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- Kiki George: What happens when taking matters into your own hands meet consequences that you could never imagine? Are you praised for your attempts or shunned for not doing what is perceived as right? This is the Minor Mischief Podcast and this is the story of Sakir Everett. Welcome back, everyone. What is this episode four now? Look at me. my gosh, I'm doing it, guys. I'm doing it. So welcome back to the Minor Mischief Podcast. If you're new here, my name is Kiana Amir. I'm your host. And this is a true crime podcast that focuses on the crimes of minors. so today's episode is gonna be slightly different. We don't have a true mischief maker. But I wanted to tell the story of Sakir Everett. Today's episode may be a mini sode, a mini sode, a mini episode, a mini sode. A mini sode, if you will, as this story is still unfolding, but is definitely an important story to tell. So for today's story, let's head to the town of Lansing, Michigan. So Lansing, for those of you who don't know, including myself, is the capital of Michigan. little geography lesson if you will. it is the home of Michigan State University, Ghost Spartans, and apparently has a rich history in the automotive industry as it is the home to General Motors Plant and several other automotive manufacturers. Lansing also hosts several world class museums and art galleries, which I have to be so honest, I love a good art gallery. I always wanted to get married in an art gallery Ever since I saw Cynthia Bailey get married to Peter Thomas at Fernbank in Real Housewives of Atlanta season three, her dress, that great dress and the art okay, I'm getting off track as I usually do, but yes, Lansing is apparently also the home to many automotive manufacturers and world class art galleries. So we're in the town of Lansing and it is May twenty third, two thousand twenty five. It's a regular, dagular schmegular day at Dwight Rich School of the Arts. And this is where we meet eleven year old Sakir Everett. Quick little tidbit of information. Apparently Sakir's name means thankful or grateful, which I completely love. Sakir was born on August sixth, twenty thirteen to his mother, Savitra McClurkin, and he has one older sister from what I can find. His mom appeared to be pretty active in the community from what I can see. And she raised Sakir to be a pretty well rounded kid. He did well academically, regularly making the honor roll, and he played baseball for the Knights and football for the Lansing Cowboys, which I'm guessing is their Pop Warner team. It doesn't look like his school team. I do believe that is the Pop Warner team in Lansing for his grade level. I remember when my oldest played Pop Warner for the Deerfield Beach Bison. And my gosh, you guys, they sucked so, so, so bad. They scored one touchdown the entire season and the way those little boys celebrated, you would have thought they won the Super Bowl because they were doing end zone dances. It was actually quite ridiculous. But I was like, I'm getting cooked in the South Florida sun for y'all to score one touchdown all season. I pray the bisons are doing better. I hope they're doing better. They need to be doing better. Cause this was years ago. Anyway, Sakir also enjoyed spending time with his godfather who taught him some life skills, including Teaching him about hunting, outdoor activities, and that's what they enjoyed doing together. So it is a Friday, and I'm pretty sure Sakir was looking forward to the weekend, as eleven-year-old boys do. Sakir's going to his classes, he's chatting with his friends in the hallway, and you know, doing what middle school boys do. He takes a quick bathroom break and runs into one of his classmates in the restroom. Due to the ages of the children, the other student's name is unreleased. So Sakir and the other students We're gonna make up a name for him. We're gonna call him A D. that's not his real name, it's not his initials. I have no idea about this other young man, but for the purpose of today's story, we're gonna call him A D, just so that I don't have to keep saying Secure on the other boy. We'll call him A D. So A D and Sakir are in the restroom and A D pulls out a loaded gun and he shows it to Sakir, like, Look at this, look what I found in my parents' closet or whatever. Like, I'm about to use this, like this I Look. And so Sakir immediately is just like, no, like we're not doing that. so he then mentions to Sakir, AD does that he is planning to use the weapon. He doesn't necessarily say how or what his plans are, but all Sakir know is I'm in the bathroom, we're at school, my friend has a loaded gun, and he plans to use it. Now it's not clear how Sakir was able to get the weapon from AD. But by the time the boys had left the restroom, AD had gone back to class and Sakir was left holding the gun. Knowing all that we know about school shootings and the devastating outcome, Sakir figures the best thing that he can do is to make it so that no one else can use the gun. And so he takes the gun back to class where he dismantles it and stores it in a nearby heater, and then he takes the bullets and he throws it in the trash until he figures out what he should do next. It was said that he field stripped the weapon, which Apparently your girl just truly did not know much about weapons because I don't know what field stripping is. But I consulted my good homegirl Google and she told me that field stripping a firearm is basically breaking it down to the greatest possible extent. So you're breaking it down into the most amount of pieces that you can, which I don't know how to do that and I'm in my late thirties and Sakir Everett, who is an eleven year old boy, knows how to feel strip a weapon, you know? Cool. Cool. Cool, cool, cool. I need to get my life together, apparently. But Sakir figured that with the pieces to the firearm in different places, that no one would be able to pick it up and use it. So while Sakir's thinking of his next move, some of the other students who saw him dismantling the gun in the classroom did go ahead and report it to the school administration. So Sakir was pulled out of class and his mother was called. Savitra makes it down to the school that afternoon, and she is informed that Sakir will be expelled from school for at least a year. AD was turned over to police custody. So despite his actions, lack of prior disciplinary record, and him being a good student, Sakir's actions, which most likely saved the lives of many people in that school, was reprimanded by expulsion. The school made the decision to expel Sakir for number one, I guess having the gun and then number two, not reporting the incident to school personnel. This decision left it impossible for Savitra to enroll secure in any of the Lansing School District schools. he was asked why he took matters into his own hands and did not tell an adult. And he said it was because he was afraid and he didn't know what to do because he's never been trained on what to do in this particular situation, which I mean, same kid. I got some active shooter training, but I wouldn't know what to do. I'd probably be like, 9-1-1, hello. There's a child with a gun. I don't know what do. but Sakir was brave and he took the gun. He took matters into his old hands, into his own hands, excuse me, not his old hands. He's 11. and truth be told, prevented a really catastrophic incident from occurring. After the incident, Savichra told WILX News that they kicked him out of school for the whole year. He's never been in trouble before. He was trying to protect his classmates. He didn't want to implicate himself in it, nor did he want to tell on the person that actually brought the firearm. Because he knows firearms aren't supposed to be in school. Sakir's instinct was not to run away. It was to protect his classmates, which he did. And that is exactly what he did. Like, he legit could have just gotten the heck out of there. But he decided, like, no, this could be really bad. Like, Am I saying that what he did was right? Yes, actually, yes I am. But you know what, we'll get into that later. In a statement, the Lansing School District said it issued its decision after a thorough investigation, including review of video evidence, numerous witness statements, and careful deliberation, as well as a disciplinary hearing. In May 2025, a serious incident involving a firearm occurred at Dwight Rich Middle School. After a thorough investigation and in accordance with Michigan law regarding dangerous weapons on school property, the Lansing School District determined that expulsion was necessary. The Lansing School District also said that expulsion is never a decision the district takes lightly. It is always considered a last resort. However, Michigan law provides very clear direction in cases involving dangerous weapons. They also said the Lansing School District has both a legal and moral responsibility to ensure the safety of all students and staff. While this decision is difficult, our priority remains creating and maintaining a secure environment where learning can take place without fear. Upholding these standards is essential to protecting our school community. So Secure is currently being homeschooled in an unaccredited online program. His mother is not able to enroll him in an accredited program because online schools apparently mirror the district's decision. I don't know if it's like that countrywide or if it's, you know, city by city, state by state. I'm not too sure. But apparently when you go to enroll your children in the online school, they still mirror the policies and procedures set forth by the district that you're in. He was also denied enrollment in four other Lansing schools due to the expulsion on his record. He is doing as well as he can, given the circumstances. His mother, Savitra, has expressed much frustration with the Lansing School District and is very, very, very vocal about her process. just recently on September 18, 2025, she attended a school board meeting and demanded a response from the school board regarding her son's education. She says they are setting my son up for failure. They're setting him up to be a statistic, and I've been doing everything in my will and my power to keep him from that. You can find her on Facebook, Savitra McClurkin, where she posts regular updates on Sakir's case. And you can also donate to the GoFundMe that she has set up for him for his online education because these things cost money. The link is below in the show notes, but since I am new to this and not quite yet true to this, On GoFundMe, you can, I believe, type in stand with secure, but I will definitely post the link. As I think that this is something we should definitely get the word out on. As of the date of this podcast, the GoFundMe has raised $65,000 of its $75,000 goal. So here are my final thoughts. I feel like the school district fails Secure. I feel like they failed him, and I feel like they failed the other students in the class for the simple fact that. If there is not a clear, and I mean maybe there is, maybe there is a clear procedure that's just like if you see something, say something. If you see somebody with a gun, make sure you report it to administration. But I do also understand him in his split second thinking and also having prior weapons training. He probably felt like by the time I leave this bathroom, he could legit go back in the classroom and do the unthinkable. And so he probably felt like he was doing the best thing he could. And I don't feel like his decision should have been met with expulsion. I feel like they should have talked to him and said, you know what? Hey, what you did was extremely dangerous. Thank you. But, you know, going forward, please let an adult handle these things or going forward, please just make sure that, you know, the security officer at school knows. But like I said, I also can understand his frame of thought because it's just like these things take a split second to happen. And I actually have like two school shooter cases in my list of cases to cover. So we'll get into that. But I also feel like he did the best that he could to save his classmates. He did the best that he could to make sure that everyone left there alive. Now, was it extremely dangerous? Absolutely. But all he knew is that this young man had a gun. And in the time that it may take the adults to do something about it, it may be too late. And I just don't feel like that is a consequence that should have been met with the I'm sorry. I don't feel like that is an action that should have been met with the consequences that it was met with. Because what precedence are you setting? Now you're setting a if you do something, you'll get expelled. And and that's not fair because God forbid this happens again. We're in a day and age where guns are just so easily accessible. And you just never know when you're gonna run into a situation like this. And I just feel like he did the best that he can. And it's just very unfortunate and very messed up, in my opinion, that they decided to make an example out of him when he probably saved the lives of multiple people in that building. So shame on you, Lansing School District. I truly hope that when this all boils down, that Savitra files a lawsuit and I pray that she wins because as I was like This is gonna sound so nosy. As I was scrolling her Facebook page, I can't speak to this for sure, but it appears that she had her older daughter at a younger age. And her older daughter is 18, but it looks like she was very, very particular on not letting her kids succumb to their environment. She wanted to make sure that she they make something of themselves and she wants to make sure that they have the best. What's the word I'm looking for? That they have the best chance. That they have the best chance. She seemed very involved. I don't know her personally, and anybody can lie on the internet. There are some like, you know, some people just kind of being a little ridiculous online, but we're not gonna get into that. I just feel like I can't speak for someone that I don't know, but what I can say is that based on what I saw on her Facebook page, she seemed to be a very active part of her kids' lives. And for what it's worth, I do feel like he was raised well. My kids would have passed out. My kids would have panicked. My kids probably would have run. Or fight. Which, you know, like so I feel like he was raised well and he did the right thing. And I do hope that instead of it going on his record as him having a firearm on school grounds, that it goes on his record as He was brave and he saw a problem and dealt with it the best way that he knew how. And then behind the scenes counsel him on, okay, maybe not take a loaded gun from someone, you know? But also, like I said, I feel like he was doing the best he could given the circumstances. So that is our show today. A mini sode, it was indeed. And as you guys can tell by the sound of my voice, this weather change and all of the crud coming off of the trees is really putting me through a lot right now. But that is okay. we will be back next week. I have a case already done and ready to go. I just need to record it. but the research is done and the script is already written. So I just have to record it and then I will get that out. Thank you all if you have made it to this point in the episode. Thank you all so very much so so so so so very much. 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