More Life Lessons from Teachers
Who’ve Seen It All Here are stories from among 400 teachers who opened up about the "hard truths" about their students. The teachers’ advice starts with “kids need to hear ‘no’.” Read the stories here. |
Stop and Think - they might shoot at you.
Three teenage boys thought it was a good idea to ding-dong-ditch someone as a TikTok challenge. The homeowner shot at them as they fled and was arrested on aggravated assault charges. The boys were lucky no one was injured. (‘Ding-dong-ditch’ is ringing a doorbell or knocking on a door, then running away before the resident can see you.)
What if you had to pay back the $50,000?
A 16-year-old said ‘I have a bomb in my pocket’ to another passenger on a plane. The teen was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. The airline incurred a loss of $50,000 in the incident.
Rules exist for a reason.
A 17-year-old was walking in the thermal area around Lone Star Geyser near Yellowstone National Park’s beloved Old Faithful, according to rangers, who say his foot then “broke through the thin crust” because he wasn’t following the rules to remain ONLY on boardwalks and trails around thermal areas. ‘Significant thermal burns’ suffered.
Watching too much TV?
Four girls, 10 and 11 years old, have been charged as juveniles in Maricopa County, Arizona, for plotting to kill a fellow male classmate and stage it as a suicide. They have been suspended from school, pending their expulsion.
There are a lot of bad ideas on TikTok. Is this the worst?
Teen killed, another wounded after attempting ‘ding dong ditch’ prank - ringing a doorbell in the middle of the night and running away. Scared homeowner opened fire.
If you’re in crisis, get help. This isn’t the way -
Teen leapt from the Staten Island Ferry after posting on Instagram ‘My last day on Earth.’ His post also alluded to mental health awareness. A classmate had recently committed suicide. Teen suicide contagion is a recognized phenomenon.
Don’t Be Brainwashed
Islam has infiltrated your schools and is campaigning to neutralize American resistance to Sharia by embedding Islamic ideology in education, politics, culture, and activism. Kids are falling for the lies on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Don’t let this be you!
This can easily happen - don’t be careless with fire
A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged with arson in connection to the New Jersey wildfires, becoming the second teen to face charges related to the blaze. According to the prosecutor’s office, the fire started on April 22, when both teens set wooden pallets on fire and left the area without fully extinguishing it.
Bad Ideas from TikTok
Two Texas teens, acting out something they had seen on TikTok, approached a pair of younger elementary school children and asked them if they wanted to be kidnapped. The two teens were arrested and charged with terroristic threats. More bad ideas from TikTok - breaking into random homes just to see if you can (that’s trespassing or more serious charge) and dressing up as mannequins to scare store customers.
Busted!
Three Nebraska teens, two 15 year-olds and one 16 year-old, were arrested at a local Walmart and booked into the Douglas County Youth Center. The boys set-up a hammock, had food, drinks and ski masks and had planned to stay in the store until after closing time to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics and video games.
Teacher Notices Toxic Trends Among Young Teens
Constantly looking at their phones, unable to use computers for anything useful, want instant results, attention span of a gnat, unable to face challenges, just plain ignorant, can’t comprehend what they read, lack ambition, don’t understand what it takes to earn a living, over-confident, boys staying Peter Pan and not growing up, not sociable, reluctant to gather in person. Ouch!
This teen really went astray
She got pregnant, was told she was too far along for a clinical abortion, so she took abortion pills. She described what came out as a “full baby”, a boy with “fingernails and lips and a nose.” She kept the dead baby in a box under her bed for two or three weeks, then buried him in her backyard. Authorities later discovered the remains. The teen could have made other, wiser choices throughout this entire sorry story, but she lacked the character to do so. Character is destiny.
Send a naked picture - no big deal? It can cost you your life.
It’s called ‘financial sextortion’. It’s a type of online crime targeting teen boys that has caused 30 of them to commit suicide since 2021. A supposedly cute girl finds you online, but it’s really a member of a crime syndicate. ‘She’ asks you for a nude photo, and you send it thinking it’s no big deal. Then you’re bombarded with 200 messages over the next few hours instilling a sense of urgency and dissuading you from getting help. Pay up or else your parents will stop loving you, you’ll be thrown off the sports team, and you won’t get into college. To some victims, it appears there’s no way out except to kill themselves.
How to Turn Off Employers
Gen Z grads are unprepared for the workforce, can’t handle the workload, and are unprofessional, hiring managers say.
Sorority and frat parties can be trouble
A sorority and two members of a fraternity have been charged, months after an ill-fated party led to the death of a 20-year-old student at Dartmouth. The Alpha Phi sorority was charged as a corporation by police in Hanover, New Hampshire with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house, and two members of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity were charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21.
‘Speed was a factor’
It’s not the first time teenagers have wrapped their vehicle around a tree. Three college students are dead after crashing their Tesla truck. Speed was a factor, according to police.
Meeting a cutie late at night by yourself - not a good idea
Thirteen year-old Tennessee cheerleader, Savannah Copeland, was allegedly stabbed to death by a 15-year-old with a pocket knife and left alongside a dirt road. Copeland met with the 15-year-old around midnight when he allegedly attacked her and fled, according to a petition released by Knox County court. It is unclear how the two teens might have known each other. Prosecutors hope to try him as an adult in court.
Subway Surfing – A disturbing trend in New York City
A 13-year-old girl died after participating in a dangerous social media trend of subway surfing after falling from a 7 train in New York’s Queens, according to law enforcement. A 12-year-old-girl was also hurt when two girls fell between the train cars when the train stopped as they tried jumping between them, WABC reported.
Have some sense and don't isolate
A teenage boy shoots himself in the head after discussing suicide with a fake, flirty AI chatbot
Sewell Setzer, 14, shot himself with his stepfather’s handgun after spending months talking to “Dany”, a computer program based on Daenerys Targaryen, the Game of Thrones character. He did this so they could “die together.” Read the tragic story here.
Texas teen abducted from Dallas Mavericks NBA game shares what lured her from her dad
A Texas teen abducted from an NBA game, sex trafficked and held against her will at a hotel 200 miles away has opened up about the horrific week of abuse she endured before investigators traced her photo in an online sex ad back to her captors. She was “looking to smoke.” Read the horrifying story here.
Three teenage boys thought it was a good idea to ding-dong-ditch someone as a TikTok challenge. The homeowner shot at them as they fled and was arrested on aggravated assault charges. The boys were lucky no one was injured. (‘Ding-dong-ditch’ is ringing a doorbell or knocking on a door, then running away before the resident can see you.)
What if you had to pay back the $50,000?
A 16-year-old said ‘I have a bomb in my pocket’ to another passenger on a plane. The teen was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. The airline incurred a loss of $50,000 in the incident.
Rules exist for a reason.
A 17-year-old was walking in the thermal area around Lone Star Geyser near Yellowstone National Park’s beloved Old Faithful, according to rangers, who say his foot then “broke through the thin crust” because he wasn’t following the rules to remain ONLY on boardwalks and trails around thermal areas. ‘Significant thermal burns’ suffered.
Watching too much TV?
Four girls, 10 and 11 years old, have been charged as juveniles in Maricopa County, Arizona, for plotting to kill a fellow male classmate and stage it as a suicide. They have been suspended from school, pending their expulsion.
There are a lot of bad ideas on TikTok. Is this the worst?
Teen killed, another wounded after attempting ‘ding dong ditch’ prank - ringing a doorbell in the middle of the night and running away. Scared homeowner opened fire.
If you’re in crisis, get help. This isn’t the way -
Teen leapt from the Staten Island Ferry after posting on Instagram ‘My last day on Earth.’ His post also alluded to mental health awareness. A classmate had recently committed suicide. Teen suicide contagion is a recognized phenomenon.
Don’t Be Brainwashed
Islam has infiltrated your schools and is campaigning to neutralize American resistance to Sharia by embedding Islamic ideology in education, politics, culture, and activism. Kids are falling for the lies on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Don’t let this be you!
This can easily happen - don’t be careless with fire
A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged with arson in connection to the New Jersey wildfires, becoming the second teen to face charges related to the blaze. According to the prosecutor’s office, the fire started on April 22, when both teens set wooden pallets on fire and left the area without fully extinguishing it.
Bad Ideas from TikTok
Two Texas teens, acting out something they had seen on TikTok, approached a pair of younger elementary school children and asked them if they wanted to be kidnapped. The two teens were arrested and charged with terroristic threats. More bad ideas from TikTok - breaking into random homes just to see if you can (that’s trespassing or more serious charge) and dressing up as mannequins to scare store customers.
Busted!
Three Nebraska teens, two 15 year-olds and one 16 year-old, were arrested at a local Walmart and booked into the Douglas County Youth Center. The boys set-up a hammock, had food, drinks and ski masks and had planned to stay in the store until after closing time to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics and video games.
Teacher Notices Toxic Trends Among Young Teens
Constantly looking at their phones, unable to use computers for anything useful, want instant results, attention span of a gnat, unable to face challenges, just plain ignorant, can’t comprehend what they read, lack ambition, don’t understand what it takes to earn a living, over-confident, boys staying Peter Pan and not growing up, not sociable, reluctant to gather in person. Ouch!
This teen really went astray
She got pregnant, was told she was too far along for a clinical abortion, so she took abortion pills. She described what came out as a “full baby”, a boy with “fingernails and lips and a nose.” She kept the dead baby in a box under her bed for two or three weeks, then buried him in her backyard. Authorities later discovered the remains. The teen could have made other, wiser choices throughout this entire sorry story, but she lacked the character to do so. Character is destiny.
Send a naked picture - no big deal? It can cost you your life.
It’s called ‘financial sextortion’. It’s a type of online crime targeting teen boys that has caused 30 of them to commit suicide since 2021. A supposedly cute girl finds you online, but it’s really a member of a crime syndicate. ‘She’ asks you for a nude photo, and you send it thinking it’s no big deal. Then you’re bombarded with 200 messages over the next few hours instilling a sense of urgency and dissuading you from getting help. Pay up or else your parents will stop loving you, you’ll be thrown off the sports team, and you won’t get into college. To some victims, it appears there’s no way out except to kill themselves.
How to Turn Off Employers
Gen Z grads are unprepared for the workforce, can’t handle the workload, and are unprofessional, hiring managers say.
Sorority and frat parties can be trouble
A sorority and two members of a fraternity have been charged, months after an ill-fated party led to the death of a 20-year-old student at Dartmouth. The Alpha Phi sorority was charged as a corporation by police in Hanover, New Hampshire with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house, and two members of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity were charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21.
‘Speed was a factor’
It’s not the first time teenagers have wrapped their vehicle around a tree. Three college students are dead after crashing their Tesla truck. Speed was a factor, according to police.
Meeting a cutie late at night by yourself - not a good idea
Thirteen year-old Tennessee cheerleader, Savannah Copeland, was allegedly stabbed to death by a 15-year-old with a pocket knife and left alongside a dirt road. Copeland met with the 15-year-old around midnight when he allegedly attacked her and fled, according to a petition released by Knox County court. It is unclear how the two teens might have known each other. Prosecutors hope to try him as an adult in court.
Subway Surfing – A disturbing trend in New York City
A 13-year-old girl died after participating in a dangerous social media trend of subway surfing after falling from a 7 train in New York’s Queens, according to law enforcement. A 12-year-old-girl was also hurt when two girls fell between the train cars when the train stopped as they tried jumping between them, WABC reported.
Have some sense and don't isolate
A teenage boy shoots himself in the head after discussing suicide with a fake, flirty AI chatbot
Sewell Setzer, 14, shot himself with his stepfather’s handgun after spending months talking to “Dany”, a computer program based on Daenerys Targaryen, the Game of Thrones character. He did this so they could “die together.” Read the tragic story here.
Texas teen abducted from Dallas Mavericks NBA game shares what lured her from her dad
A Texas teen abducted from an NBA game, sex trafficked and held against her will at a hotel 200 miles away has opened up about the horrific week of abuse she endured before investigators traced her photo in an online sex ad back to her captors. She was “looking to smoke.” Read the horrifying story here.