Following reports of a possible rape at a nearby high school, the fathers decided to become involved.
A project that was started in Virginia by two brothers to reduce violence among students and support teachers and staff at high schools intends to place fathers in those positions.
The “Dads on Duty” initiative in Louisiana, in which a group of fathers took matters into their own hands last fall after repeated violence broke out at Southwood High School in Shreveport, led to the arrest of 23 students in just three days. This initiative inspired Jimmy and Josh Carter of Chesterfield County, Virginia, who have a combined total of seven children. Jimmy and Josh Carter have a combined total of seven children.
As soon as it was reported that a student at Thomas Dale High School in Chesterfield had allegedly taken another student into the bathroom and sexually assaulted her, the Carter brothers realized they had no choice but to get involved in the situation.
During the process of establishing their version of “Dads on Duty,” they reached out to the organization in Louisiana for guidance and were motivated by the initiative’s success in that state. After forty fathers turned up at the school and took turns monitoring the grounds to keep the peace, the violent brawls amongst students came to an end.
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