Boxing Classes Tackle School Wars, Knife Crime

0:00This is Cory with the story, and here's what is making news across Lester right now. A duo from Lestershire is stepping up to steer kids away from the Dangerous School Wars trend by offering free boxing and fitness classes. Reese Cately and Kaya Dixon have been hosting these sessions every Monday for the past two months at Fit Together Gym in Wixden. Their goal is simple, help young people channel their energy into positive activities instead of fights or gang involvement. This school wars craze started in London, and as spread to the East Midlands, where students get dared to film brawls for points based on teen colors, like red or blue. Posters online pit schools against each other, turning social media into a battleground. Recent Kaya saw a blowing up and decided to act fast. As parents, their instincts kicked in right away, but Kaya brings personal experience too. She was stabbed three times in gang violence and wants to. Guide youth down a safer path. They blame the loss of youth centers and bad influences from social media and rap music

1:01for making things worse. To build on their classes, the pair launched the Gorilla Force campaign against knife crime and plans a phone-free hike up Snowden next month for some. Of the kids, this trip aims to help them disconnect and redirect emotions before problems escalate. Their efforts have support from Need to Squire, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Lester, who praises their work tackling root causes. They've also started a GoFundMe called Gorilla Gang to cover costs for workshops, mentoring and trip's donations are coming in to keep the momentum going, appreciation to our sponsor for backing this episode. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly, built for nighttime listening, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.