{"id":50243,"date":"2025-11-15T01:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T01:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/50243\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T01:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T01:21:18","slug":"author-jason-pargin-reacts-to-texas-cheerleader-burn-case-from-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/50243\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Jason Pargin Reacts to Texas Cheerleader Burn Case From Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author and internet personality Jason K. Pargin, known for books like John Dies at the End and his thought-provoking social commentary, recently mentioned the 2024 Lubbock Evans Middle School incident in a viral Facebook video. The video revisits a troubling case in which cheerleaders were injured after being forced to perform exercises on a hot track, reigniting public discussion about student safety and accountability in school athletics.<\/p>\n<p>It also asks an important question: are we teaching our children that sometimes you must stand up to authority, when that authority is doing something immoral and dangerous?<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/ixp\/192\/p\/lubbock-shooting-survivor\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Incredible Lubbock Man Survives Head Shot, Shooter Finally Caught<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Evans Middle School Case That Shocked Texas<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, a group of cheerleaders at Evans Middle School in Lubbock, Texas, suffered second- and third-degree burns after being ordered to complete \u201ccrab walks\u201d and \u201cbear crawls\u201d across a track surface that had gotten very hot in the Texas sun. The story drew widespread attention and prompted an investigation by Lubbock ISD and local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The coach was fired; however,\u00a0the parents of five of the girls are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/2025\/02\/13\/suit-filed-against-lisd-after-evans-cheerleaders-suffered-burns-performing-punishment-drills-hot-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">suing Lubbock ISD<\/a>\u00a0for failing to train and\/or supervise the coach properly. The matter is currently in litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/police-chase-victims-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock Family Faces Recovery After Police Chase Accident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason K. Pargin\u2019s Commentary on the Incident<\/p>\n<p>I recommend you watch this video, especially if you have children. We must teach them that sometimes adults are very wrong in what they command children to do, and that &#8220;authority&#8221; should be questioned when someone is getting hurt:<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strip_search_phone_call_scam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Mount Washington McDonald&#8217;s Incident<\/a> that he refers to was a continued scam during which a man would call restaurants and stores pretending to be a police officer and demand that managers strip-search their employees. The McDonald&#8217;s incident in Mount Washington escalated into the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman. The entire 3+ hour incident was caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>By revisiting the Evans Middle School case, Jason K. Pargin has helped shine a light again on a painful chapter in Lubbock\u2019s recent history and reminded many that accountability and empathy still matter long after viral stories fade away.<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock Area Public School Ratings: Excellent A Through Dismal D<\/p>\n<p>The latest Texas public school rating scores\u00a0reflect the\u00a02022-23 school year. They are the first released in 5 years after legal battles delayed this information from being made public. Here is a look at how Lubbock area schools fared. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Author and internet personality Jason K. 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