
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out Valentine's Day envelopescontaining razor blades Thursday
.
Akron Public Schools and theAkron Police Department are
investigating after a student atthe district's Hatton CLC
school unknowingly handed outsealed Valentine's envelopes
with a razor blade inside.
According to the Akron PoliceDepartment.
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The first grade student and thefather purchased the envelopes,
which were plain and sealed,from a local novelty store.
Captain Michael Miller said thegirl then decorated the
envelopes with students' namesand passed them out for
Valentine's Day.
According to Akron PublicSchools, a student discovered a
razor blade and tipped off thedistrict.
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The Akron Police Departmentsays multiple families also
filed reports.
The school district said no onewas hurt.
Police say the child received aminor cut on their finger.
It is not clear at this timehow many students received razor
blades.
In a statement the districtsaid Akron Public Schools have a
zero-tolerance policy forweapons or threats of violence.
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The district says possessing aweapon on school grounds will
result in discipline.
Our sister station, cleveland'sWOIO, says it is working to
learn what will happen to thestudent who brought the razor
blades.
The incident remains underinvestigation.
Now I don't know as to how thiswas done.
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By accident, I'm not sayingthat this wasn't an accident,
but it's interesting when you goto a store and you buy
something and you're not fullyaware as to what's going on with
what you bought.
Like could you not have feltthe razor blades in the
envelopes, or was it somethingthat was just you just picked
them up in a package and justran out the store.
I mean, it could have been anaccident I'm not saying that it
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wasn't and I'm not saying thatit was but it's just strange
that these envelopes were andthen they weren't even opened.
That's just interesting.
That's very interesting, but itcould happen.
I mean, anything is possible.
In these stories and thesecircumstances and our following
story, we're seeing that sameline of teachers abusing
students being able to givecomfort to students going
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through these circumstances.
If you have a friend goingthrough these circumstances or
dealing with certain hardships,be that support for your friend
as best you can.
Here's our next story RiversideElementary School teacher
accused of sexually assaultinggirl.
Riverside Elementary Schoolteacher accused of sexually
assaulting girl.
A teacher at an elementaryschool in Riverside was arrested
on suspicion of committing sexcrimes against a child on
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Wednesday, february 12, after aformer summer school student
accused him of abuse.
The Riverside Police Departmentsaid Hector Edward Zaldivar, 53
, of Ontario, teaches fourthgrade at Terrace Elementary in
the Alvord Unified SchoolDistrict.
He has been placed onadministrative leave.
Superintendent Resmaa Byrnesaid in a written statement.
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The investigation began onFebruary 11 when a girl said
Zaldivar molested her in June2022, the Riverside Police
Department said in a newsrelease.
June 2022, the Riverside PoliceDepartment said in a news
release, zaldivar was bookedinto Robert Presley Detention
Center in Riverside on suspicionof lewd and lascivious acts
upon a child under 14 usingforce and digital penetration,
both felonies.
The county jail log showsZaldivar remained in custody on
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Friday in Leo of a $1 millionbail.
He had not been charged as ofFriday afternoon, according to
Superior Court records.
Police ask anyone withinformation on the case to
contact Detective StevenEspinoza at 951-353-7120.
Information may be sentanonymously through the
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department's Atlas One mobileapps messaging feature.
The app is available on Appleand Android devices.
The sadness that surrounds thesestories is just.
It's really difficult forparents today.
You can't really trust peoplelike you used to, and that's sad
in itself, but when people preyon young children like this,
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it's devastating for parents.
To the victims involved orthose who may have known Mrs
Zaldivar, please accept oursorrows and support it's stories
like this that just leave youspeechless at the end of them,
like you can't really fathom it.
You know you can't really.
Just you sit back and thinklike, wow, this is the world
(24:43):
that we have to live in, wherepeople do these harmful things
to other individuals.
It's just very difficult.
So we wish you guys the bestand a well recovery as you cope
with the present circumstances.
Now, this next story that I'mgoing to cover, it was very
personal for me because you guysknow I've been holding it down
on my school bus for many years,you know.
(25:04):
But this story here I'm notsure if I would have been able
to hold it down this well.
Bus driver speaks out aftergetting hit by flying metal
while driving.
A bus driver is speaking outafter getting hit by a piece of
flying metal while on the job.
Stuart O'Leary, a WashingtonState bus driver, was struck by
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a piece of metal while he wasdriving a school bus at more
than 60 mph along Interstate 405last Friday.
He was driving a high schoolgirls basketball team to a game
at the time.
Was driving a high school girlsbasketball team to a game at
the time.
I'm glad it was me, not them orany of my passengers.
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O'leary told Seattle ABCaffiliate KOMO I kept the girls
safe.
That's what the job of a busdriver is transporting students
safely and I did that he added.
The pieces of metal torethrough the bus's windshield
before it struck O'Leary in thechest.
In a video released by theNorth Shore School District,
o'leary can be seen yelling outwhen the metal hits him.
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But despite the sudden pain,o'leary kept his cool behind the
wheel and two of the team'scoaches rushed over to assist
O'Leary when they heard him yellAfter emergency medical
services to assist O'Leary.
When they heard him yell Afteremergency medical services
arrived, o'leary was transportedto a local hospital and treated
for a serious bruise to hischest and cuts he sustained from
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flying glass shards that hithis face.
The cracked windshield is nowon display at the school
district's bus office andO'Leary was given the flying
piece of metal, which he said heplans on keeping as a reminder.
Authorities are still trying todetermine what the flying piece
of metal is and where itoriginated.
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Now I thought that wasimpressive.
I mean this bus driver when youlook at this video for you guys
listening and you have to catchthe video on YouTube shorts or
TikTok.
But man, this metal hit thisguy hard.
It was like you know I'msurprised he didn't pass out and
you know it was just so.
It was like a gunshot.
When you're watching this I wasjust like what?
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Like wow, that is pretty.
That's pretty intense stuffright there.
I think it's cool that he wasable to maintain his composure
and focus on the girls.
I think that's the mostimportant thing when you're
driving a bus to try to keepthose kids in mind first.
But I mean, this is a uniquesituation.
It could have anybody, it mighthave threw anybody off guard.
Now, this following story isfrom New Jersey and they are not
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telling us as to what part ofNew Jersey, for, whatever the
reasons.
But I thought this wasinteresting because, as you know
, this is a New Jersey basedpodcast, my home state.
This is where I live, newJersey, and when these things
come to the desk someone broughtthis story to my attention it
has to be discussed.
Nj bus aid convicted insix-year-old choking death.
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A New Jersey school bus aid hasbeen convicted of child
endangerment in the death of asix-year-old disabled girl who
was choked by the body harnessstrapping her into a wheelchair.
Authorities said Tuesday.
Amanda Davila has also beenaccused of aggravated
manslaughter and the July 17,2023 death of Fajir Williams.
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She faces up to 10 years inprison on the endangerment
conviction.
Earlier this month, davila tookthe stand in her own defense.
On the same day, the jury sawvideo showing what occurred
leading up to the child's deathand, as prosecutors alleged, the
woman was on her phone thewhole time.
The video played in court wasso painful to watch for the
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victim's family, her father hadto leave the courtroom while
jurors watched little Fajirstruggling to breathe.
That was the start of the thirdweek of summer program for
Fajir, whose 14-year-old sisterput her on the bus that morning.
As the bus was on its route, aseries of bumps in the road
caused Fajir to slump in herwheelchair, causing the
(29:08):
four-point harness which securedher to the chair to tighten
around the neck, preventing herfrom breathing.
Prosecutors have saidpreviously Davila could be seen
on the video sitting in the seatin front of Fajir with her head
down and on her phoneheadphones in for nearly the
entire 30-minute trip to school.
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By the time the bus arrived,fajir was unresponsive.
Officers who responded to the911 call performed CPR.
She was rushed to a nearbyhospital's intensive care unit
where she was pronounced dead.
Davila was seen on the videosecuring the wheelchair to the
floor of the bus, though shetestified since day one of Fajir
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taking the bus one of the fourhooks had not been working and
that there was no shoulder strapfor the wheelchair.
She later changed her story,saying the strap didn't fit.
When being questioned by herattorney, davila said she was
never trained properly to putthe wheelchair in and strap it.
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Both prosecutors producedevidence of monthly training
sessions and, despite buscompany policy, records show,
davila sent 34 text messages andhad been on Instagram and Apple
Music when she should have beenwatching the three special
needs children on the bus fromthe back.
Davila's lawyer called the casea horrible tragedy and that his
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client shared responsibilitywith Fajir's sister and mother,
who he claimed should have madesure that the young girl was
strapped in properly.
Now, as a school bus driver,guys, you know I've been dealing
with all sorts of children.
This shouldn't have happenedlike this.
If the parents put the kid inthe chair incorrectly, it is up
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to the aides on the bus to makesure.
It's a group effort.
It cannot be put on the family.
That's just not howtransportation works.
That's why we aretransportation.
In any case, this young girllost her life and our
condolences are with theWilliams family.
This is one of the hardest, ifnot the hardest, stories we've
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ever had to cover on this showand I just want to express the
condolences for you and yourfamily during this time.
We hope that you guys will getthe support you need to continue
moving forward despite thisvery, very difficult tragedy.
In this following story, notehow two daycare workers took
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matters into their own hands tofind some sort of joy at work.
Former NJ daycare workers ranFight Club for kids aged four
through six.
Two New Jersey women facedcharges Monday for allegedly
staging a fight club among boysand girls at a daycare center,
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union County prosecutors said.
Investigators said the formerdaycare workers, erica Kenney,
22, of Cranford, and ShaniceWhite, 28, of Roselle,
referenced the movie Fight Clubas they encouraged preschoolers
and kindergartners to fight eachother on the playground at
Lightbridge Academy in Cranfordlast month.
(32:23):
Kenny allegedly shot video ofthe fights and sent them to a
group of people on the appSnapchat.
Prosecutors said About a dozenchildren, boys and girls between
the ages four and six, justfighting, throwing each other to
the ground, hitting each other.
The prosecutor added the videosshow about a dozen boys and
(32:45):
girls shoving each other to theground and trying to hit each
other.
According to the prosecutors,the charges stem from August the
13th, but investigators arelooking into whether the fights
were ongoing.
The Snapchat videos only last10 seconds and then disappear,
but investigators were able tofind the video after someone
recorded it.
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Prosecutors said the formerworkers staged the fights for
pure pleasure.
Neighbors of defendant Whitewere stunned.
The two women since then havebeen fired.
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Kenny and White are accused ofchild abuse.
Kenny also faces so people todaywith children.
A powerful story and why somemoms are choosing just to stay
at home with their children.
These are babies and this iswhat they're doing in the
daycares with some of these kids.
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And this is only one daycareout of thousands and thousands
of daycares out there today.
For those who are parents, newparents, and are contemplating
whether to send their child to adaycare, please, please, check
the police and do your research.
Do not just leave your kidsanywhere, guys, because we don't
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want them to end up in a storylike this.
To the parents involved here inCranford, new Jersey please,
please, know that you guys havethe support of this podcast,
that these things are not okayand they will continue unless
they're openly discussed.
Here's our following story.
I thought it was touching.
I thought it was really cool.
(34:28):
Just something positive toshare with you guys on the show.
This episode.
Former Wisconsin high schoolstudent leaves school, her
estate, school her estate.
In an era when budget cuts arethe norm for school districts, a
high school in westernWisconsin got quite the surprise
from a former student whodidn't forget those formative
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high school memories.
78 years ago, going over theriver about an hour northeast of
the Twin Cities metro, you endup in the quaint village of
Osceola, wisconsin.
At the center of thistight-knit community lies
Osceola High School, a placewhere students have some of the
most formative coming-of-ageyears in their lives, has seen
(35:23):
many students walk these hallsand leave a lasting impact, but
nothing quite like MillicentLindahl from the graduating
class of 1947.
Although Superintendent Stilesnever knew this former grad, she
does now.
Over the past summer,superintendent Stiles got a
surprising email about Millie,who passed away in 2021 and
wanted to leave her high school.
Some money.
The amount shocking.
(35:44):
Millie left the high school$1.8 million, with more to come.
We were absolutely dumbfoundedby the amount that it was, so we
were like, okay, who is thisperson?
Like, okay, who is this personIn a town where seemingly
everyone knows everyone?
Millie Lindahl, who laterbecame Millie Chapman, was an
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unknown, at least until now.
Based on yearbooks, millie wasan active student in drama club,
part of the yearbook committee,school newspaper and a
cheerleader, millie always feltas though her high school was
home, and so the question thatthey asked how was she able to
afford this?
Well, she lived within hermeans.
It's amazing how generous aperson can be.
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When I read this article and itwas sent, I thought that this
woman would have been amillionaire, someone who was a
celebrity, who used to go to theschool.
But no, no, it says here thatwe didn't find any kids on her
record and she seemed likesomeone who just lived well
within her means.
What a powerful lesson for usguys.
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A lot of people say I don't makeenough money.
A lot of people say I need tomake more money.
A lot of people say I need tomake more money.
No, you don't.
You just got to manage themoney that you have.
You have to take care of whatyou do have and what's coming
through your hands.
A lot of people don't want todo that.
I think it's cool that, as shewas ending her life, she thought
about something she could dofor other people, and I find
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that to be encouraging.
I find that to be fortifying,and that's the thing about
giving.
There is indeed more happinessin giving to a person than not
giving, and I find that to bereally fortifying.
It's a nice principle that mywife and I try to live by In our
following story it leads totragedy.
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Please accept our condolences.
Story it leads to tragedy.
Please accept our condolences,our condolences here and then
those who knew these young menthat attend this high school.
Please know that you have oursupport and feel free to reach
out comment or email about howyou may be feeling during some
of these emotional moments.
North Carolina high schoolfootball players killed in an
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ATV crash after house party.
Three adults charged.
Three North Carolina adults havebeen arrested and charged in
connection with a fatal ATVaccident involving two teenagers
.
Rosman High School studentsLane Jones and Jaden Reynaldo
were killed while riding an ATVin August 2024 in Rossman, a
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town on the southwestern edge ofNorth Carolina near the border
of South Carolina.
They slammed into a tree on OldWagon Road and were pronounced
dead at the scene.
According to WLOS, northCarolina police previously said
Jones and Reynaldo wereattending a party on that street
the night of the crash.
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The Transylvanian Timesreported Ashley Marie Darity, 35
, faces two counts ofinvoluntary manslaughter in
connection with the incident.
She was indicted on February10,.
According to court record, northCarolina Alcohol Law
Enforcement recently arrestedPatricia Whitehead, 33, and
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Brandon Rathbone, 47, inconnection with the incident.
Transylvanian County recordsshow Whitehead is facing two
charges of aiding an underagepurchase of alcohol and Rathbone
is facing one count of the samecharge.
Rathbone is facing one count ofthe same charge, while the
documents are dated February2023,.
Officials told WLOS that thecharges are tied to the ATV
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accident.
The records allege thatWhitehead and Rathbone provided
alcohol to a juvenile under 21and hosted an underage house
party.
The court document also statesthat Whitehead and Rathbone held
a female juvenile up while shedid a keg stand.
Darity was reportedly releasedon a $20,000 bond, according to
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WLOS.
Her attorney is not commentingon the case at this time.
North Carolina Alcohol LawEnforcement did not respond to
an inquiry from a news media.
Hmm, tragedy lies deception.
When the adults I mean theseadults here, 33, 35, they're in
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my same generation, my sameupbringing, the time that we
grew up in the 90s.
It's just shocking, it's justsad.
Children today, young adults,are supposed to look to the next
generation for direction andguidance, but they can't if that
generation is constantlybombarding them with bad,
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troubling influence, terriblenews and that's the thing that
makes this all the moredifficult is difficult because
there are people out there whoreally need that support and
that comfort.
But if they can't find itanywhere, stories like this are
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always going to continue.
To the victim's family andfriends, please accept our
condolences here from the REDteam.
Here's our final story ofepisode number 25.
A middle school teacher arrested, charged with exploitation in
DeSoto County.
Police say the South HavenPolice Department is reporting
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that a middle school teacher oreducator has been arrested and
accused of exploiting a child.
According to SPD, they receiveda complaint regarding a teacher
at DeSoto Central Middle School.
Officers were informed that ateacher was making inappropriate
comments toward a student.
Upon further investigation, theteacher, stephen Taylor Hart,
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was taken into custody and isnow facing charges for child
exploitation.
He is due in court February the26th.
A brief story, very simple andto the point.
These people today don'trecognize the power that they
have as a teacher and this iswhat they do with their students
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.
It's becoming more and moreprevalent.
But if you guys stay vigilant,diligent, you don't isolate
yourself with persons, whoeverthey are.
No teacher should be alone withtheir student.
It's just not wise this day andage.
If you keep being proactive,then these things can be
prevented.
Sometimes they can be andsometimes they can't.
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We hope we really hope thatthis podcast is reaching people,
that people are learning fromthis podcast and are growing
from this podcast, because timesare dangerous, times are tough,
times are wicked.
We love all of our listenersand we appreciate you guys
tuning in with us each and everyweek.
It's not easy, but it ispossible to endure.
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Guys, this has been anotherepisode of RED.
It's the Everyday Podcast forthe Everyday People.
We'll catch you guys on episodenumber 26.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
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