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Costel Paslaru
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There were just two schools willing to accept my enrolment: Henry Clay and Brett Harte Junior High. I tried Henry Clay first, where both teachers and students complained about me threatening them. The principal’s words to my mother were, “He prances around with an intimidating presence as if he owned the school.”
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Costel Paslaru
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Encouragement was an element I didn't receive enough of in my life.
— Nov 27, 2025 01:17PM
Costel Paslaru
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In her warnings to other students about examples of bad behaviour, she pointed a finger at me: "Look at Stanley, he is not what you want to be!" If ever a teacher needed psychological testing to be allowed to teach children, she was a prime candidate.
— Nov 27, 2025 01:16PM
Costel Paslaru
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Most Crips themselves are unaware that the original name for our alliance was “Cribs,” a name selected from a list of many options. But the short-lived label of “Cribs” was carelessly mispronounced by many of us and morphed into the name “Crips,” our permanent identity.
— Nov 16, 2025 03:37PM
