She believed that sex was sacred, and that people, particularly people with children, should be married to each other. Police You're not going outside at the end of school today? My boyfriend would not have found a "WELCOME BACK" card in the back pocket of my jeans if it didn't. What they do seems to really help. One thought that you be thinking about? So I was trying to worry about was he OK. We don't know yet. So rule number one is know your geography. And I start coming up with these illogical plans like, I'm going to quit my job and work on this full-time. And yes, I went to Catholic grade schools. And we are not taking any chances, you know what I'm saying? A famous YouTuber gets harassed on the internetno surprise there. Hours before the violence there, according to the Oakland County prosecutor, a teacher found a drawing by the 15-year-old sophomore who, officials said, would become the shooter. Not at all, and in a way, that can be bad as well. I didn't know-- I didn't know if he was OK or not. I was, like, tip toeing. Who got a tweet account? Let's start by jumping ahead a little ways into the school year for Act One, Rules to Live By, from Linda. Since then, theyve organized their whole lives to be able to reach out to other parents like themselves. Reporter Linda Lutton talks to dozens of Harper students who say adults don't understand that that's not the way it works. Those are skills he purposefully ignores when shot at. Too bad you can't wear that white shirt. Alex Kotlowitz has this story about one of the students that the social workers took under their wings. But the morning of her seventh day in the ICU, the morning we'd begun to make arrangements to get her back home to her own bed and her own doctors, a moment after my stepfather left her bedside for the first time in a week, a doctor appeared at the door of her room and waved me into the hallway. I was like can you see how crazy this is? It's worth noting that this is a gym filled with hundreds of teenagers who, this very same morning, have been asked over and over to be quiet. They joke around. Director: Andrew Robinson | Stars: Kelly Blatz, Daryl Sabara, Janel Parrish, Ellen Woglom. Wait, why is that the important part, that the public sees it? William Luther / AP. That priests should be able to marry. A glock-toting Republican is accused by her own party of trying to take away their Second Amendment rights. That there's some other life, some better place, a place without pulmonary fibrosis, or Tucson, Arizona. I spent most of my time at Harper in the social work office. By early October, it's been pretty quiet at Harper, as far as gun violence goes. It won a big design award, but to me it looks like all modern churches do. Theme music for our two-part series on Harper High School was composed by The Latebloomer. Blah blah blah blah. WebOn March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian Church in America parochial elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of It was at a bar. Devonte also has a video of his brother. And it's getting late in the day. Down in front, sitting together, are the seniors, looking the way seniors do on the first day of school--. If you want to see the lengths you have to go to not be part of the gang, you should meet a senior named Deonte. Rob ?] Meanwhile, kids keep going to school. Season 2. WebHe shows Adam the school and a surprisingly fancy bunkhouse and two shooting ranges, one with a wraparound berm that's intended to let people fire in multiple directions to I be thinking about a lot of stuff. Devonte has basically two places to escape to-- the streets or school. They also try to protect what they see as a student's just normal high school experience, things like Homecoming and clubs and prom. And he says, "You made a bad turn, now do the right thing, and pay for the guy's car. There's no shame to admitting your gang affiliation. So--. Excuse me but--. And when that happens, she tells them politely that she will let the judge now know they feel, though, honestly, I'm not really sure she needs to go to the trouble. Well, you want to get through to the criminal, and at the same time the public, too, who are out there looking saying, I don't want to be doing that. And I'm going to ride with the kids and believe what they're telling me. Show her you are a true villain. So what is it going to look like at the end of the day? ", They'd be like, "You should get a lawyer." But the fatal blow came at age 14, with the realization that I was gay. And it works! David Rakoff, Dave Hill, Miles Kahn. And then it's this-- it's this house next to it. And another thing that didn't look good-- three different gangs that came out the door, and they just kind of took off running. OK, now you're blocking your face with the sign, so you can't do that, OK? Back next week with more stories of This American Life. [INAUDIBLE], Julie Beer. It's who you sit with at lunch, the kids you say hi to in the hallway. In Putnam County, after all, this is not an unusual sight. ?]. On September 27, 28-year-old Samuel George shot at 13-year-old Curtis McGuffie with a .22-caliber rifle outside Bleyl Middle School in Houston, Texas. If this is meant to be a learning experience, tell me what you think you learned? The doctor says, "Well, he's heading to jail now." Her little girl is one. And the kids are telling me stay out of the neighborhood. She didn't go into the hospital expecting to die, and she was not ready to go. 'Cause they be fighting and shooting up there almost every day. And we'll use this? At this point I'd become Adam Sandler in one of his more sentimental films. And when I was walking up there, they call his name right after mine. This American Life is distributed by Public Radio International. I thank you for being to class on time. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page. I'll steal again. Gangs don't operate the way they used to. Your gang might control nothing more than the block you live on. Dan Savage. And I owed $12,000 for the repairs on the other guy's Mercedes SUV. I said, "I shouldn't have to lie. It is broadcast on The youngest school shooter in modern American history was 6 years old and killed a classmate in 2000 because he didnt like her. I appreciate you in advance for that. Crystal seems almost desperate to get Devonte to see the importance of talking about his experience. Now it's different. Production help from Andy Dixon. A bullied high school student starts having visions of a rabbit that he killed when he was a kid, soon putting him in a state where his imagination threatens to cause him to carry out violent acts. I don't know, I keep forgetting to wear my belt to work. A little voice inside her head said, that can't be right, they must be wrong. But by age seven, I was already having trouble reconciling loving father with eternal damnation. After every school shooting a political debate reemerges about guns. At times, I feel lonely. I mean this all makes sense. She could have a tube put down her throat and be hooked up to a machine that would breathe for her for a day or two. Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the man accused of fatally shooting 15 people in an elementary school in Uvalde Tuesday as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos. He shows them the pictures on his phone. (8 minutes) What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx I'm not going to, you know, go out and stand around. Which all they had to do was give us a trespassing warning. Good luck to him. During the two hours as the 18-year-old marches back and forth, she actually doesn't get that much abuse from people. I could see it help. Early on in the year, social worker Crystal Smith spends time with a junior named Devonte, talking him through his grief and guilt after Devonte accidentally shot and killed his 14 year old brother last year. I'm going to sue the LAPD. Girls get slightly more leeway. Which makes me a hypocrite. What Mr. Adams is trying to figure out is what gang Jordan is affiliated with and what gangs he might potentially have conflicts with here at Harper. We've arrived at Act Two of our show. Well, the problem is that even with all that, Officer Timson made one key mistake. Good morning, gentlemen. And she chats, cheerfully, with lots of people. These are his best grades since he began high school. I'll tell the story. What you eat for lunch? [SOBBING]. Right, Yeah, this is the main thing I learned watching this, is that Dan and I made our moms take part in a show that was really, really dirty. One day after school in the last week of September, it's report card day at Harper. WebAt predominately black schools, students are more likely to experience a shooting after 4 p.m., typically during an after-school event. And among the videos was footage from one of our very first live shows. Rule number four, don't use the sidewalk. They talk about the kids who took off running the night before. The name AAR actually comes from the military. Shit. A district administrator told me, think about it. Movies that thoughtfully explore the trauma of school shootings: 'The Fallout' on HBO Max, 'Mass', 'We Need to Talk About Kevin', and more. Which means I cross myself on airplanes. Wasn't really trying to make a tackle, trying to make a play. The show, titled Before the Next One, explored the issue in typical This American Life format by focusing on deeply personal accounts and first-hand experiences and used these stories to explore the various issues surrounding school shootings. The priest led us in prayer. Arsonists do. It's a huge catch-22 for kids in this neighborhood. The creator of the funny, iconic Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but also Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Doll House. We were pretty good. But it is probably going to be hard, though. Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing at least 19 ", And I say, "I was hit by this car and then I heard nothing and then I heard it skid out and drive away.". Webposted by: Melissa | October 23, 2018, 05:39 PM On October 12, 2018 the radio series This American Life dedicated an entire episode to one of the most persistent challenges You know, I feel-- I know that they wouldn't hurt each other like that. All times of day, kids pile into the social work office, a crowded, windowless room stuffed with three desks, a filing cabinet, and a paper shredder. I have fresh meat. I mean, he was a contestant for Homecoming King. His name Little James. He beat us there. The grounds are neat and beautiful. Then, This American Life put a human face on what the experts said by speaking to the people who are in the best position to know: the teachers of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Which is the opposite of religion's intended effect, is it not? But they came so close, people are psyched for a second chance. We understand what's going on and that issue is not resolved yet. It doesn't start crying right away because it doesn't understand the concept of dropping a baby on the ground. And we're not going to push you to get into any activities. There was a paintball incident that led to real guns going off. In the years after his death, Lenny and his family were harassed by people who believed the shooting at Sandy Hook never happened that it was all a conspiracy. Money actually lives across the street from James. If you walk with someone else, you risk being labeled as a gang member and being shot. This is about stopping a man who has no regard for people or the law. It means that I am hit, driver's side, at a 90-degree angle, like a T-bone steak. I don't see what the big deal is. It won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Online Sensation, which I think is a really funny category. When this moment comes, nothing moves. So parents are jumping in: parents whose kids have died in mass shootings, in the wake of each shooting. Of course, that would mean that they would have to return to the scene of their own work and do a DVD commentary. All right. One night Jenny and I are out to dinner and she's talking, but I'm not listening because I'm writing down ideas I have about the case on my napkin. And that's left a lot of room for newcomers. You're S Dub. He's cracked the door, she told me, but it's the size of a mouse hole. 100%. For two hours the guilty march back and forth with the sign. Amidst boarded up houses and vacant lots, it is a four story, yellow brick building. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) A jury on Monday began deliberating the sentence for a 19-year-old who was found guilty of attempted capital murder in a 2021 shooting at a Dallas-area high school that wounded two other students and a teacher. Right? Forgive me father, for I have sinned. Producer Miki Meek traveled with them to Sante Fe, Texas, right after a school shooting. It's a price most teenagers anywhere would find almost impossible to pay. Why are men typically aroused more by seeing naked bodies and women are typically more aroused by reading about them? I'll probably just go and do it right there, 'cause the problem escalated. Earlier in the year, Devonte had told them he wasn't sleeping well. [LAUGHS] That'd be you. We have stories today of crimes in traffic, in a family, in a marriage, crimes with God, Mike Birbiglia, Dan Savage, musical guest Joss Whedon, and much, much more. 7. I mean I think it's marvelous punishment. Can we name them? And he says, "Mike, sleep on it." Crystal and Anita are hoping to start a trauma group with Devonte and three other boys at Harper, who are also struggling because of the violence. Ms. Grant, who works part-time in food service at a local Naval base, says that many days she cries alone in her room. Elise Bergerson's our administrative assistant. That's all they had to do. Back on the day of the pep rally, minutes after the shooting, the first details coming in were hazy-- just that James had been taken to the hospital, and so far he was still alive. The day after his brother's funeral, Devonte showed up at Harper wearing a t-shirt with a picture of his brother on it. Ben Calhoun was at Harper for homecoming week. Exactly the kind of first day stuff you'd expect at any school, till it's not. So much happened that we could not fit this all into one program. And so are some other people on staff. After school on Thursday, while the football team's practicing, word's spreading about the shooting. I mean, aren't cops supposed to just tell kids, hey, don't join a gang? I know.". A woman shoots her a disgusted look. 1. And this is when I start going crazy. That last February, Devonte accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old brother. He's an outspoken Christian. A big heavy sign, at that. And if they end up in a situation like this, they scramble through it. Forget all of y'all. So that that way--. It was 120 people last year. James is also a former Harper student with many ties to the school. And my dad showed me how he had digitized all of our old family videos, which apparently is a really good project if you're retired. I once blew up at a friend who thought it was hilarious to invert one of the crucifixes in my ironic collection of Catholic kitsch. So I'm up until 3:00 in the morning every night. (13 minutes), Reporter Alex Kotlowitz spends time in the social work office, where the effects of gun violence are most often apparent. I don't know what happened. Soon I was contemplating the possibility that the church was wrong about other stuff. We found so many incredible and surprising stories, this show is a two-parter. Josh was walking up that way. Just before dismissal, just like Anita feared, there's news of more shooting. They'll big school events, events where kids from other schools will be, events where security is a challenge. About how, at the rally, as he stood there with his friend, Josh, Josh was on the phone relaying news about another friend of theirs named James Williams. Yeah, everybody on the team. Last year, Harper went to the Chicago Public school championship, a real feat for a school that's so tiny. And we know the football team tomorrow is going to whoop a little butt on Marshall's! That's great. We're gonna pick, we're gonna pick, pick, pick it apart. And Andy says, "Sleep on it. The episode started by showcasing a school that had decided to arm its staff. Like, I was-- I wasn't really running. Only $19 + GST for 9 weeks of unlimited access*. That's number 11, junior Rodney Jackson, and number 4, Antoryio Barton. Last weekend, there was a funeral, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, an honor student who was shot in a park in mid-afternoon in Chicago, just a week after performing at an inaugural event in Washington. Yet the death toll from school shootings keeps climbing as debates over gun control continue ten years on. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. We are not selling crack. You know, you live on that block, or you live in that area, you one of them. Just click button below and allow notifications for this site, Notifications are blocked for this site. They go to his office. See I was the only one that got caught. I'm on the curb, and the cop asked me to sign a piece of paper and I say, "What's it for? So we already know, number one, that we need to pull all those guys. That's the AAR. Before the incident last February where Devonte accidentally shot his 14-year-old brother, he didn't have much of a relationship with Crystal or Anita. Administrators do pick up some kids and drive them to school. And I would have told you, if you had asked me, that he was one of the ones that would repeat. Seven of the injured were students. They've stopped posting stuff there. That voice, the same one I heard, somehow left her faith stronger. Coming up. I'm so proud of you. Your name was hot last spring. Maybe you think you have an idea of how street gangs operate. Until it sees your face and then it's like, oh I guess I should be crying or something. Once again, all members for the AAR, please report to the Mellon room at this time. Andy and I get back to the house at 4 or 5 o'clock, and I have one of those cliche revelations a lot of people have when they have near death experiences. A wonderful 4th grade teacher at Robb Elementary that was a victim in a Texas school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. OK. You want to talk to 'em or no? A couple weeks ago as we were preparing for today's broadcast, I was in Baltimore visiting my dad, and I'd been going over drafts of the stories for today's show including Dan's, and I was visiting my dad in Baltimore. And I think I'm dead, there's no weight. For a fix. So I called the police station to get the captain on the phone, and he ducks my calls for days. That's what you can do. Government isnt doing much to prevent school shootings. So I ask him, what if I'm a kid, and I really don't want any part of this gang stuff. All right, go that way first. I don't know. If you walk alone, you risk being jumped. They list kids with connections to the three gangs involved. My mom died five years ago. Explain things in the simplest yet factual way you can. The section of the show most relevant to educators, though, was the examination of the effectiveness of holding active shooter drills. Rule number two, never walk by yourself. I was the only one that was stupid enough to let the camera see me. So that's another indication that something's going on. But then the person finds they can't help themselves, he goes back. He's getting B's and C's in all of his classes, except for music, which he's failing. Otherwise, why would you call yourself a gang, they say. And so I sign it. She took it hard when I came out. WebThis Is Not a Drill. And then them two little boys in there, they're the ones that made me go to jail. Beautiful, sunny, Florida. A priest arrived to perform last rites. I'm right.". Sanders is visibly unsure. I wish we could do that up our way in Delaware. I'm the assistant principal. Cliff Goldmacher, Kevin Hayes, Darren Wayne, K-Crews, and Fun Factor. Last It's cruel really, when you think about it. What Principal Sanders and the staff decide to do and how their plan works out, whether they contain the violence-- next week, Alex Kotlowitz, Linda Lutton, and Ben Calhoun will be back. I'm literally walking back and forth in front of the store, holding a sign. There's the police and SWAT teams, the Red Cross, the Billy Graham prayer truck, therapy dogs. Produced by Rob Szypko , Asthaa Chaturvedi , Carlos Prieto and Sydney Harper. I think that's how he said it. One had a hole in it that was getting bigger, and there was no going home. The gangs in the Englewood neighborhood today are not those gangs. Principal Leonetta Sanders and Social Worker Crystal Winfield Smith. We'd just barely been on the air at all, and it was Valentine's Day in 1998. OK. By now you may be wondering, if these gangs aren't fighting over drug territory, what are the shootings about? Thanks today to [? They walk by. I don't care if you on this roof and you get in trouble. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. Serial killers sometimes do, but they're crazy. To my moms, who might throw my little brother's bed away, and I don't want her to throw it away and stuff. ", And he says, "It's a statement saying you're OK and that we can leave. There were 35 school shootings in 2021 that resulted in injuries or deaths, 25 of which occurred after August 1. He hangs with a lot of older guys, he says. So what we're going to do is we're going to start our story at Harper this week. One day at dismissal, I thought I saw a freshman walking home alone. And earlier in the night I'd gotten in a fight with my girlfriend, Jenny. Aaron Washington is a police officer assigned to Harper. All of us here knew, of course, about the murders in Chicago. I don't like this. Hours before the violence there, according to the Oakland County prosecutor, a teacher found a drawing by the 15-year-old sophomore who, officials said, would become the shooter. OK. You know, and that's OK. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Four students were shot outside Westinghouse Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Something I figured out at roughly the same time I entered an all-male high school for Catholic boys thinking about becoming priests. Aw man, I had a sip of beer. Web1. He has a really, really, Mother, come a long way. Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. So you know that something is getting ready to happen, because-- [SNIFFLING] the kids, they tell you, and it's, like, you can't stop it, because you don't know where it's going to happen. Rule number five, if they shoot, don't run. They've been demolishing other schools-- scores like 46 to 0, 47 to 0. James had been shot just a few blocks from Harper, meaning probably about the time Money was running under the cheerleaders pompoms, someone was shooting at his friend. I'm being shamed. And then, Dr. Horrible comes to this email. And what was the reason? He says that for protection, for survival, kids walk to school with the kids in their clique, often through enemy territory. Open it up to find the tick, tick tick of a heart. Criminal. Devonte hasn't had any intensive counseling since the shooting. Hi, Shari! In their third floor apartment, they both handled the weapon. This outcome may lead the listener to assume the segment would close out with a litany of reasons arguing against arming the staff. They have to be wrong. [394] January 23. So that's going to have a major effect, especially when they find out exactly who the shooter was. It's kind of slow and doesn't quite advance the story. The School's principal, Leonetta Sanders, is at the mic. Every option they have seems like a bad option. He had filmed the thing, and there was this footage that I didn't even know existed, and had never seen. How you going to not let me share it with you? Hello! That's what every kid has told me. Devonte says his brother had somehow gotten his hands on an old handgun, which neither of them thought worked. They have to decide all of this, and they've got to decide soon. I see you trying hard. I get the accident report and it's a mess. Ms. Grant, first, I just want to check with you and just see how you doing. But she didn't believe that being a good Catholic meant blind obedience. I figured it out. Is it off? So that really leaves just school-- more specifically, this office-- as a place where he can be himself and try to move on. And I'm not saying that I'm going to be able to help you with your problems outside the school. I want for there to be heaven. With Alex Blumberg, Jane Feltes, Sarah Keonig, Lisa Pollak, Robyn Semien, Alissa Shipp, and Nancy Updike. See, walking in a group can send its own message. Another guy flirts with her. She waves to a guy passing by. Not for odd weddings or funerals, but on totally random days of non-holy, non-obligation. Before we booked him for this show, he actually never had played in front of an audience larger than nine people. Retaliation for earlier shootings is a big reason for getting shot. He made a name for himself writing a funny and deeply informed sex advice column called Savage Love. Crystal makes a point of seeking her out and asks if they can sit and talk at a table in the cafeteria. There'd been developments. That's in a minute from Chicago Public Radio and Public Radio International, when our program continues. They let us into private, difficult meetings with parents and students. No, I'm not worried about a thing. And they're friendly with a half dozen other gangs. He remembers back when he was young, when somebody got caught stealing it was shameful. He said, Little James just got shot. Being anti-gang is Deonte's entire identity. But he can still cut. (SLURRING) Naw, I'm straight.
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