Off with his head and an Antidote.

Today, if you are Catholic you celebrate St. John the Baptist. It is not a Sunday or designated Holy Day. But I went to Mass anyway. Part of the reason was that, I learned, that in Portugal, after a whole week of celebrating Saints, St.John the Baptist's Celebration has fireworks at midnight. "It's like our Fourth of July"! I was told.

"John the Baptist, the priest said, "like us, is a child of God." I learned forward. There were only about 22 people at Mass, including the priest who spoke with an Irish accent. I wish more had heard his homily.

The priest explained, "John was a miracle to his mother and father." He did not have an easy life even after leaping in his mother's womb. Mary and Elizabeth were cousins, and you know the rest of their stories. If not, read the Gospels.

Seven years ago, I witnessed two expectant mothers, cousins by marriage, as they both exclaimed that their babies were moving around a lot as they were talking! We were at a baby shower. The babies lept! They are cousins!

So the priest reminded all of us, with no one under the age of 60 present, that we are children of God. He also said how important prayer is. God listens as we pray for others. He hears their names.

I talked to the priest after Mass about the celebration in Portugal.

So pray, God is the antidote to evil. He hears that you are praying, even for your enemies.

And mothers, take some advice from the priest and Carol King. Our children need our prayers in this fallen world.

Carol King: So glad you are a child of mine.

https://youtu.be/sxLVvluMRY8?is=aEB2wQ9tdAoVUtEx 

Love,

Marian 

June 24, 2026

How did a legal expert state "Unthinkable" and "Unprecedented"? Children spoke up, who really listened?

Since 1998, I have been a refugee, from working as a teacher in public education, and have paid attention to many of the nationally televised shootings, as my blog and book confirm.

Richneck Elementary School: The televised reports of the shooting and subsequent civil trial against the vice principal and the upcoming criminal trial of the vice principal have been of special interest to me. Since January 6, 2023, life has not been the same for anyone in Richneck Elementary School.

Life has not been the same for me since 1998, when I was told to get out of my class for speaking up for the safety of my classroom. I believed in 1998 that prevention is worth a pound of cure and so much more.  The jury on November 6, 2025, placed a value of $10,000,000 for the results of the "incident" that did not prevent anything.

I am happy the young teacher (plaintiff) followed through with her case and had lawyers who believed her. The defense lawyer (vice principal) had ignorant lawyers.  Why did the blond defense lawyer use the words "unthinkable" and "unprecedented"?  Her words were not built on truth. No one in their right mind would use those terms to describe the "incident" or events of January 6, 2023. Interesting the defense attornies did not use the words shooting.

I wrote my book to share my story and help in prevention.  It took a lot to follow through. I was not shot, and no one in my school was.  But then, and even today, the possibility was great that there could have been a shooting.

The recent court case's testimony stated that three students warned the staff of imminent danger.  What the staff did and failed to do led to a young teacher getting shot.

You may wonder why the students played a part and why the staff went to the principal.  Students should be believed, and the chain of command is spelled out in policy. Staff who break the chain of command face consequences. Not every adult believes children.  Although it is greatly recognized that young children usually do not lie when it could lead them into trouble.  The girls and the young boy who spoke faced threats from their 6-year-old classmate with a gun. Did they have more bravery than staff?

Maybe these two documents will give more insight.  They are from 1998. 

My principal told me I could not consider children neutral and take their word.  I used neutral to distinguish between the perpetrator and the victim, a witness, someone who has information or saw the event.

The policy created in October 1998, after I left the school district, spelled out what a teacher should do in the case of a weapon on campus.  

Connect dots for prevention.  ASK yourself what you would do in a school if a child threatened others with a weapon, not just a gun. How did the expert testimony in the trial  fair?

ASK- asking saves kids yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

When the system fails.

VA. Teacher wins lawsuit

Marian R. Carlino

November 9 2025

No honor among thieves and children matter

Lockdowns, stay at home, masks, vaccine for Covid 19. There is no honor among theives. 

Do your research. 

As I heard a woman's testimony years ago, "It was the educated among them who determined who lived and who died."

Repeat..Fauci is a fraud.   Ask Rand Paul. Read his Fauci emails. 

Our Constitution honors free speech and freedom of assembly. 

 HIPPA and VARES read about them.

CDC and FDA..part of the problem. 

7 deadly sins...read about them too.

Perverse leaders never look good when history is written. These leaders will go down as some of the worst in history. 

Children matter. Speak up for them. 

Marian R. Carlino

July 22, 2021