The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: DNA Kits Given To Texas Students To Help Identify Kids In Case of School Shooting

Episode Date: October 20, 2022

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Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues especially those that affect black and brown people but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to

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or wherever you get your podcasts. This is America. There is no question that there are problems in this country between police and community. Yes, you are a donkey. The latest on that police killing of a black man. Now to new developments in the deadly spa shooting rampage.

It was a really bad day for him, and this is what he did. And so we are in a state of emergency. Okay, white supremacist violence is and always has been the number one threat to our society. But I'm also very proud that my wife is white. To the breakfast club, bitches! Alright, Sean Lane, please tell me, why was I your donkey of the day? Well, donkey of the day for Thursday, October 20th goes to the entire state of Texas. Well, not the actual people, but the powers that be. In particular, the Texas State

Legislature, the Texas Education Agency, Texas State Senator Donna Campbell, who sponsored the SB 2158 bill. And that bill is the reason they are getting donkier today. And of course, Governor Greg Abbott. Now, as a parent, sending your kids to school nowadays, I'm sure if you're like me, causes your anxiety to go through the roof. All right. Parental paranoia is at an all time high. Only thing we can tell ourselves as parents is that, hey, the kids will be fine. But we don't know for sure that will be the case. We just hoping for the best. OK, I thought that my kids would just have to face some of the same things.

You know, we faced when we went to school, you know, the things that we saw growing up, the teasing, or if you want to call it bullying, maybe a fight or a teacher getting slick with your kids or the kids' grades slipping because they're distracted. Things of that nature. Okay, the regular stuff. But this generation of kids has things they have to worry about that us born in the 1900s didn't have to deal with. And that's school shootings. Not saying they didn't happen back then. First one I can remember was Columb with, and that's school shootings. Not saying they didn't happen back then. First one I can remember was Columbine, and that was in 1999.

But it seems like in 2022, mass shootings at schools are something we as parents have to think about. And I truly don't believe anyone is trying to fix the problem, because if they did, we would have some type of gun control legislation in this country and some type of comprehensive mandatory mental health services from kindergarten to 12th grade. I'm not saying that will totally fix the problem, but man, it's a better idea than this one. What do you mean this one, Uncle Sharla? Well, let's go to WKXAN-NBC for the report, please. Children in Texas tonight are coming home from school with DNA test kits, and it's all thanks to a 2021 state law. But it's causing anxiety for some parents in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting. But as our Monica Madden reports,

the law was intended for something entirely different. Like any parent, Dallas mother Tracy Walder wants her seven-year-old to be safe at school. But she says the fact that kids are being sent home with DNA kits is rubbing her the wrong way. No one wants to think about taking their child's DNA because they may get killed at school. Especially after the Uvalde shooting. We are treating, in a way, schools like war zones. When I served overseas, my DNA was on file. In 2021, Republican and Democratic lawmakers passed the

Child ID Act, requiring the Texas Education Agency to provide identification kits to K-6 grade families. DNA kits to help identify your child if they get killed in a school shooting. Texas, that's all y'all got. Every day homeschool is looking like a better option. Number one, there's a lot of people who don't feel comfortable sending their kids, you know, DNA out, you know, to anyone for any reason because of privacy reasons. You know, I know folks who don't even do the ancestry test because they don't want to give out their DNA.

But the fact that elected officials have decided that they would rather spend money on giving you a kit that reminds you your child potentially could be the victim of a mass shooting, a mass school shooting that leaves them so damaged they won't be recognizable instead of actually doing something. Anything that could correct this problem is mind blowing to me. I know school shootings are complicated, you know what I mean? But they usually involve two things feelings and guns all right these kids who have you know suicidal thoughts and anger and trauma they haven't dealt with and access to guns usually project that hurt they are feeling onto other

people which is why mental health literacy and social emotional learning are absolutely necessary you have to have mandatory mental health services in all these schools. Give these kids someone to talk to. Spend money on creating a mindfulness wellness climate in your school. Make these kids feel safe to talk to someone and provide them resources for when they are ready to talk. All these kids have emotional and behavioral problems. Invest in getting them the help they need.

Okay, and how about investing in some damn metal detectors and more security all over these school campuses. Make schools like the airport. I would rather my kids be inconvenienced having to go through metal detectors and stuff like that than have my kids being inconvenienced by having to do random school shooting drills. Okay, school shooting drills and DNA kits being sent home so parents can identify the bodies.

This is what happens when you don't have a plan to fix anything because you have decided that not restricting guns and providing proper mental health services for people is not high on your list of priorities, okay? The state of Texas is a larger reflection of what's happening in this country in regards to this issue, and what's happening is absolutely nothing. You know why? Because the NRA has these folks in their pocket,

and that's what they care about more than anything, their pockets, their bottom line, okay? The NRA lobbies against gun control laws, and it's the biggest gun owners organization in America. In 2020, the NRA spent about 250 million 250 m's okay that's more than all of the country's you know gun control advocacy groups put together all right according to some reports the nra spends about three million per year just to influence gun policy but that's only the recorded contributions to lawmakers, okay? Trusted believe considerable sums are spent elsewhere

via PACs and independent contributions, okay? And those funds are difficult to track. But the moral of the story is lawmakers be getting paid from a group that doesn't want gun control. So all we are left with is DNA kits to identify our child's remains in the event that they are the victim of a school shooting. And by doing this and not coming up with any comprehensive solutions, they are simply saying not if, but when.

Let us pray. Please let Remy Ma give the Texas state legislator and the Texas Education Agency the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw, hee-haw. You stupid mother******, you dumb. It's nasty out here. I dumb? It's nasty out here. It's nasty out here. Alright.

Alright. Well, thank you for that donkey of the day, Charlamagne. Now coming up next, we have Ask Ye. If you have any questions about anything you need advice on, it could be relationships, friendships, finances, workplace situations. Call us up 1-800-585-1051. And we got you on The Breakfast Club. where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more.

After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own?

I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Or maybe not. What is that?

Listen to Escape from Zaka-stan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-a-stan. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys like you've never heard her before listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

hey what's up this is Ramses Jha and I go by the name Q Ward and we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher that's right we discuss social issues especially those that affect black and brown people but in a way that informs and empowers all people we discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home,

workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history.

Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.