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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 that everyday podcast forthat everyday person.
Recently I was thinking aboutlike changing the the slogan for
the show, but I the show.
But it really sums upeverything that this show is
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about.
This show is designed to beable to help persons of all
cultures, all backgrounds toreally be able to find their
place and cope with thecircumstances of today.
I really appreciate being ableto bring you guys this news
because it really it just showsthat someone out there is caring
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.
And on TikTok we've beengrowing.
We are almost reaching the2000s.
I never thought that'd bepossible.
And on YouTube we are growinginto the middle 800s.
So not as much as TikTok, butwe're still growing here on this
channel.
It's been a long week.
First off, I just want to givemy condolences to a celebrity,
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Michelle Trachtenberg.
She died man.
She passed away at 39 years old.
She was a former gossip girl,uh, in that show.
She, um, she went underwent aliver transplant and it didn't.
I guess they're saying itdidn't go well.
There is not there's not muchdetail on what happened.
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Regarding her circumstances.
The nypd confirmed thattrattenberg was found
unconscious and unresponsive.
She was found 8 o'clock in themorning in her New York
apartment by her mother and outof all people to find their
child deceased.
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How tragic.
And then another actor died.
He was 95 years old and I can'trecall his name.
I got to look it up out ofrespect.
I know he's from the movieEnemy of State with Will Smith
and he died from carbon monoxidepoisoning.
He and his wife.
That's Gene Hackman.
I was losing that name for aminute.
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Yeah, Gene Hackman also passedaway this week.
So this week has just beenemotionally lame, to say the
least.
This week has been.
It's been a lot.
It's been a lot for people.
So I thought that, with that inmind, what could the theme be
for this particular week?
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Well, we're in the category ofstress, and the theme that we're
focusing on this week is whenyour teenage daughter is
stressed.
Now my brother-in-law isexpecting a child in May this
summer, and he did not want adaughter.
And most people don't want adaughter because they feel as
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though girls are problematic orgirls are a lot of work, and
it's true.
Girls are definitely differentin the makeup category than guys
, but they can be fun too.
So this theme is going to helpparents to be able to analyze as
to how they can talk to theirteenage daughters who may be
stressed out because of life'sunforeseen occurrences.
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I also had in mind a friend ofmine, me and my wife that she is
a daughter, but she isundergoing a large amount of
stress.
Hopefully this will be able tohelp her.
So why is this a challenge?
Well, your daughter says she isstressed out.
Now, of course, this articlefocuses on a younger demographic
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, but it really applies toteenage girls as well as
adolescent girls.
At 13, you ask in disbeliefshe's too young to know what
stress is.
But before you tell yourdaughter that guys, consider
some reasons why life might seemoverwhelming to a young teenage
girl.
First of all, there's physicalchanges.
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The growth spurt of puberty cancause a girl considerable
anxiety, especially if she isbehind or ahead of her peers.
I was one of the first girls tohave to wear a bra and I felt
so uncomfortable with myself,says Anna, now 20 years old.
Compared with my peers, I feltthat I was weird, as if I were a
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mutant.
Consider number two emotionalchanges.
Karen, now 17, recalls it wasso frustrating not knowing why I
would be so happy during theday and then later during the
night I would be crying my eyesout.
I didn't know what was wrongwith me.
It was as if my emotions wereout of control.
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And then most girls feel thatway at that age, of course, and
even some women have expressedfeeling out of control with
their emotions.
Here's the next point the onsetof the menstrual cycle.
Even though my mom prepared me,my first period totally caught
me off guard, says a young womannamed Kathleen.
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I took several showers a daybecause I felt dirty all the
time.
Plus, my three older brotherswould tease me mercilessly.
They somehow thought that mywhole ordeal of getting periods
was funny.
Social pressures.
Marie, now 18, recalls when Iwas between 12 and 14, peer
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pressure was really strong.
Kids in my school were mean toanyone who stood out as
different.
Anita, 14, says at my age,feeling that you are accepted by
a group of friends is crucial,and being left out is
devastating.
So there's a lot of dynamic andchallenge here, parents, for
you to work with.
What is it that you can be ableto do to strengthen, stabilize
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and comfort your daughter?
That's SSC Strengthen,stabilize and comfort.
This is what you can do.
Number one encourage yourdaughter to talk about her
stress.
Number two take your daughter'sstresses seriously.
Number three do not burden yourdaughter with too many
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extracurricular activities.
According to the book Teach yourChildren Well, youths whose
schedules are overly crammedoften show signs of stress,
particularly physical signs likeheadaches and stomach aches.
Number four make sure yourdaughter gets enough rest.
Sleep is often the first thingteenagers neglect.
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Without it, however, yourdaughter's thinking skills will
be weakened and so will herability to ward off stress.
Number five help your daughterfind healthy outlets for her
stress.
For example, some girls useexercise to reduce anxiety.
Physical training is beneficial, according to a principal.
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Other girls find that keeping ajournal helps them put their
stress in perspective.
When I was younger, recalls22-year-old Brittany, I could
write about my problems that Ijust couldn't work out.
That helped me to understandhow I really felt about a
problem, and then it would beeasier either to resolve it or
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just to let it go and thenfinally set the example.
How do you, as a parent, copewith stress?
Do you take on more than youcan handle and then panic when
getting things done?
Or do you burn yourself outrather than taking it easy when
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needed?
Or do you cause yourself tobecome so focused on your work
that you don't take time for themore important things in life?
Remember, your teenager iswatching you, parents, and your
example is the best example thatthey can imitate and follow.
May that be or should that befor better or for worse.
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So, parents, when you set thatfine example in connection with
communicating to your daughter,relieving some of her stress,
encouraging her to have ahealthy, warm workout routine,
you will be able to fortify herin ways that you did not know
possible, Therefore being ableto help your teenage daughter to
cope with her stress.
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Guys, this week's lineup ofstories is intense and I feel
like I say that every week, butit just seems like it gets worse
and worse, Like there are somethings that go on in the news
and I say to myself oh, mygoodness, how am I going to
cover this in a positive,balanced and comforting way for
the victims involved in thesestories and the persons whom may
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be in contact with thesevictims?
Well, in this episode, we'regoing to dive into these stories
and be able to see as to whatpractical steps persons can take
to find comfort.
Our first story is indeedhorrendously gruesome
Four-year-old boy dies afteraccidentally shooting himself in
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the head.
Four-year-old boy named ChosenMorris has died after
accidentally shooting himself inthe head with a handgun he
found in his parents' car.
According to authorities inFlorida, the tragic accident
unfolded Friday evening as theMorris family prepared to go out
for pizza.
The Davenport Police Departmentsaid Chosen's dad, Robert Morris
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, was in the bathroom gettingready and his mom, Quinta Morris
, was on the computer in herbedroom, police said.
Quinta Morris said she heard apop and assumed her children
broke something.
According to police, she wentto the living room to talk to
them, but only her 7-year-oldand her 11-year-old were there.
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Police added Quinta Morrisstarted looking for Chosen and
noticed the door to the garagewas open.
In the garage she found Chosenin the driver's seat of the car
with a gunshot wound to his head.
Chosen's parents rushed him tothe hospital where he died on
Saturday afternoon.
Police added rushed him to thehospital where he died on
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Saturday afternoon.
Police added Authoritiesbelieve Chosen was excited about
the outing and went to the carto wait for his family.
Then he found the handgun underthe driver's seat.
Robert Morris owns the SmithWesson M&P a .40 caliber gun.
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It is important that gun ownersknow where their firearms are
at all times and, when not inpossession of their firearm,
ensure that it is properlysecured with some type of
lock.
The tragedy surrounding thisincident.
You would think that this issomething that doesn't happen
often.
You would think that this issomething that doesn't happen
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often, but according to thisrecord, there have been at least
21 unintentional shootings sofar this year, resulting in 11
deaths.
To the Morris family, we wishyour family a well recovery.
Now you're dealing with anemotionally devastating trial,
and what I'll say is that duringsuch moments of intense
pressure and grief, there willbe people who say negative
things.
There will be people who mockyou or say that this is
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something that's on you asparents.
The reality of the matter isthis when circumstances like
this develop, there is no needto play the blame game.
This family has lost theiryoung child.
Yes, of course, there werethings that could have been done
to prevent this outcome, butthis is why we call these things
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accidents.
This child lost his life andhis parents are grieving.
It's times like this where theyneed emotional support and, as
human beings, the most importantthing that we can do is show
love and kindness during thesetimes To the Morris family.
We encourage you to continue tosurround yourself by people who
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truly, genuinely love you, andwe are so sorry to hear about
your loss.
We wish you the best as youcontinue to travel this road of
grief in thefuture.
In last week's episode, wediscussed the power and the
seriousness of fentanyl.
Many young persons, because ofoverwhelming circumstances or
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because of the loss of a lovedone, or because of the loss of a
loved one or because ofbetrayal from a friend, are
dealing with their problems byvaping, alcohol abuse or, in
this case, fentanyl.
We hope that the students whomare affected by this tragedy
will find the support that theyneed to keep enduring for the
future.
Two Santa Rosa High schoolstudents die from suspected
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fentanyl overdose.
Two Santa Rosa high schoolstudents have died after
allegedly overdosing to fentanyl.
Santa Rosa police have said Twoother students remain
hospitalized after alsoallegedly overdosing on fentanyl
.
In a separate incident Saturday, A former student, a
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19-year-old, is believed to havealso died from drugs.
However, officials said theydon't believe the cases are
related.
A 21-year-old, Raymond Nunez,was arrested Sunday in
connection with the two fataloverdoses.
Santa Rosa authorities werefirst alerted around 5.15 am,
Saturday about a suspectedfentanyl overdose involving 14
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and 16-year-old girls.
Those girls were taken to ahospital and survived.
Later in the day, around 8.15pm, officers visited a home in
the 2100th block on BrookwoodDrive after a friend contacted
police when she came across twoteens lying unresponsive in bed.
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Officials said the friend letherself inside the home.
When no one answered the door,she found the unconscious
16-year-old girl who attendedSanta Rosa High and an
18-year-old boy who attendedMontgomery High.
Medics rushed to the scene butthe teens were declared
dead.
Chloe Sin, a senior atMontgomery High, said she knew
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the young man who died.
A sign outside the school readLong Live Logan.
He was a great intelligentperson.
She said.
I had friends who were friends,friends, and we're all really
devastated about it.
Police said they areinvestigating to see if the
cases are related.
Officials said they believe thevictim in both cases bought
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what they believe to be cocaine,but it was most likely fentanyl
.
It's unclear if the substancewas cocaine laced with fentanyl
or if it was solelyfentanyl.
Nunez was arrested on Sundayaround 12.45 pm in the parking
lot of a business on the 1900thblock of Santa Rosa Avenue.
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A passenger was also detained,but police say they released the
individual, as they don'tbelieve he was involved in the
incident.
The individual, as they don'tbelieve he was involved in the
incident, Nunez, was arrested onsecond-degree homicide charges,
furnishing narcotics to a minorand furnishing narcotics to a
minor four or more years younger.
He remains in the Sonoma CountyJail without bail.
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Teenagers today are under thatgreat pressure and we're
constantly seeing the effects ofit.
I can't imagine what theparents of these two victims are
feeling or are dealing with,but I do recognize the
seriousness of drug abuse.
I've had relatives whom havehad their share of abuse, and it
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is a difficultroad.
Now to you guys, guys, thosefriends of friends.
I would like to address you fora moment, because a friend is a
rarity today, and so if youhave a friend that you care
about and love, do not forsakethe support that you can give
them.
Don't take that support forgranted.
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Really, allow yourself to healthrough this trial with your
friend and attempt to do betterin the future.
If you do so, you would besurprised as to what you could
accomplish together as a team.
Accept that support, guys.
Talk to your friends, talk toyour peers and try to steer them
away from this kind of practice.
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If you do so, you will findcomfort in the best of ways To
the parents who are dealing withthese circumstances.
Please accept the support herefrom the RED
team.
In our following story we findourselves dealing with the
tragedies of unforeseenoccurrences and violence.
High school student killed inshooting near Columbia Mall.
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Michael Robertson, a16-year-old sophomore at Wild
Lake High School in Columbia, isremembered by his school's
principal as a well-likedstudent, friend, classmate and a
member of the football team.
Robertson was killed in adouble shooting near the mall in
Columbia Saturday evening.
A 15-year-old who attendsOakland Mills High School was
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critically injured in theshooting.
Officers responded to theshooting around 5.52 pm,
Saturday, February 22nd, in theparking lot and bus loop area
outside of Lidl and the 10-300thblock of Little Patuxent
Parkway.
Police arrested Emerson Ziafrom Columbia and charged him
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with first-degree murder.
Zia is also facing attemptedfirst-degree murder for a
shooting on February 14th onTwin Rivers Road in
Columbia.
There isn't much detailsurrounding this story other
than the fact that thisindividual took the life of
another young person.
If you guys know someone whowas recently affected by
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violence or elements surroundingviolence, please let us know in
the comment box.
We want to express our supportfor your circumstances.
But we also want to reassureyou that there are practical
ways to be able to cope withthese circumstances.
I can't imagine what you guysmay be feeling every time you
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walk through the doors of yourschool.
Do you guys feel as though it'sstill realistic to make it in
this world as a young persontoday?
That's really the question thatis surrounding our show, this
particular episode, Ourfollowing
story.
Slmpd catches two men in act ofcutting copper pipes from
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Dunbar Middle School.
Two men were arrested and arecriminally charged after St
Louis Metropolitan Police sayofficers caught them in the act
of cutting pipes out of DunbarMiddle School.
When officers arrived Friday,one suspect was allegedly
standing in a bathroom with anangle grinder in his hand.
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Court records show 38-year-oldMark A Clark of Belleville is
charged with second-degreeburglary and possession of
burglary tools.
Both felonies, James C Williams, 33, of Hannibal, is charged
with second-degree burglary.
The court has ordered thesuspects to be held without the
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possibility of bond, pending acourt appearance, which had not
been set.
As of publication time, Bookingphotos were also not
immediately available.
According to the chargingdocuments, St Louis Police
received a report Friday of twopeople entering Dunbar Middle
School located at 1415, GarrisonOfficers arrived at the school
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and found one of the doors open.
Officials searched the buildingand found Clark in a basement
bathroom with an angle grinderin his hand and cut copper pipes
near his feet.
According to charging documents, Police said Williams was
standing on a toilet in a stall.
Estimated damage to the schoolwas not immediately
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available.
When my wife and I talk aboutthe choices of people today and
the way people choose to makedecisions or live their lives,
it really behooves us.
It makes no sense as to howpeople are this bold to do
things like this, not just inthe presence of a secular job or
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not in the presence ofpolitical rioting, but in the
presence of school property.
People are just not getting itlike they used to.
There is no reasoning that goesinto these persons' minds.
It's just adrenaline ofwhatever they want to do.
We're happy to know that no onewas hurt in connection with
this story, but this issomething that's unsettling.
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When someone breaks into aschool, it makes the persons
attending the school feelunsecured, and that is the
concern here.
The school feel unsecured, andthat is the concern here.
You parents, you will continueto be busy and try to fortify
and stabilize your children inthese dark, dark times we live
in.
Here's our follow-up storyDelaware middle school teacher
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accused of sexual misconductwith his student.
A middle school teacher inDelaware is facing charges
including sexual conduct andsolicitation of a child.
Investigators in NewcastleCounty said that 45-year-old
David DeFilippo of Newarkengaged in sexual behavior with
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one of his students at George VKirk Middle School Middle School
.
Defilippo is accused of talkingto the victim on social media
in a sexually explicit mannerbetween September 2023 and
February 2024.
He allegedly made inappropriatecontact with the victim during
school hours.
Resources for victims of sexualassault are available through
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the National Sexual ViolenceResources Center and the
National Sexual AssaultTelephone Hotline at
800-656-4673.
After a months-longinvestigation, DeFilippo turned
himself into Delaware StatePolice on Thursday February 21st
and was charged with six felonyoffenses.
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Defilippo is out of jail onbond.
Authorities are also askinganyone who may have been a
victim of his or has anyinformation to call Detective M
Conway at 302-365-8411.
You can also call the DelawareCrime Stoppers number at
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1-800-847-3333.
Why does this happen in theschool environment?
That's a question that I'vebeen asking or have been asked
in connection with this show.
Why does this continue tohappen in the school environment
.
Well, there's a simple, simpleanswer.
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People may not like the answer,but it's simple.
There is no protection for thestudents.
There is no arrangement to weedout these possible things from
happening.
Schools and parents mustcollaborate to be able to ensure
that this conduct does notcontinue to prevail in the
school environment.
I've been doing this show foralmost three years, going into
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September of 2025.
And what I will tell you isthat these stories are so
prevalent because they're nottaking the proper precautions to
protect the studentsinvolved.
In this following story, we'regoing to be able to highlight as
to how that can happen, even inone's private life.
Teenage boys were blackmailedonline and it cost them their
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lives.
High school senior James Woodswas obsessed with comics.
He could quote every episode ofthe Flash, idolize the
superhero Green Arrow, and oftensported a narrow-toe-inspired
headband he insisted helped himrun faster in track meets.
He looked forward all year to atrip his family and friends
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planned for the DreamCon comicbook convention the following
summer.
Three months into the schoolyear, just before Thanksgiving,
the 17-year-old died by suicide.
His parents were shocked.
Thanksgiving, the 17-year-olddied by suicide.
His parents were shocked,grieving and baffled.
James, who lived in StreetsboroOhio, had not struggled with
mentalhealth.
When police looked throughJames' phone, they discovered he
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had fallen victim to financialsextortion, a crime that occurs
when a predator threatens todistribute private material or
harm a victim if they don'tcomply with the predator's
financial demands.
The scam is the fastest-growingcybercrime targeting children
in North America and mostcommonly exploits young men,
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particularly boys ages 13 to 17.
This story is going to be ashort on TikTok and YouTube, but
to catch how to deal with thesescammers, guys listen to the.
Here is the story of Our DearJames
Wood.
James' predator falsely toldhim he would face jail time for
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sending nude photographs, thathis parents would stop loving
him and that he would never beable to run track again or go to
college.
In the next 19 hours.
They would send James more than200 messages, a technique
predators use to instill a senseof urgency and prevent giving
the victim time to think orreach out for help.
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The messages often begininnocuously and come from
someone who appears to be ateenage girl hey, I found your
page through suggested friends.
A cyber criminal wrote in oneexchange reviewed by USA Today
your pics are really cute, Ha ha.
Predators establish trust andquickly steer the conversation
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towards sexual topics or sendunsolicited nudes.
They typically move theconversation to a second app,
such as Snapchat or WhatsApp orprivate text message.
The blackmail starts minuteslater.
Predators isolate the teens bythreatening to send their nude
photos to their contacts orfriends on social media if they
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don't pay a sum of money,creating fear and humiliation
and discouraging them fromtelling a trusted adult.
Fear and humiliation thandiscouraging them from telling a
trusted adult.
The blackmailers also accusedteens of being criminals for
exposing themselves and warnthey will be put on a sex
offenderslist.
The tragedies that continue todevelop surrounding this crime
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are insurmountable.
This article features severalyoung persons whom have taken
their life because of this sick,twisted form of pleasure.
One individual, just to quoteby name, is Jordan DeMay, whom
was a victim of sextortion,Another one, Brandon Marcus, and
the list continues on and onand on.
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The article concludes thatfinancial sextortion is on the
rise in the United States ofAmerica.
And so, guys, my advice to youon this particular episode
regarding sextortion is not tosend anyone anything.
Do not get involved in thiskind of abuse, because the
bottom line is that temporaryfun that you're seeking, that
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temporary joy that you're tryingto chase after, it can cost you
everything if you're notcareful.
To the Woods family, we wish awell recovery through your road
of grief.
We hope that you're able to getthat support you need from
like-minded individuals and thatyou really are able to benefit
from some of the practical waysyou can avoid this information.
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Hopefully, discussing it onthis platform, shining a light
on this immoral conduct, we'llbe able to alert more people as
to how they can protectthemselves and their children
when these things do progressTragic.
This is just a very heavy storyregarding sextortion on this
particular episode.
It's just really, really tragic, to say the
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least.
In our following story we'redealing with violence again,
this time in a very unique waySanta Rosa High School stabbing.
A victim taken to hospital,Suspect arrested.
A Santa Rosa High Schoolstudent is recovering after
being repeatedly stabbed in hisclassroom on Tuesday, and police
have arrested a 15-year-oldsuspect on suspicion of
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attempted murder.
According to police, Officersreceived a report just before 3
pm of a stabbing at LC AllenHigh School on Bellevue Avenue.
A school administrator said theschool was in lockdown after a
15-year-old boy had been stabbedand the suspect was being
detained in an administrativeoffice.
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The victim received multiplestab wounds to his upper body
and was taken to the hospitalwhere he underwent surgery.
He was in stable condition asof Tuesday night and is expected
tosurvive.
According to police, Detectiveswith the gang task force took
over the investigation andbelieved the two students were
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in class when they beganfighting.
At some point during theiraltercation, the suspect
allegedly pulled out a blackfolding knife and stabbed the
victim in his upper torso atleast three times, all in the
presence of 14 other students.
The fight was broken up by astaff member in the classroom
and a teacher from a neighboringclassroom.
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According to police, Policearrested the 15-year-old suspect
and do not believe that anyother students were involved.
A black folding knife wasallegedly recovered at the scene
.
By 3.45pm.
The school began releasingstudents one class at a time so
that they could go home.
Detectives are stillinvestigating the reason for the
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altercation between the boys,but at this time detectives do
not believe that it was agang-motivated attack.
The suspect was booked into ajuvenile hall of suspicion of
attempted murder and being inpossession of a weapon on school
grounds.
I talk about it all the timewith my kids on the school bus
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Violence is not the answer.
Now people will say yes,sometimes you have to break a
few eggs, and that may be true,but that's not an application of
violence.
It's never okay to assaultsomeone when you're at the age
of 15, 14, 16, etc.
Guys, I implore you to be smart.
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If you don't take anything fromthis podcast, I am begging you
to please be smart, Be wise.
It's not worth your life.
There's a lot of you guys outthere who have great potential.
Sure, you may not have theopportunities right now to do
what you would like to do, butthe bottom line is you do have
the opportunity to do it if youstay clear of these terrible
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circumstances.
In our next story, we aredealing with that same line of
thought People making badchoices and then dealing with
theconsequences.
North Texas middle schoolcustodian arrested for online
solicitation of a minor.
A janitor from a North Texasmiddle school faces a felony
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charge after attempting tosexually solicit someone who he
believed was a 15-year-old girl,police announced.
According to the sheriff'soffice, 47-year-old Jason James
Giuliani believed he wascommunicating with a 15-year-old
girl.
However, he was communicatingwith authorities who were
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conducting an undercoveroperation.
According to the Denton CountySheriff's Office.
During the communication,Giuliani sent messages about
sexual acts and explicitphotographs.
The sheriff's office saidDuring the investigation,
investigators determinedGiuliani worked as a custodian
at Curtis Middle School, aschool within Allen
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ISD.
Curtis Middle School a schoolwithin Allen ISD.
Deputies with the Denton CountySheriff's Office Human
Trafficking Unit arrestedGiuliani on Monday at the school
, with the cooperation of AllenISD and the Allen Police
Department.
Allen ISD sent a message tofamilies and staff on Tuesday
where they confirmed Giulianihad been working at Curtis
Middle School since July of 2024.
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In the message, the districtsaid while there is no
indication that Giuliani engagedin any explicit behavior with
any Allen ISD students, theywanted to make parents aware of
the situation.
Authorities booked Giulianiinto Denton County Jail where he
now faces a felony charge ofonline solicitation of a minor.
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This is the interesting thingabout this story.
It says in this resource thatAllen ISD also confirmed
Giuliani will never be allowedto work at an Allen ISD facility
again, and they mentioned thatthese custodians undergo
fingerprints based on criminalbackground checks through the
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FBI and DPS.
And as a school bus driver, Ihave a federal license and my
fingerprints are in thesystem.
Here's the problem.
They lack the aspect of freewill.
People today can literally fliptheir wig at the drop of a hat.
It's about quality, right?
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So what's the differencebetween requirements and
qualifications?
To meet a requirement does notnecessarily mean you are
qualified for the job.
Well, how do we explain that?
Think of it this way you arerequired to do 50 hours of
community service.
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That's your requirement tograduate high school, but that
does not mean that you arequalified to graduate high
school.
Why?
Because in the goal of makingthat 50 hours of community
service, you are not makingadvancement toward qualities
that will help you be asuccessful high school
graduate.
It's the same thing withteachers.
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Today, they focus on teachers'requirements rather than the
quality of the individual.
Just because someone goes tocollege and swears an oath to
educate young minds does notmean that they are a quality
person.
Or if they work at a schoolsystem, such as a custodian or
someone who is a literacy coachor whatever the job may be,
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there has to be another way tosee as to whom you are inviting
in the company of people'schildren.
This is children we're talkingabout.
There's got to be another wayto screen these persons Because,
with the way the school systemis going today, it seems that
this conduct will continue onand on and on and we don't know
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as to how much or how bad thingswill
get.
In other news, though, we dohave a positive story.
Now.
This is close to my heartbecause, again, school bus
driver I love to protect my kids, make sure they're safe, but
sometimes it's good to have help.
Driver helps kids escape schoolbus that caught fire on way to
school.
Way to school, Officials say inOhio a school bus driver helped
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students safely get off a busthat caught
fire.
Thursday morning Bus number 21was on its way to Monticello
Middle School when it burst intoflames at the corner of
Cambridge and Northampton Roads.
Firefighters were called to thescene and extinguished the fire
, but not before the bus becameengulfed in flames.
Cleveland Heights UniversityHeights Superintendent Liz Kirby
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credited the bus driver's quickactions for helping prevent any
injuries.
Officials said the bus had aroutine inspection by the Ohio
State Highway Patrol on February14.
Routine inspection by the ohiostate highway patrol on february
14.
Kirby said thursday's firestarted behind one of the rear
wheels of the bus, with theofficial cause remaining under
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investigation.
15 students were on the busheading to monticello middle
school when the bus caught fire.
They were picked up by anotherschool district vehicle and
taken toschool.
Now here is the question howcould something like this happen
?
We're not saying that thedriver didn't do his pre-trip.
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I've been driving buses almosta decade and what I can tell you
is that our pre-trips by theUnited States federal law is
designed to make sure there isno immediate noticeable damage.
But once you take that bus outof the yard, you are literally
in the hands of the overallmaintenance that's supposed to
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be done on that bus on a regularbasis.
So you won't know if thatexhaust pipe is hanging by a
thread until you ride over thatspeed bump.
You won't know that youremergency exit latch is lagging
until you make that turn on 280West.
If you live here in New JerseyNow people will say, yeah, well,
you have to flip the handle.
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Yeah, you can do all of thosethings, but you won't know just
how poorly maintenance a bus isuntil you drive it.
In this circumstance, thedriver did exactly what he was
supposed to do.
He remained vigilant, diligentand he made sure to protect
those students.
Hats off to you.
I really thought this was anencouraging story and I hope you
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guys enjoyed this story just asmuch as I
did.
In our following story.
We're dealing again withanother case of a school teacher
and sexual abuse.
Lexington One middle schoolteacher sexually abused
15-year-old.
A Lexington One teacher wasarrested by agents with the
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State Law Enforcement Divisionand charged with criminal sexual
conduct with a minor in thesecond degree.
Arrest warrants accuse LutherJason Truluck, 30, who was an
English and language artsteacher at Beachwood Middle
School, of providing a15-year-old alcohol, then
sexually abusing them.
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According to arrest warrants,the Lexington County Sheriff's
Department requested a forensicinterview with the Dickerson
Children's Advocacy Center, anonprofit that provides services
for abuse victims.
After a runaway investigation,SLED's arrest warrant said
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Truluck previously picked up thestudent from his high school.
Truluck was using a name onSnapchat to disguise himself.
According to SLED's arrestwarrant, Truluck is also being
charged with contributing to thedelinquency of a
minor.
He was arrested on Wednesdayand booked into the Lexington
County Detention Center.
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Records from the LexingtonCounty Public Index index says
magistrate judge brian n buckgranted him a conditional bond
of 45 000.
Those conditions were to notifythe court of a change of
address immediately, not haveany contact within the victim's
family, indirectly or directly,to not use social media, no
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supervised contact with minorand for him to not return to the
victim's home.
He posted bond on Wednesdayafternoon through a bail
bondsman.
According to public records,this is the second teacher
arrested on Wednesday in thisarea.
The Irmo Police Departmentannounced that a charter school
teacher was charged withmolesting students and the
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principal was arrested forfailing to report the accusation
to lawenforcement.
Words are at a loss.
How can you protect yourselffrom sexual abuse If it seems
too good to be true?
It most likely is that's howsome people choose to protect
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themselves.
If someone is too nice, thenI'm going to raise my defenses,
but in some cases, that's notalways a practical and wise way
to sift out such predators.
So what can you do?
Avoid circumstances that maylead to this type of activity.
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If you are someone in school, ayoung person, you are a female
or a male, high school student,middle school, elementary school
student, strive to not be alonewith any adults in the building
.
Have a friend be there with you.
Let someone know what timeyou're going to be at that
classroom, where you're going tobe location-wise.
Send a text, send an email,send an Instagram message, a DM,
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a TikTok something, Becausewhen you isolate yourself with
certain adults, they may nothave been thinking about that
particular conduct until theopportunity presented itself.
It's literally like a moth to aflame the opportunity is there,
the person sees it and thenthey jump on it, but you, as a
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student, working against suchactivity and trying to protect
yourself, you can be vigilant byavoiding such circumstances.
It's really powerful and it'ssomething that me and my wife
discuss all of the time,especially in connection with
dealing with children.
Well, guys, we have reachedthat final story of this episode
and again it's a very, very.
In our following story we stillsee that same line of bad
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conduct carried out in schools.
This story is heavy and ifyou're someone who may be
emotionally, mentally or evenphysically triggered by such
content, we do advisediscretion.
Former Beauregard footballcoach arrested in Florida for
alleged sex with student coacharrested in Florida for alleged
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sex with student.
A former championship-winningfootball coach at Beauregard
High School in Lee County,Alabama has been arrested in
Florida and faces multiplecriminal charges involving
inappropriate sex acts withstudents.
Robert Rob Carter, currentlythe head football coach at Clark
County High School in Alabama,was taken into custody in
Niceville, Florida, on Friday ona fugitive from justice warrant
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.
Authorities have stated thecharges against him will not be
made public until he is formallyserved with the warrant
Okaloosa County Jail.
Carter faces multiple charges,including four counts of a
school employee engaging in asex act, four counts of
distributing obscene materialand three counts of soliciting a
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sex act with a student.
The Clark County Sheriff saysCarter is awaiting extradition
to Alabama.
Carter has been the head coachat Clark County for two seasons,
leading the team to a 15-10record, including an 8-4
campaign in 2024 that ended inthe second round of the Class 2A
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playoffs.
Before his tenure at ClarkCounty, Carter served as the
head football coach and athleticdirector at Beauregard High
School until 2020.
As the head football coach andathletic director at Beauregard
High School until 2020.
During his seven-year tenure,he led Beauregard to a historic
13-win season and the program'sfirst-ever AHSAA 5A state
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championship.
Further details are expected toemerge following his
extradition toAlabama.
This was powerful.
This coach has done so much forthis school.
All of that work ruined bytendency, physical tendencies.
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I can't imagine how youstudents are feeling, but I hope
that this podcast can be asupport for you.
It's okay to cry.
It's okay to express yourselvesto your loved ones.
It's okay to not be okay, guys,but what I can tell you is that
you are not alone.
I can't imagine the pain youare feeling, but I can't
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empathize as a human being.
Continue to do the best thatyou can.
Guys, Talk to someone.
Seek the support of awell-intentioned counselor.
Talk to your parents, if theyare available.
Find an aunt, uncle, cousin,Someone that you can confide in
About the heaviness of thecircumstances that you're
dealing with.
To you, sports players, youvarsity guys, this is rough.
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This is rough.
This is your coach.
A coach is like a family memberat certain points in a child's
life and then all of that can beshattered.
It can damage kids'trust.
On this podcast, we'vediscussed so many ways for you
guys to find comfort, and so, ifyou're looking for ways to cope
, skim through some of the pastepisodes, look through these
(45:42):
episodes, catch these titles andreally focus on the themes at
the beginning of my podcast.
It will do you guys a greatdeal of comfort, support and
will give you the endurance youneed while trying to finish
school during these dark times.
This episode has been soencouraging and will give you
the endurance you need whiletrying to finish school during
these dark times.
This episode has been soencouraging, it's been so
up-building and just so fun totalk to you guys, Not because of
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the news being good all of thetime, but because we're giving
you guys a little bit more hopeeach and every week.
We love each and every one ofyou because you guys make this
podcastspecial.
This podcast would be nothingwithout all of the support we
get on TikTok, all of thecomments that are left on our
YouTube channel and all of theclick and the shares and just
(46:28):
the love that we've been gettingas of late.
We thank you tremendously onbehalf of the team.
We love you guys without sayingI mean, it's just it's really
cool to be able to move forwardthis way.
Well, guys, this has been RED.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
this is the everyday podcast for the everyday people.
Guys, welcome back to anotherepisode of red.
It's that everyday podcast forthat everyday person.
Recently I was thinking aboutlike changing the the slogan for
the show, but I the show.
But it really sums upeverything that this show is
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about.
This show is designed to beable to help persons of all
cultures, all backgrounds toreally be able to find their
place and cope with thecircumstances of today.
I really appreciate being ableto bring you guys this news
because it really it just showsthat someone out there is caring
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.
And on TikTok we've beengrowing.
We are almost reaching the2000s.
I never thought that'd bepossible.
And on YouTube we are growinginto the middle 800s.
So not as much as TikTok, butwe're still growing here on this
channel.
It's been a long week.
First off, I just want to givemy condolences to a celebrity,
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Michelle Trachtenberg.
She died man.
She passed away at 39 years old.
She was a former gossip girl,uh, in that show.
She, um, she went underwent aliver transplant and it didn't.
I guess they're saying itdidn't go well.
There is not there's not muchdetail on what happened.
(01:38):
Regarding her circumstances.
The nypd confirmed thattrattenberg was found
unconscious and unresponsive.
She was found 8 o'clock in themorning in her New York
apartment by her mother and outof all people to find their
child deceased.
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How tragic.
And then another actor died.
He was 95 years old and I can'trecall his name.
I got to look it up out ofrespect.
I know he's from the movieEnemy of State with Will Smith
and he died from carbon monoxidepoisoning.
He and his wife.
That's Gene Hackman.
I was losing that name for aminute.
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Yeah, Gene Hackman also passedaway this week.
So this week has just beenemotionally lame, to say the
least.
This week has been.
It's been a lot.
It's been a lot for people.
So I thought that, with that inmind, what could the theme be
for this particular week?
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Well, we're in the category ofstress, and the theme that we're
focusing on this week is whenyour teenage daughter is
stressed.
Now my brother-in-law isexpecting a child in May this
summer, and he did not want adaughter.
And most people don't want adaughter because they feel as
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though girls are problematic orgirls are a lot of work, and
it's true.
Girls are definitely differentin the makeup category than guys
, but they can be fun too.
So this theme is going to helpparents to be able to analyze as
to how they can talk to theirteenage daughters who may be
stressed out because of life'sunforeseen occurrences.
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I also had in mind a friend ofmine, me and my wife that she is
a daughter, but she isundergoing a large amount of
stress.
Hopefully this will be able tohelp her.
So why is this a challenge?
Well, your daughter says she isstressed out.
Now, of course, this articlefocuses on a younger demographic
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, but it really applies toteenage girls as well as
adolescent girls.
At 13, you ask in disbeliefshe's too young to know what
stress is.
But before you tell yourdaughter that guys, consider
some reasons why life might seemoverwhelming to a young teenage
girl.
First of all, there's physicalchanges.
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The growth spurt of puberty cancause a girl considerable
anxiety, especially if she isbehind or ahead of her peers.
I was one of the first girls tohave to wear a bra and I felt
so uncomfortable with myself,says Anna, now 20 years old.
Compared with my peers, I feltthat I was weird, as if I were a
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mutant.
Consider number two emotionalchanges.
Karen, now 17, recalls it wasso frustrating not knowing why I
would be so happy during theday and then later during the
night I would be crying my eyesout.
I didn't know what was wrongwith me.
It was as if my emotions wereout of control.
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And then most girls feel thatway at that age, of course, and
even some women have expressedfeeling out of control with
their emotions.
Here's the next point the onsetof the menstrual cycle.
Even though my mom prepared me,my first period totally caught
me off guard, says a young womannamed Kathleen.
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I took several showers a daybecause I felt dirty all the
time.
Plus, my three older brotherswould tease me mercilessly.
They somehow thought that mywhole ordeal of getting periods
was funny.
Social pressures.
Marie, now 18, recalls when Iwas between 12 and 14, peer
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pressure was really strong.
Kids in my school were mean toanyone who stood out as
different.
Anita, 14, says at my age,feeling that you are accepted by
a group of friends is crucial,and being left out is
devastating.
So there's a lot of dynamic andchallenge here, parents, for
you to work with.
What is it that you can be ableto do to strengthen, stabilize
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and comfort your daughter?
That's SSC Strengthen,stabilize and comfort.
This is what you can do.
Number one encourage yourdaughter to talk about her
stress.
Number two take your daughter'sstresses seriously.
Number three do not burden yourdaughter with too many
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extracurricular activities.
According to the book Teach yourChildren Well, youths whose
schedules are overly crammedoften show signs of stress,
particularly physical signs likeheadaches and stomach aches.
Number four make sure yourdaughter gets enough rest.
Sleep is often the first thingteenagers neglect.
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Without it, however, yourdaughter's thinking skills will
be weakened and so will herability to ward off stress.
Number five help your daughterfind healthy outlets for her
stress.
For example, some girls useexercise to reduce anxiety.
Physical training is beneficial, according to a principal.
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Other girls find that keeping ajournal helps them put their
stress in perspective.
When I was younger, recalls22-year-old Brittany, I could
write about my problems that Ijust couldn't work out.
That helped me to understandhow I really felt about a
problem, and then it would beeasier either to resolve it or
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just to let it go and thenfinally set the example.
How do you, as a parent, copewith stress?
Do you take on more than youcan handle and then panic when
getting things done?
Or do you burn yourself outrather than taking it easy when
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needed?
Or do you cause yourself tobecome so focused on your work
that you don't take time for themore important things in life?
Remember, your teenager iswatching you, parents, and your
example is the best example thatthey can imitate and follow.
May that be or should that befor better or for worse.
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So, parents, when you set thatfine example in connection with
communicating to your daughter,relieving some of her stress,
encouraging her to have ahealthy, warm workout routine,
you will be able to fortify herin ways that you did not know
possible, Therefore being ableto help your teenage daughter to
cope with her stress.
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Guys, this week's lineup ofstories is intense and I feel
like I say that every week, butit just seems like it gets worse
and worse, Like there are somethings that go on in the news
and I say to myself oh, mygoodness, how am I going to
cover this in a positive,balanced and comforting way for
the victims involved in thesestories and the persons whom may
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be in contact with thesevictims?
Well, in this episode, we'regoing to dive into these stories
and be able to see as to whatpractical steps persons can take
to find comfort.
Our first story is indeedhorrendously gruesome
Four-year-old boy dies afteraccidentally shooting himself in
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the head.
Four-year-old boy named ChosenMorris has died after
accidentally shooting himself inthe head with a handgun he
found in his parents' car.
According to authorities inFlorida, the tragic accident
unfolded Friday evening as theMorris family prepared to go out
for pizza.
The Davenport Police Departmentsaid Chosen's dad, Robert Morris
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, was in the bathroom gettingready and his mom, Quinta Morris
, was on the computer in herbedroom, police said.
Quinta Morris said she heard apop and assumed her children
broke something.
According to police, she wentto the living room to talk to
them, but only her 7-year-oldand her 11-year-old were there.
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Police added Quinta Morrisstarted looking for Chosen and
noticed the door to the garagewas open.
In the garage she found Chosenin the driver's seat of the car
with a gunshot wound to his head.
Chosen's parents rushed him tothe hospital where he died on
Saturday afternoon.
Police added rushed him to thehospital where he died on
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Saturday afternoon.
Police added Authoritiesbelieve Chosen was excited about
the outing and went to the carto wait for his family.
Then he found the handgun underthe driver's seat.
Robert Morris owns the SmithWesson M&P a .40 caliber gun.
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It is important that gun ownersknow where their firearms are
at all times and, when not inpossession of their firearm,
ensure that it is properlysecured with some type of
lock.
The tragedy surrounding thisincident.
You would think that this issomething that doesn't happen
often.
You would think that this issomething that doesn't happen
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often, but according to thisrecord, there have been at least
21 unintentional shootings sofar this year, resulting in 11
deaths.
To the Morris family, we wishyour family a well recovery.
Now you're dealing with anemotionally devastating trial,
and what I'll say is that duringsuch moments of intense
pressure and grief, there willbe people who say negative
things.
There will be people who mockyou or say that this is
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something that's on you asparents.
The reality of the matter isthis when circumstances like
this develop, there is no needto play the blame game.
This family has lost theiryoung child.
Yes, of course, there werethings that could have been done
to prevent this outcome, butthis is why we call these things
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accidents.
This child lost his life andhis parents are grieving.
It's times like this where theyneed emotional support and, as
human beings, the most importantthing that we can do is show
love and kindness during thesetimes To the Morris family.
We encourage you to continue tosurround yourself by people who
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truly, genuinely love you, andwe are so sorry to hear about
your loss.
We wish you the best as youcontinue to travel this road of
grief in thefuture.
In last week's episode, wediscussed the power and the
seriousness of fentanyl.
Many young persons, because ofoverwhelming circumstances or
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because of the loss of a lovedone, or because of the loss of a
loved one or because ofbetrayal from a friend, are
dealing with their problems byvaping, alcohol abuse or, in
this case, fentanyl.
We hope that the students whomare affected by this tragedy
will find the support that theyneed to keep enduring for the
future.
Two Santa Rosa High schoolstudents die from suspected
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fentanyl overdose.
Two Santa Rosa high schoolstudents have died after
allegedly overdosing to fentanyl.
Santa Rosa police have said Twoother students remain
hospitalized after alsoallegedly overdosing on fentanyl
.
In a separate incident Saturday, A former student, a
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19-year-old, is believed to havealso died from drugs.
However, officials said theydon't believe the cases are
related.
A 21-year-old, Raymond Nunez,was arrested Sunday in
connection with the two fataloverdoses.
Santa Rosa authorities werefirst alerted around 5.15 am,
Saturday about a suspectedfentanyl overdose involving 14
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and 16-year-old girls.
Those girls were taken to ahospital and survived.
Later in the day, around 8.15pm, officers visited a home in
the 2100th block on BrookwoodDrive after a friend contacted
police when she came across twoteens lying unresponsive in bed.
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Officials said the friend letherself inside the home.
When no one answered the door,she found the unconscious
16-year-old girl who attendedSanta Rosa High and an
18-year-old boy who attendedMontgomery High.
Medics rushed to the scene butthe teens were declared
dead.
Chloe Sin, a senior atMontgomery High, said she knew
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the young man who died.
A sign outside the school readLong Live Logan.
He was a great intelligentperson.
She said.
I had friends who were friends,friends, and we're all really
devastated about it.
Police said they areinvestigating to see if the
cases are related.
Officials said they believe thevictim in both cases bought
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what they believe to be cocaine,but it was most likely fentanyl
.
It's unclear if the substancewas cocaine laced with fentanyl
or if it was solelyfentanyl.
Nunez was arrested on Sundayaround 12.45 pm in the parking
lot of a business on the 1900thblock of Santa Rosa Avenue.
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A passenger was also detained,but police say they released the
individual, as they don'tbelieve he was involved in the
incident.
The individual, as they don'tbelieve he was involved in the
incident, Nunez, was arrested onsecond-degree homicide charges,
furnishing narcotics to a minorand furnishing narcotics to a
minor four or more years younger.
He remains in the Sonoma CountyJail without bail.
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Teenagers today are under thatgreat pressure and we're
constantly seeing the effects ofit.
I can't imagine what theparents of these two victims are
feeling or are dealing with,but I do recognize the
seriousness of drug abuse.
I've had relatives whom havehad their share of abuse, and it
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is a difficultroad.
Now to you guys, guys, thosefriends of friends.
I would like to address you fora moment, because a friend is a
rarity today, and so if youhave a friend that you care
about and love, do not forsakethe support that you can give
them.
Don't take that support forgranted.
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Really, allow yourself to healthrough this trial with your
friend and attempt to do betterin the future.
If you do so, you would besurprised as to what you could
accomplish together as a team.
Accept that support, guys.
Talk to your friends, talk toyour peers and try to steer them
away from this kind of practice.
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If you do so, you will findcomfort in the best of ways To
the parents who are dealing withthese circumstances.
Please accept the support herefrom the RED
team.
In our following story we findourselves dealing with the
tragedies of unforeseenoccurrences and violence.
High school student killed inshooting near Columbia Mall.
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Michael Robertson, a16-year-old sophomore at Wild
Lake High School in Columbia, isremembered by his school's
principal as a well-likedstudent, friend, classmate and a
member of the football team.
Robertson was killed in adouble shooting near the mall in
Columbia Saturday evening.
A 15-year-old who attendsOakland Mills High School was
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critically injured in theshooting.
Officers responded to theshooting around 5.52 pm,
Saturday, February 22nd, in theparking lot and bus loop area
outside of Lidl and the 10-300thblock of Little Patuxent
Parkway.
Police arrested Emerson Ziafrom Columbia and charged him
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with first-degree murder.
Zia is also facing attemptedfirst-degree murder for a
shooting on February 14th onTwin Rivers Road in
Columbia.
There isn't much detailsurrounding this story other
than the fact that thisindividual took the life of
another young person.
If you guys know someone whowas recently affected by
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violence or elements surroundingviolence, please let us know in
the comment box.
We want to express our supportfor your circumstances.
But we also want to reassureyou that there are practical
ways to be able to cope withthese circumstances.
I can't imagine what you guysmay be feeling every time you
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walk through the doors of yourschool.
Do you guys feel as though it'sstill realistic to make it in
this world as a young persontoday?
That's really the question thatis surrounding our show, this
particular episode, Ourfollowing
story.
Slmpd catches two men in act ofcutting copper pipes from
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Dunbar Middle School.
Two men were arrested and arecriminally charged after St
Louis Metropolitan Police sayofficers caught them in the act
of cutting pipes out of DunbarMiddle School.
When officers arrived Friday,one suspect was allegedly
standing in a bathroom with anangle grinder in his hand.
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Court records show 38-year-oldMark A Clark of Belleville is
charged with second-degreeburglary and possession of
burglary tools.
Both felonies, James C Williams, 33, of Hannibal, is charged
with second-degree burglary.
The court has ordered thesuspects to be held without the
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possibility of bond, pending acourt appearance, which had not
been set.
As of publication time, Bookingphotos were also not
immediately available.
According to the chargingdocuments, St Louis Police
received a report Friday of twopeople entering Dunbar Middle
School located at 1415, GarrisonOfficers arrived at the school
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and found one of the doors open.
Officials searched the buildingand found Clark in a basement
bathroom with an angle grinderin his hand and cut copper pipes
near his feet.
According to charging documents, Police said Williams was
standing on a toilet in a stall.
Estimated damage to the schoolwas not immediately
(20:30):
available.
When my wife and I talk aboutthe choices of people today and
the way people choose to makedecisions or live their lives,
it really behooves us.
It makes no sense as to howpeople are this bold to do
things like this, not just inthe presence of a secular job or
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not in the presence ofpolitical rioting, but in the
presence of school property.
People are just not getting itlike they used to.
There is no reasoning that goesinto these persons' minds.
It's just adrenaline ofwhatever they want to do.
We're happy to know that no onewas hurt in connection with
this story, but this issomething that's unsettling.
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When someone breaks into aschool, it makes the persons
attending the school feelunsecured, and that is the
concern here.
The school feel unsecured, andthat is the concern here.
You parents, you will continueto be busy and try to fortify
and stabilize your children inthese dark, dark times we live
in.
Here's our follow-up storyDelaware middle school teacher
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accused of sexual misconductwith his student.
A middle school teacher inDelaware is facing charges
including sexual conduct andsolicitation of a child.
Investigators in NewcastleCounty said that 45-year-old
David DeFilippo of Newarkengaged in sexual behavior with
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one of his students at George VKirk Middle School Middle School
.
Defilippo is accused of talkingto the victim on social media
in a sexually explicit mannerbetween September 2023 and
February 2024.
He allegedly made inappropriatecontact with the victim during
school hours.
Resources for victims of sexualassault are available through
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the National Sexual ViolenceResources Center and the
National Sexual AssaultTelephone Hotline at
800-656-4673.
After a months-longinvestigation, DeFilippo turned
himself into Delaware StatePolice on Thursday February 21st
and was charged with six felonyoffenses.
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Defilippo is out of jail onbond.
Authorities are also askinganyone who may have been a
victim of his or has anyinformation to call Detective M
Conway at 302-365-8411.
You can also call the DelawareCrime Stoppers number at
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1-800-847-3333.
Why does this happen in theschool environment?
That's a question that I'vebeen asking or have been asked
in connection with this show.
Why does this continue tohappen in the school environment
.
Well, there's a simple, simpleanswer.
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People may not like the answer,but it's simple.
There is no protection for thestudents.
There is no arrangement to weedout these possible things from
happening.
Schools and parents mustcollaborate to be able to ensure
that this conduct does notcontinue to prevail in the
school environment.
I've been doing this show foralmost three years, going into
(23:45):
September of 2025.
And what I will tell you isthat these stories are so
prevalent because they're nottaking the proper precautions to
protect the studentsinvolved.
In this following story, we'regoing to be able to highlight as
to how that can happen, even inone's private life.
Teenage boys were blackmailedonline and it cost them their
(24:10):
lives.
High school senior James Woodswas obsessed with comics.
He could quote every episode ofthe Flash, idolize the
superhero Green Arrow, and oftensported a narrow-toe-inspired
headband he insisted helped himrun faster in track meets.
He looked forward all year to atrip his family and friends
(24:31):
planned for the DreamCon comicbook convention the following
summer.
Three months into the schoolyear, just before Thanksgiving,
the 17-year-old died by suicide.
His parents were shocked.
Thanksgiving, the 17-year-olddied by suicide.
His parents were shocked,grieving and baffled.
James, who lived in StreetsboroOhio, had not struggled with
mentalhealth.
When police looked throughJames' phone, they discovered he
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had fallen victim to financialsextortion, a crime that occurs
when a predator threatens todistribute private material or
harm a victim if they don'tcomply with the predator's
financial demands.
The scam is the fastest-growingcybercrime targeting children
in North America and mostcommonly exploits young men,
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particularly boys ages 13 to 17.
This story is going to be ashort on TikTok and YouTube, but
to catch how to deal with thesescammers, guys listen to the.
Here is the story of Our DearJames
Wood.
James' predator falsely toldhim he would face jail time for
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sending nude photographs, thathis parents would stop loving
him and that he would never beable to run track again or go to
college.
In the next 19 hours.
They would send James more than200 messages, a technique
predators use to instill a senseof urgency and prevent giving
the victim time to think orreach out for help.
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The messages often begininnocuously and come from
someone who appears to be ateenage girl hey, I found your
page through suggested friends.
A cyber criminal wrote in oneexchange reviewed by USA Today
your pics are really cute, Ha ha.
Predators establish trust andquickly steer the conversation
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towards sexual topics or sendunsolicited nudes.
They typically move theconversation to a second app,
such as Snapchat or WhatsApp orprivate text message.
The blackmail starts minuteslater.
Predators isolate the teens bythreatening to send their nude
photos to their contacts orfriends on social media if they
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don't pay a sum of money,creating fear and humiliation
and discouraging them fromtelling a trusted adult.
Fear and humiliation thandiscouraging them from telling a
trusted adult.
The blackmailers also accusedteens of being criminals for
exposing themselves and warnthey will be put on a sex
offenderslist.
The tragedies that continue todevelop surrounding this crime
(27:10):
are insurmountable.
This article features severalyoung persons whom have taken
their life because of this sick,twisted form of pleasure.
One individual, just to quoteby name, is Jordan DeMay, whom
was a victim of sextortion,Another one, Brandon Marcus, and
the list continues on and onand on.
(27:31):
The article concludes thatfinancial sextortion is on the
rise in the United States ofAmerica.
And so, guys, my advice to youon this particular episode
regarding sextortion is not tosend anyone anything.
Do not get involved in thiskind of abuse, because the
bottom line is that temporaryfun that you're seeking, that
(27:53):
temporary joy that you're tryingto chase after, it can cost you
everything if you're notcareful.
To the Woods family, we wish awell recovery through your road
of grief.
We hope that you're able to getthat support you need from
like-minded individuals and thatyou really are able to benefit
from some of the practical waysyou can avoid this information.
(28:15):
Hopefully, discussing it onthis platform, shining a light
on this immoral conduct, we'llbe able to alert more people as
to how they can protectthemselves and their children
when these things do progressTragic.
This is just a very heavy storyregarding sextortion on this
particular episode.
It's just really, really tragic, to say the
(28:37):
least.
In our following story we'redealing with violence again,
this time in a very unique waySanta Rosa High School stabbing.
A victim taken to hospital,Suspect arrested.
A Santa Rosa High Schoolstudent is recovering after
being repeatedly stabbed in hisclassroom on Tuesday, and police
have arrested a 15-year-oldsuspect on suspicion of
(28:59):
attempted murder.
According to police, Officersreceived a report just before 3
pm of a stabbing at LC AllenHigh School on Bellevue Avenue.
A school administrator said theschool was in lockdown after a
15-year-old boy had been stabbedand the suspect was being
detained in an administrativeoffice.
(29:20):
The victim received multiplestab wounds to his upper body
and was taken to the hospitalwhere he underwent surgery.
He was in stable condition asof Tuesday night and is expected
tosurvive.
According to police, Detectiveswith the gang task force took
over the investigation andbelieved the two students were
(29:41):
in class when they beganfighting.
At some point during theiraltercation, the suspect
allegedly pulled out a blackfolding knife and stabbed the
victim in his upper torso atleast three times, all in the
presence of 14 other students.
The fight was broken up by astaff member in the classroom
and a teacher from a neighboringclassroom.
(30:02):
According to police, Policearrested the 15-year-old suspect
and do not believe that anyother students were involved.
A black folding knife wasallegedly recovered at the scene
.
By 3.45pm.
The school began releasingstudents one class at a time so
that they could go home.
Detectives are stillinvestigating the reason for the
(30:23):
altercation between the boys,but at this time detectives do
not believe that it was agang-motivated attack.
The suspect was booked into ajuvenile hall of suspicion of
attempted murder and being inpossession of a weapon on school
grounds.
I talk about it all the timewith my kids on the school bus
(30:45):
Violence is not the answer.
Now people will say yes,sometimes you have to break a
few eggs, and that may be true,but that's not an application of
violence.
It's never okay to assaultsomeone when you're at the age
of 15, 14, 16, etc.
Guys, I implore you to be smart.
(31:06):
If you don't take anything fromthis podcast, I am begging you
to please be smart, Be wise.
It's not worth your life.
There's a lot of you guys outthere who have great potential.
Sure, you may not have theopportunities right now to do
what you would like to do, butthe bottom line is you do have
the opportunity to do it if youstay clear of these terrible
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circumstances.
In our next story, we aredealing with that same line of
thought People making badchoices and then dealing with
theconsequences.
North Texas middle schoolcustodian arrested for online
solicitation of a minor.
A janitor from a North Texasmiddle school faces a felony
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charge after attempting tosexually solicit someone who he
believed was a 15-year-old girl,police announced.
According to the sheriff'soffice, 47-year-old Jason James
Giuliani believed he wascommunicating with a 15-year-old
girl.
However, he was communicatingwith authorities who were
(32:12):
conducting an undercoveroperation.
According to the Denton CountySheriff's Office.
During the communication,Giuliani sent messages about
sexual acts and explicitphotographs.
The sheriff's office saidDuring the investigation,
investigators determinedGiuliani worked as a custodian
at Curtis Middle School, aschool within Allen
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ISD.
Curtis Middle School a schoolwithin Allen ISD.
Deputies with the Denton CountySheriff's Office Human
Trafficking Unit arrestedGiuliani on Monday at the school
, with the cooperation of AllenISD and the Allen Police
Department.
Allen ISD sent a message tofamilies and staff on Tuesday
where they confirmed Giulianihad been working at Curtis
Middle School since July of 2024.
(32:57):
In the message, the districtsaid while there is no
indication that Giuliani engagedin any explicit behavior with
any Allen ISD students, theywanted to make parents aware of
the situation.
Authorities booked Giulianiinto Denton County Jail where he
now faces a felony charge ofonline solicitation of a minor.
(33:21):
This is the interesting thingabout this story.
It says in this resource thatAllen ISD also confirmed
Giuliani will never be allowedto work at an Allen ISD facility
again, and they mentioned thatthese custodians undergo
fingerprints based on criminalbackground checks through the
(33:43):
FBI and DPS.
And as a school bus driver, Ihave a federal license and my
fingerprints are in thesystem.
Here's the problem.
They lack the aspect of freewill.
People today can literally fliptheir wig at the drop of a hat.
It's about quality, right?
(34:06):
So what's the differencebetween requirements and
qualifications?
To meet a requirement does notnecessarily mean you are
qualified for the job.
Well, how do we explain that?
Think of it this way you arerequired to do 50 hours of
community service.
(34:27):
That's your requirement tograduate high school, but that
does not mean that you arequalified to graduate high
school.
Why?
Because in the goal of makingthat 50 hours of community
service, you are not makingadvancement toward qualities
that will help you be asuccessful high school
graduate.
It's the same thing withteachers.
(34:48):
Today, they focus on teachers'requirements rather than the
quality of the individual.
Just because someone goes tocollege and swears an oath to
educate young minds does notmean that they are a quality
person.
Or if they work at a schoolsystem, such as a custodian or
someone who is a literacy coachor whatever the job may be,
(35:10):
there has to be another way tosee as to whom you are inviting
in the company of people'schildren.
This is children we're talkingabout.
There's got to be another wayto screen these persons Because,
with the way the school systemis going today, it seems that
this conduct will continue onand on and on and we don't know
(35:32):
as to how much or how bad thingswill
get.
In other news, though, we dohave a positive story.
Now.
This is close to my heartbecause, again, school bus
driver I love to protect my kids, make sure they're safe, but
sometimes it's good to have help.
Driver helps kids escape schoolbus that caught fire on way to
school.
Way to school, Officials say inOhio a school bus driver helped
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students safely get off a busthat caught
fire.
Thursday morning Bus number 21was on its way to Monticello
Middle School when it burst intoflames at the corner of
Cambridge and Northampton Roads.
Firefighters were called to thescene and extinguished the fire
, but not before the bus becameengulfed in flames.
Cleveland Heights UniversityHeights Superintendent Liz Kirby
(36:23):
credited the bus driver's quickactions for helping prevent any
injuries.
Officials said the bus had aroutine inspection by the Ohio
State Highway Patrol on February14.
Routine inspection by the ohiostate highway patrol on february
14.
Kirby said thursday's firestarted behind one of the rear
wheels of the bus, with theofficial cause remaining under
(36:45):
investigation.
15 students were on the busheading to monticello middle
school when the bus caught fire.
They were picked up by anotherschool district vehicle and
taken toschool.
Now here is the question howcould something like this happen
?
We're not saying that thedriver didn't do his pre-trip.
(37:05):
I've been driving buses almosta decade and what I can tell you
is that our pre-trips by theUnited States federal law is
designed to make sure there isno immediate noticeable damage.
But once you take that bus outof the yard, you are literally
in the hands of the overallmaintenance that's supposed to
(37:26):
be done on that bus on a regularbasis.
So you won't know if thatexhaust pipe is hanging by a
thread until you ride over thatspeed bump.
You won't know that youremergency exit latch is lagging
until you make that turn on 280West.
If you live here in New JerseyNow people will say, yeah, well,
you have to flip the handle.
(37:46):
Yeah, you can do all of thosethings, but you won't know just
how poorly maintenance a bus isuntil you drive it.
In this circumstance, thedriver did exactly what he was
supposed to do.
He remained vigilant, diligentand he made sure to protect
those students.
Hats off to you.
I really thought this was anencouraging story and I hope you
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guys enjoyed this story just asmuch as I
did.
In our following story.
We're dealing again withanother case of a school teacher
and sexual abuse.
Lexington One middle schoolteacher sexually abused
15-year-old.
A Lexington One teacher wasarrested by agents with the
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State Law Enforcement Divisionand charged with criminal sexual
conduct with a minor in thesecond degree.
Arrest warrants accuse LutherJason Truluck, 30, who was an
English and language artsteacher at Beachwood Middle
School, of providing a15-year-old alcohol, then
sexually abusing them.
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According to arrest warrants,the Lexington County Sheriff's
Department requested a forensicinterview with the Dickerson
Children's Advocacy Center, anonprofit that provides services
for abuse victims.
After a runaway investigation,SLED's arrest warrant said
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Truluck previously picked up thestudent from his high school.
Truluck was using a name onSnapchat to disguise himself.
According to SLED's arrestwarrant, Truluck is also being
charged with contributing to thedelinquency of a
minor.
He was arrested on Wednesdayand booked into the Lexington
County Detention Center.
(39:31):
Records from the LexingtonCounty Public Index index says
magistrate judge brian n buckgranted him a conditional bond
of 45 000.
Those conditions were to notifythe court of a change of
address immediately, not haveany contact within the victim's
family, indirectly or directly,to not use social media, no
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supervised contact with minorand for him to not return to the
victim's home.
He posted bond on Wednesdayafternoon through a bail
bondsman.
According to public records,this is the second teacher
arrested on Wednesday in thisarea.
The Irmo Police Departmentannounced that a charter school
teacher was charged withmolesting students and the
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principal was arrested forfailing to report the accusation
to lawenforcement.
Words are at a loss.
How can you protect yourselffrom sexual abuse If it seems
too good to be true?
It most likely is that's howsome people choose to protect
(40:39):
themselves.
If someone is too nice, thenI'm going to raise my defenses,
but in some cases, that's notalways a practical and wise way
to sift out such predators.
So what can you do?
Avoid circumstances that maylead to this type of activity.
(41:01):
If you are someone in school, ayoung person, you are a female
or a male, high school student,middle school, elementary school
student, strive to not be alonewith any adults in the building
.
Have a friend be there with you.
Let someone know what timeyou're going to be at that
classroom, where you're going tobe location-wise.
Send a text, send an email,send an Instagram message, a DM,
(41:25):
a TikTok something, Becausewhen you isolate yourself with
certain adults, they may nothave been thinking about that
particular conduct until theopportunity presented itself.
It's literally like a moth to aflame the opportunity is there,
the person sees it and thenthey jump on it, but you, as a
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student, working against suchactivity and trying to protect
yourself, you can be vigilant byavoiding such circumstances.
It's really powerful and it'ssomething that me and my wife
discuss all of the time,especially in connection with
dealing with children.
Well, guys, we have reachedthat final story of this episode
and again it's a very, very.
In our following story we stillsee that same line of bad
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conduct carried out in schools.
This story is heavy and ifyou're someone who may be
emotionally, mentally or evenphysically triggered by such
content, we do advisediscretion.
Former Beauregard footballcoach arrested in Florida for
alleged sex with student coacharrested in Florida for alleged
(42:39):
sex with student.
A former championship-winningfootball coach at Beauregard
High School in Lee County,Alabama has been arrested in
Florida and faces multiplecriminal charges involving
inappropriate sex acts withstudents.
Robert Rob Carter, currentlythe head football coach at Clark
County High School in Alabama,was taken into custody in
Niceville, Florida, on Friday ona fugitive from justice warrant
(43:03):
.
Authorities have stated thecharges against him will not be
made public until he is formallyserved with the warrant
Okaloosa County Jail.
Carter faces multiple charges,including four counts of a
school employee engaging in asex act, four counts of
distributing obscene materialand three counts of soliciting a
(43:24):
sex act with a student.
The Clark County Sheriff saysCarter is awaiting extradition
to Alabama.
Carter has been the head coachat Clark County for two seasons,
leading the team to a 15-10record, including an 8-4
campaign in 2024 that ended inthe second round of the Class 2A
(43:46):
playoffs.
Before his tenure at ClarkCounty, Carter served as the
head football coach and athleticdirector at Beauregard High
School until 2020.
As the head football coach andathletic director at Beauregard
High School until 2020.
During his seven-year tenure,he led Beauregard to a historic
13-win season and the program'sfirst-ever AHSAA 5A state
(44:08):
championship.
Further details are expected toemerge following his
extradition toAlabama.
This was powerful.
This coach has done so much forthis school.
All of that work ruined bytendency, physical tendencies.
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I can't imagine how youstudents are feeling, but I hope
that this podcast can be asupport for you.
It's okay to cry.
It's okay to express yourselvesto your loved ones.
It's okay to not be okay, guys,but what I can tell you is that
you are not alone.
I can't imagine the pain youare feeling, but I can't
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empathize as a human being.
Continue to do the best thatyou can.
Guys, Talk to someone.
Seek the support of awell-intentioned counselor.
Talk to your parents, if theyare available.
Find an aunt, uncle, cousin,Someone that you can confide in
About the heaviness of thecircumstances that you're
dealing with.
To you, sports players, youvarsity guys, this is rough.
(45:20):
This is rough.
This is your coach.
A coach is like a family memberat certain points in a child's
life and then all of that can beshattered.
It can damage kids'trust.
On this podcast, we'vediscussed so many ways for you
guys to find comfort, and so, ifyou're looking for ways to cope
, skim through some of the pastepisodes, look through these
(45:42):
episodes, catch these titles andreally focus on the themes at
the beginning of my podcast.
It will do you guys a greatdeal of comfort, support and
will give you the endurance youneed while trying to finish
school during these dark times.
This episode has been soencouraging and will give you
the endurance you need whiletrying to finish school during
these dark times.
This episode has been soencouraging, it's been so
up-building and just so fun totalk to you guys, Not because of
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the news being good all of thetime, but because we're giving
you guys a little bit more hopeeach and every week.
We love each and every one ofyou because you guys make this
podcastspecial.
This podcast would be nothingwithout all of the support we
get on TikTok, all of thecomments that are left on our
YouTube channel and all of theclick and the shares and just
(46:28):
the love that we've been gettingas of late.
We thank you tremendously onbehalf of the team.
We love you guys without sayingI mean, it's just it's really
cool to be able to move forwardthis way.
Well, guys, this has been RED.
It's the everyday podcast forthe everyday people.
This is the everyday podcastfor the everyday people.
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