"Recently, one of my buddies was distraught. I've known him for almost 20 years; I could tell something was weighing heavily on his mind. I asked what was going on, and he said one of his children got into a bit of hot water due to their cellphone usage at school. We talked it through, and he realized the issue wasn't that detrimental in the grand scheme. Sometimes we all need a bit of objectivity."
"Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is a documentary that follows a group of students in Beal City, Michigan, as they navigate a townwide mystery as to who's harassing junior high student Lauryn Licari. Two things need clarification. One, the town where the "townwide" mystery happens is an unincorporated community with a population of 312 as of 2023, according to open-source platform Data Commons."
"In classic teenage fashion, the first questionable messages appear right before a Halloween party Lauryn hasn't been invited to. Her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, was invited, though, and he plans on bringing her along, regardless. However, an unknown number begins texting Owen and Lauryn in a group thread with threats that Owen is going to break up with her. The messages are mean, but nowhere near what they would become."
A long-time friend became distraught over a child’s cellphone trouble at school until a conversation provided perspective. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish follows students in Beal City, Michigan, as they search for who is harassing junior high student Lauryn Licari. Beal City is an unincorporated community of about 312 people with a single K–12 school building. Initial mean messages escalated into hideously hateful, demeaning, and extremely sexually graphic texts that attacked multiple levels of Lauryn’s being. The harassment originated through unknown numbers and group threads surrounding social events and relationships.
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