Charity Wise case recalls child abuse and drug addiction tragedy
Philadelphia tale follows Charlene Wise whose sixth child Charnae died after years of neglect and crack addiction. The narrative tracks foster care, repeated seizures of custody, and violent supervision at home as social workers and relatives grapple with a failed life and damaged children.
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Charlene Wise
Norristown
Darlene
Charlene
Pottstown
Charnae
Charlae
Montgomery County Social Workers
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Crisis plan helps defuse school shooting at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High
In Miami a 14 year old student entered biology class with two guns and a gun bag, ordered the teacher out, and announced his plan. Three teachers talked him into surrendering within five minutes. No one was hurt. He later told police he wanted help and respect after being picked on. Authorities credited the school crisis plan for preventing a disaster.
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Miami
Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School
Bill Schwartz
Richard Dalco Jr
Basement confinement and a missing child mystery
Charlene kept Charnae in a locked basement to manage traumas while social workers faded from oversight. Charnae endured heat, isolation, and neglect, slipping into poor health as Aug 21 neared Charnae’s sixth birthday. Charlene eventually opened the basement door calling Charnae and found silence.
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Charnae
Dante
Charlene
Teacher Offers Kidney To Student At Max Abbott Middle
Fayetteville science teacher Jane Smith plans to donate one of her kidneys to 14 year old Michael Carter, a dialysis patient with kidney disease since infancy. The two matched as organ donors after a routine class chat, a rare miracle that could end Michael’s dialysis and give him energy to play sports. Smith, 42, faces laparoscopic surgery with a brief hospital stay.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Jane Smith
Ms. Smith
Michael Carter
Max Abbott Middle School
Michael
Deborah Evans
Alabama’s Y2K preparedness lags nation’s worst
Alabama ranks last in Y2K readiness with only 57 percent of critical computer systems fully prepared as the year 2000 arrives. Gov Don Siegelman defended state readiness after declaring it ready, citing a late start by his predecessor. Alabama reported 828 critical systems, vs New Mexico at 81 percent.
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Ala
Alabama
Don Siegelman
Jeanie Layson
Atlanta
Siegelman
New Mexico
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