A flashback case is under the fold, but Nate found it. Any lessons on The Clery Act to be learned? Listen carefully, any connections to Cornell?
The headlines hurt this man.
https://youtu.be/xprQqH9S7zs?is=gmxZcifPMkauKocc
What is said about the Cornell case, Nate?
https://youtu.be/4rWGg_24yk0?is=DTT354zD_Ezjyi-u
I wrote an "ASK"; spoke at microphones; wrote editorials; led a few workshops; got my book published; and started this blog because people lied.
People lie to get out of trouble which can cause more trouble. False accusations in my school case and divorce case ended with severed relationships but no dead people in either one. There are always collaterals but not necessarily big headlines. My story was not on page one.
I won both cases in courts of law. The constant news and lives of others, also prove, I wasn't the difficult one. Years later, does it matter?
Connections:
Take note: Children do not lie to get into trouble. But some information is troubling to adults. If a child advises of an assault, a kid at school who needs help, problems in the classroom, at lunch or recess, a weapon in a book bag, a bus driver going to fast...listen to the kid.
My highschoolers and I witnessed a bus accident in front of their high school circa 2004-2005. I can still see it after all these years. Some of my former second graders, Beautiful Butterflies and Courageous Cats, were on that bus. Teachers remember faces.
The bus driver was hurt. The history of the driver was investigated. A curb hit here, a curb hit there were discovered.
Kids know. They are not tattling, they are telling ahead of a major problem long before adults understand. The children are messengers.
Did you listen to the testimony out of Newport News? Do you think there are regrets at the school? Children did tell. They had fears but they spoke up. Adults held back until it was too late for the teacher. The kid holding the gun shot and seriously wounded her. A lifetime of damage to collaterals. $10 million pricetag paid to the one target. The gun jammed before more could be hit.
Living life under the fold, after surviving above the fold and under the flag is not easy.
Why do people lie? Assaults come in all shapes and sizes and formulations. "Happiness is a warm gun", did you read that post?
Where do all the flowers go? Peter, Paul and Mary asked. When will we ever learn?
How do lies get to be told in lawsuits?
Do our children have to be soldiers in our schools?
I asked a long time ago for a workshop. I will not stop because-
The truth always comes out. Jesus is not a liar.
From the Teacher's Desk with Love,
Marian R.Carlino
November 3, 2026