Teach Your Children Well
Bible in a Year :
You shall teach [God’s Word] to your children . . . when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. —
The Sleeping Beauty Waltz, the 1812 Overture, and The Nutcracker Suite were all part of the music of my childhood.
Sometimes a narrator told stories or—as in the case of Tubby the Tuba and Peter and the Wolf—introduced my sisters and me to the sounds of different instruments. In their desire to pass on their love for music, my parents used this method as a teaching tool. It worked! Weaving the classic tales with classical tunes made a powerful impact on us.
When an adult wants to impart important information to a child, it’s often best related in a story because it is more easily understood and enjoyed. Telling children the stories in God’s Word is especially crucial because the Bible’s enduring truth can shape character and show consequences of actions (1 Cor. 10:11). Tiny seeds of faith can be cultivated in fertile soil and help children to see how God has worked in the lives of His followers throughout history. Bible stories also show how God is intimately involved in our lives.
What we have seen God do for us and what He has done for His people throughout history must be passed on to the next generation (Deut. 11:1-21). Their future depends on it. Teach your children well.
Reflect & Pray
Amen to the Florida sheriff. When we brought our children to this world as parents, we are taking full responsibility over their well-being, just look at the restless nights we had when they were babies and the endless trips to playgrounds and taking them to school. It's not just their physical needs but their mental and spiritual needs as well. Some might think it cruel to perp walk children, but it's more a warning and reproach to the parents who brought these kids up for a job badly done.
Parents and grandparents can be like children too. People must be responsible for their actions, just like Christians who got their mugshots in their involvement from January 6. They are children of the semi-toxic communities they were immersed in prior to the event. Evidently they were not brought up well and got involved with the wrong crowd, got swept up in the flow of the moment. In their childish foolishness they became law-breaking adults inside the Capitol rotunda, prayer circles or not. That day thru prompting from Donald Trump and Eric Metarxes the Spirit of Christ was suffocated. Mugshots and perp walks borned their bitter fruits.
Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat
Fed up with a recent string of false school shooting threats, a Florida sheriff followed through with a warning he made last week and released a mug shot Monday of an 11-year-old accused of making threats to commit a mass shooting at a middle school.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced on Friday that minors who threaten school violence will be showcased for "public embarrassment," saying offenders will have their names and arrest photos made public. The announcement came after local authorities received at least 54 school threat tips last week through Fortify Florida, an app that allows people to make reports of suspicious activity to law enforcement and school officials.
Investigators and Volusia County School officials worked "around the clock" to investigate the tips, which all ended up being false, according to Chitwood. The sheriff said the onslaught of school shooting hoaxes was "absolutely out of control" and that it cost authorities close to $21,000.
"Since parents, you don't want to raise your kids, I'm going to start raising them," Chitwood said at a news conference Friday. "Every time we make an arrest, your kid's photo is going to be put out there. And if I could do it, I'm going to perp walk your kid so that everybody can see what your kid's up to."
Chitwood defended his decision on Monday when he released the full name, mug shot, and a video of an 11-year-old boy being escorted to a jail cell on social media. The boy, whom USA TODAY is not identifying because he is a minor, was charged with a felony for allegedly making a written threat of a mass shooting.
"I can and will release the names and photos of juveniles who are committing these felonies, threatening our students, disrupting our schools, and consuming law enforcement resources," Chitwood said in a Facebook post.
The sheriff's social media posts garnered thousands of reactions, with many commending Chitwood's decision and calling for the boy's parents to be held accountable. Others criticized Chitwood and questioned the ethics of exposing children online.
Video shows officers escorting 11-year-old into jail cell
The 11-year-old boy was arrested after he made threats to commit a shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School in Port Orange, a city just south of Daytona Beach, Florida, according to Chitwood.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday that investigators were alerted through a tip from Fortify Florida that the boy had made threats and allegedly showed off several weapons in a video chat. He also had a written list of names and targets.
After searching the boy's room, investigators allegedly discovered a "large amount" of airsoft rifles, pistols, and fake ammunition along with knives, swords, and other weapons, according to the sheriff's office. The alleged list of names and targets was also recovered.
The boy told investigators that the threat was a joke, the sheriff's office said. He was taken into custody and transported to the Volusia Family Resource Center for processing before being transported to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
The video posted on social media showed the weapons investigators had recovered before cutting to officers escorting the boy into a facility with an empty cell. The boy is seen wearing handcuffs as he enters the facility and an officer is later seen putting ankle cuffs on the boy.
False school shooting threats spike after Georgia shooting
The boy's arrest follows other similar incidents at schools across the country. On Friday, Chitwood reported that local authorities had received 207 threats for the 2024-2025 school year.
"We've arrested seven people for written threats to kill; one student, if you remember, tried to bring a loaded firearm into a Mainland (High School) football game," Chitwood said Friday. "We've had 11 weapons on our campuses this year."
Other incidents include two middle school students who were arrested last week after posting threats to commit a school shooting on TikTok and Instagram.
There has been a wave of violent threats against schools since the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia earlier this month. These threats have resulted in authorities arresting children, school closures or lockdowns, and increased law enforcement presence, USA TODAY previously reported.
Contributing: Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat
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