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Thursday, Sept. 03 Friday, Sept. 04 Saturday, Sept. 05 Sunday, Sept. 06 Monday, Sept. 07 Tuesday, Sept. 08 Wednesday, Sept. 09 2020 SEASON PREVIEW MARSHALL COUNTY exoma’ Arms of Lake Texoma’T Football The Madill‘In the Record High Temp: 86 High Temp: 86 High Temp: 86 High Temp: 87 High Temp: 89 High Temp: 81 High Temp: 73 S E C T I O N C T-storms T-storms Partly Cloudy Sunny Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Check out our 2020 - Football Preview issue on the in side!! The Madill Record ‘In the Arms of Lake TTexoma’exoma’ Vol. 126 — Number 11 Madill, Marshall CountyCounty,, OK 73446 — ThursdayThursday,, September 03, 2020 40 Pages in 3 Sections — $1 Bad storms bring high water Severe thunderstorms dropped massive water on Marshall County on Tuesday morning Courtesy photos Severe thunderstorms dropped massive water on Marshall County, flooding a few streets, making it difficult to pass. The benefits of a new approach to learning for students Metro ing instruction. The process efits that may unfold as more districts from having to pad school before 8:30 a.m. Remote school students or those with showed just how flexible data is collected. calendars. learning enables students to individual education plans The validity of the adage learning systems can be, and • Pace: Virtual learning • Convenience: The Ameri- complete their assignments may benefit the most from re- “necessity is the mother of how virtual instruction may affords students the chance can Academy of Pediatrics when it works best for them. inforced app skills that match invention” was on full display become more than an emer- to work on lessons at a pace recommends that middle and This may help them get more their learning pace in fun ways. during the COVID-19 out- gency protocol in the future. that fits their individual needs. high schools start at 8:30 a.m. sleep, too. Virtual home instruction break. People quickly had to Schools utilized systems Students can go back and re- or later to provide students the • Apps: Learning apps are may become a large part of the learn to adapt to a new way of like Google Classroom, Can- read or re-work problems until best chance to get the amount a new wave of educational educational landscape even life, including an educational vas and virtual meeting apps they’re satisfied they have of sleep they need. Still, most tools that have helped buoy after it’s no longer a social system that was transformed to connect and learn. While learned their lesson. Lessons adolescents currently start virtual instruction. Primary distancing necessity. dramatically by social distanc- in-class lessons provide the can be slowed down or sped up ing guidelines. socialization and one-on-one depending on proficiency, cre- More than 76 million stu- interaction that can be vital ating a customized educational dents are enrolled in United for students’ academic suc- experience. States schools, per the latest cess, there are many different • No more weather days. Census Bureau information. reasons why virtual instruc- Many school districts include In 2018, 2.12 million students tion can be a key component snow or extreme weather days were in Canadian postsecond- of learning models as well. into their calendars, adding on ary institutions alone. In a When virtual learning is used extra days at the end of school matter of days, millions of in conjunction with traditional year to meet the specified students who once attended teaching, students may have a number of educational days. classes in-person were forced more well-rounded experience. Remote learning can take over to transition to virtual learn- Here are some potential ben- in these times and keep school Dangerous TikTok challenge once again claims life By Shalene White cation misdoses are one of the teens were seen at a Fort Worth [email protected] main concerns from callers. hospital in May after taking “When it comes to medica- over a dozen pills. A social media trend that tions that is always a concern of Holloway said what makes has recently gone viral among the poison center, it’s actually it dangerous is on the surface, teens in Texas and Oklahoma the number 1 call we receive,” it seems like a safe medication. is believed to be the cause of one Cristina Holloway said in an “They do have their dangers teen’s death. The trend calls KXII interview. and I think sometimes that for the person to take a bunch The TikTok challenge dar- surprises people because like of Benadryl pills to reach the ing teens to overdose to the I said it is something a lot of level of hallucinating. point of hallucinating is dan- us have in our homes,” said This is the main reason the gerous on so many levels. She Holloway in the interview. Poison Control Center warns said that even following the Holloway said the health parents to keep a close eye on directions to the letter can dangers of taking too many the medicine cabinet. cause health issues, taking antihistamines can do damage Cristina Holloway, Public more than directed just ampli- that will linger for the rest of Courtesy photo Health Educator for the North fies that chance. Virtual home instruction may become a large part of the educational landscape even after it’s Texas Poison Center said medi- It was reported that three (See DANGER, page 4A) no longer a social distancing necessity. Deadlines Contact Us A Section B Section • News: 12 noon, Monday • News: 580-795-3355 Police Blotter 2A Sports 1B • Display Ads: 12 noon, Monday [email protected] Opinion 3A Health 3B • Classifieds: 12 noon, Monday • Advertising: 580-795-3355 or Obits 4A Classifieds 4B • Legal Ads: 12 noon, Monday [email protected] Community 5A Legals 5B Marshall County’s News Source for More than 120 Years Page 3A – The Madill Record – Thursday, September 03, 2020 The Madill Record O PINION The Madill Record Finck: Historically Speaking (USPS #324660) Successor to the By Dr. James Finck been plenty out there to read and hear crisis with patience and caring. Most ize the Civil Rights movement in the Oakland (I.T.) News, established 1895; about police abuses, yet I know those of our crises will pass, while police 1960s. Protests during the time were Madill, (I.T.) News, Marshall County News-Democrat, One question I like to ask my stu- are rare compared to the thousands officers move on to the next one, day filled with examples of cops beating The Madill Times, dents is who are of interactions happening every day. after day. They will see things most American Citizens for exercising their The Marshall County Enterprise, the greatest Amer- My realization was that, when police of us will never have to see and do rights. Yet, at the same time let’s The Kingston Messenger, ican presidents? do their jobs correctly, we do not hear things most of us will never have to not forget that today as the police Red River Dairy Farmer (Kingston), After I gather the about it. There will be thousands of do, and then they will do and see it are being vilified that police officers Red River Farmer (Kingston), list of usual sus- arrests across the nation today that again and again. of every race are working tirelessly and the Marshall County News. pects, I then ask we will not hear about. Who knows Ultimately, their jobs are not like to reach out to their communities to Published Weekly at 211 Plaza, what makes these how many crimes or episodes will not ours because, more than most, every find solutions. Madill, Oklahoma 73446. presidents great. happen today because of the police. day at their day could be their last. We cannot allow officers to kill a Periodicals postage paid What I tend to find Yet we never remember things that Their job is to rush into danger when restrained man. I know it’s a time to at Madill, Oklahoma. is that the great- do not happen. everything is telling the rest of us to help and support our Black brothers POSTMASTER: est usually get us Finck There are very few jobs like police run away. They never know when and sisters. Yet, in the process let’s Send address changes to through some sort work. Their job is to protect us, but what seems like a basic traffic stop not forget those brave men and women The Madill Record, 211 Plaza, of crisis. often times when they do their job is actually a life-threatening situ- who continue to serve faithfully. Madill, OK 73446. My next question is are they re- we get upset. We say we support ation with a person who can cause Let’s not compound one tragedy with ally the best presidents or were they the police but then curse them when them harm. Every day they put on another by forgetting the positives Staff Writer fortunate enough to have a situation we see their lights in our rear view, a badge saying, “I will put myself in police have done. Before we decide to SHALENE WHITE to fix. How do we know how Millard even when we know we are speed- danger to protect you.” Like soldiers defund police forces, let’s remember Office Manager Fillmore and Chester Arthur would ing. We want them to do their job, they do not do this for money. There the one historically significant day SUMMER BRYANT have handled a crisis? Maybe they but towards others. Police are like are many reasons why cops become that instantly comes to my mind.