{"id":57375,"date":"2025-08-21T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57375"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:40:29","slug":"excel-christian-academy-here-we-go-again-tickle-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/08\/21\/excel-christian-academy-here-we-go-again-tickle-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Christian Academy Here We Go Again \u2026. \u201ctickle time\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some new and interesting information has come out of Excel Christian Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"734039\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #734039;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"124\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elmo-tickle.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57376 has-transparency\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A parent of a 9-year-old girl said his daughter informed him of a male teacher (Mr. DC) offering her tickle time, and we DO NOT mean Elmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That young&nbsp;girl has been removed&nbsp;from the school, but the teacher is still there, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0xMrUFGRE6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/24\/excel-christian-academy-in-lakeland-hires-a-coach-secondary-principal-in-2020-who-has-been-arrested-in-the-past-for-drugs-and-molestation-of-children\/\">Excel Christian Academy in Lakeland hires a Coach \/ Secondary Principal in 2020 who has been arrested in the past for drugs and molestation of children<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Excel Christian Academy in Lakeland hires a Coach \/ Secondary Principal in 2020 who has been arrested in the past for drugs and molestation of children&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/24\/excel-christian-academy-in-lakeland-hires-a-coach-secondary-principal-in-2020-who-has-been-arrested-in-the-past-for-drugs-and-molestation-of-children\/embed\/#?secret=3pvBHpipuk#?secret=0xMrUFGRE6\" data-secret=\"0xMrUFGRE6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corey Hodges is still working there<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9lPdQqAydB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/30\/pastor-scott-and-cindy-thomas-of-free-life-chapel-in-lakeland-refuse-to-talk-about-corey-hodges\/\">Pastor Scott and Cindy Thomas of Free Life Chapel in Lakeland refuse to talk about Corey Hodges<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Pastor Scott and Cindy Thomas of Free Life Chapel in Lakeland refuse to talk about Corey Hodges&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/30\/pastor-scott-and-cindy-thomas-of-free-life-chapel-in-lakeland-refuse-to-talk-about-corey-hodges\/embed\/#?secret=kdmuIVENMo#?secret=9lPdQqAydB\" data-secret=\"9lPdQqAydB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some new and interesting information has come out of Excel Christian Academy. 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