How Spanky Lost His Voice 

@VICENewsWhy was this posted 2 weeks ago

UPDATE ON SPANKY!!!!!!!!

Forestguy Exactly man, we need an update

Yes come on, i wanna see more spanky

The Coach, Frank Williams, from 'Last Chance High' was fired after they decided to "move"(read:close) the school in that area. The board of education(seeing the state the school was in) stopped sending more kids, and the remaining groups began to age out. Williams says he was initially told in July 2015 that the school wasn't closing, just moving. But he was given the pink slip anyway. Afterwards, his son Frank Williams .Jr fell ill but after a long stay at the hospital he received new life through his heart transplant on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Mr. Williams struggled to pay for his sons hospital stay and couldn't really retire and had to keep working over the age of 65. I couldnt find what he's doing today. His son is alright though. You can find their GoFundMe here; www.gofundme.com/franksheart Montreal "Spanky" Almond, is an avid basketball player today, he's a power forward and he's better when it comes to his speech. Not cured but better than he was in this video. "I wouldn't be one to read," said Spanky , now 15. "He helped me, he'd make me read and that helped it get better…he was a good mentor to us." referring to Mr. Williams.

Dope his actual father was in prison for a murder

It honestly be like this for schools in these areas. Coaches, security guards, and the harder spoken teachers put em on the path.

HypeBeast I Kno it,he is wonderful &never gives up his positive help! Father figure ✌️

He really is their are stories of coaches adopting kids honestly Spanky would be much happier if Coach Williams got permission to adopt him. Honestly Spanky parents wouldn’t care I feel like and I hope that’s the case so Coach Williams has it easy to adopt.

HypeBeast ye hes actually a legend

caden I honestly blame his mother , she know damn well she shoulda been teaching him not to play with fire ! That’s like the number 1 rule of parenting !

@@janiaguyton5720 true

@@tyvell1234 No. The number 1 rule of parenting is loving you children.

Speech therapy too, he could probably talk pretty good if he had some

jania guyton he speak real good now

Loved seeing him hype his lil man up even tho it’s obvious that Cortez is a much better player. It shows that despite the shittiest things happening to them, they still got heart.

@@dylanrutledge4714 Facts. And kinda upset Cortez ended up in prison. He is serving a 3 year sentence :(

@Aaron Zimmerman gun charge

NBA Guy 3 years isn’t the end of the world at least. i can imagine a much worse place some of these other kids in the video are in right now

Send a link on the sentence?

Yes, I agree. Whenever Spanky is asked: “What’s the one thing in your life that has positively impacted you”. Or if he’s asked, “Who is the person that has changed your life”, I’m almost positive that Spanky will answer that his coach taking him to his first basketball game has left a positive and meaningful impact on him. I know this series is several years old, so I hope all of the kids are doing well and are happy!

@@jacobveasey9164 that's not spanky that's keontey

@NICECUBE no hes not, he graduated highschool and is currently going to college

Facts

that is true!

be careful wt u wish for everyone has a dark side

Hanad Casanova lmao wtf why you gotta be negative

thepaystation I'm not being negative It's just true that u shouldn't be forward to someone just because they seem like a nice person. There's always that dark side that everyone has.

Hanad Casanova haha okay then, you keep saying that over a keyboard ya negative nelly

Couch? Lol

Gabi Bieber Coach* obviously, but you know what he meant so why do you insist on being a bitch?

we need more people like you too lol

Jokes tend to be funny

DavidsLPs1000 You must be fun at parties

69 likes to make Spanky smile

Peace not piece

He deserves more than a Nobel prize

Yea ok

@@GradietPanda12345 have you ever worked with troubled kids before? Shit's rough man.

Finally some sense

Aisha T Exactly and he said in the other episode that his father beats him and his sisters and his mom

No Psycopaths can feel a types of emotion especially for family. Its not as simple as just they feel no emotion. He probably is psychopathic or has some cluster B type personality disorder. arson at a young age is a serious sign not to mention the murder and violence he has been subjected too. Also Mom said he sat there focused on the flames while his sisters burned, he didnt try to save or help his sisters from burning.

Wow. You are actually not gonna be happy that you have never or never gonna fell depression

Aisha T your absolutely right

AHAHAHAHA THATS MY BOY

That black one with a pony tail

So would I

ForKing she was a cutie

Stoned Yee lol

It be the little things man. Bless whoever that player was. You never know how u nights just touched somebody with a little ass t shirt.

I was looking for this comment

@@KendawgDMV same almost crying

Right and when he noticed the cheerleaders it was a beautiful thing, seeing him smile.

Yeah, he is a good father figer

Cap

I agree

Wait for the movie starring Samuel L Jackson! Really tho spanky mvp of this series

i need exactly 400 more likes fam :3

dimethyl tryptvmine like coach carter

dimethyl tryptvmine right? he genuinely cares about the kids, even after they are so shitty to him. LOVE the name by the way bro! Stay trippy brotha!

Coach Carter was a real person, so no he CAN'T be the real Coach Carter

Ummmm oookkk. You seem kinda offended by my use of imagination. Thats odd.

Jordan Johnson No i seem offended by your lack of awareness. Coach Carter was already based on a real person so your statement "He's like the real life Coach Carter" is fucking absurd based on the fact THAT COACH CARTER IS ALREADY A REAL LIFE PERSON

Ohhhhh I understand now. See Goldberg, unlike yourself I don't know everything :) You know what would've been much more mature? Just simply saying Coach Carter is not a fictional character instead of screaming through caps and cursing. That attitude of feeling offended at other's lack of knowledge surrounding trivial things won't get you far in life. I don't know why humanity and decency vanish as soon as people are offered a little anonymity through a keyboard.

Jordan Johnson hey sorry for the caps lock then i guess. I'm not sure what humanity and decency had to do with anything.. I was correcting you.

Black Assasin mg That pisses me off so bad! Like who told RU-vid this was a good idea! I guess they think we’re more likely to click on the ad but it doesn’t do anything but make me mad!

@@tiffanifarrington4039 frfr

Same

Nichole yeah i hate it.

@Imad A nobody asked

Aneika Sanders You tryna get the pipe?

@@Adotp- man shutcho dumbass up

@@benmonahan6827 you know what's scary, if i told you i have your direct I.P rn😳

GreenTooSwavy your gonna hit someone off cause they commented scary replying to you? Are your feelings hurt dude.

Right because if it was caused by smoke it would sound more raspy he has spasmodic dysphonia

I'm pretty sure what they're saying is he's faking it, he's psychopathic, set his house on fire, and is now faking a speech impediment for attention and all the bonuses that come with it. I mean sure the fire could be accidental, but he's taking it for a ride. They're not saying he has trauma induced speech loss because he's a psychopath, those are two different things. They most likely did multiple tests and gathered that he is a psycopath and surmised that he is probably faking the impediment too.

***** It seems unlikely that he intentionally tried to kill his sisters. He would have to be EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT at that age to know that he can probably avoid any punishment and get sympathy through faking a trauma-induced speech impediment. Mostly kids just lie to avoid punishment, they don't freaking think to themselves "I'm going to make myself stutter to fool everyone!" That just sounds ridiculous to me. He probably doesn't even know the definition of the word "trauma", yet comprehend well enough to use something like that to his advantage. Be realistic here, please. If he was that smart, he would've found a way to deal with his murderous father that constantly beats his family.

***** His voice isn't damaged by smoke?

camdevtube I could be wrong, but after taking several psych classes I remember learning that Psychopaths are characterized by their extreme intelligence. Its a trait that comes with being what you are. I'm sure we'd all be really surprised of how aware this kid is.

MrFuryz Actually, psychopaths (officially antisocial personality disorder) are just manipulative, not necessarily intelligent. So I agree that it's unrealistic that he would think of such an elaborate plan instead of just lying. Also, you cannot be Dx'd with AsPD before your late teens. Officially you're not supposed to Dx it before 18 but some docs Dx at 16. He's too young to have a personality disorder. At most he could have conduct disorder.

Literally it’s so depressing, like nothing worked out. I’m happy Spanky graduated from HS. But we don’t know what he’s up to now. Overall it’s a sad situation.

@@nateclippssparky ended up getting arrested last year or this year.

@@LavishAboogiehe been out for a while now and he graduated highschool and going to college,if you ain’t know here’s updates on the other kids , Cortez is doing 20 years in prison but is eligible for parole in 13 years ,keontay was shot in the neck and died early this year,crystal I heard she died in a car accident with her son or if that was somebody else that had the same name as her,the kid that was making fun of spanky bullying him he got shot and killed, then irel however you spell her name she is currently in a gang which gang idk is she dead idk is she in jail idk did she end up leaving it idk

wrong crystal that one is from new mexico not chicago

no surprise. Like that one lady said earlier in the series; each and every one of them is already a statistic.

this is not what i wanted to hear!! 😢

in a perfect world, no one would exist

Christian ehhh

Police 159 it is true, nobody’s perfect.

Police 159 also humans suck

Maybe he can’t afford to take in another kid 🤦🏾‍♀️

lol ok Batman :)

Real life coach Carter.

His mom clearly does not think that. She said “they TRIED to tell me that he was a psycho” which means that she disagreed with the diagnosis

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For his mother to say that when she’s putting him in a traumatic situation is so sad and heartless

For all those young men he shows true compassion but at the same time has a tough exterior and will show they ass some tough love like they need

Karla Lei little after 5 p.m. on September 5th, 14-year-old Melvin James Jr. was shot in the leg and abdomen a few blocks from his home in South Chicago. He was taken to a nearby children's hospital, where he died at 2 a.m. on September 6th. Melvin was a former student of the now-shuttered Moses Montefiore Academy, a school for high-risk youth on Chicago's West Side. According to the Chicago Sun-Times' Homicide Watch, police said the shooting was gang-related. Melvin's family said he had never been in any gang, and that local gang members had been harassing him.

@@amber_Forever16 who is melvin james jr?

@@amber_Forever16 i... really wish I hadn't just read that.

mikhail rascalov the kid that his dad went to life in prison He got short Hair

what is this speech condition called?

@@stutteringcris468speech impediment

He's a good kid he just gets bullied to much

I looked him up and he plays basketball at a charter school called Muchin downtown. It’s a good school. They showed his stats from his sophomore year so I don’t know where he is now. He should be a senior now.

@@susancunliffe4193 how old is he right now?

@@supmaidoods8753 17 18

@@spiceydice6968 its good to know he's young and got his life ahead of him. I feel bad for cortez

larry w . mans got a crush lmao

(▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) He is, the Spank.

They call him spanky for a reason🥴

@@Kadonnnnnn lmao

he said that at times he speaks normally

+Isabel Becerra Spanky just got arrested

+Chi Soldier 60621 for what 😂

possesion of a weapom

+Chi Soldier 60621 OK lol he got his ass busted

+Chi Soldier 60621 oh man :((

Danielシ ikr

Danielシ so contagious he’s such a lovely kid ❤️

it isss he’s so adorable

It is Boy luv the free food Or shirt

lol for real

cortez from beyond scared straight?

HEAT Gamer no Cortez on this tv show

Mastacko 25 nah man I think there’s a place in his heart cause he’s nice to spanky but at the end he was being mean to that disabled kid and I think later on he’s gonna be nice to him too it’s just something he’s probably seen or been through that makes him not like to meet new people so he’s mean to them

@@whatistheilluminati4937 His dad is locked away forever, his sister got beat to death, and his brother got shot to death

Foreal

Wow, I thought the same exact thing. Coach Williams seems like he would be a great father figure for "Spanky" but you've got to acknowledge the role he plays at his own home watching after his two sisters (and mother). Vice did a great job on this short documentary! I think it was mostly due to Spanky's presence that kept me tuned in.

Mrepifany What's your point?

TheSeductiveArts People shouldn't take care of other people's kids ? So stupid things like hospitalised births, child care, schools, and sports coaches should all be ditched and parents can just deal with it all themselves ? I agree that you can't sve everybody, but it's not just about Spanky and his coach, it's about society - the society that completely failed these American families.

he got arrested but i think hes out and he also graduated from an ordinary high school

Brought tears to my eyes

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+El Plaga Yea, you could tell he didn't enjoy what he did and was even worried for his two sisters.

Thank you. I can't believe anyone would try to label that little boy a psychopath. Some people need to have their licenses revoked. Many adults would freeze if a fire broke out in their home. It's also sad that it sounds like no one was truly watching him. Children cannot be left alone, curiosity and idleness can get them into a world of trouble.

They are always quick to label poor disadvantage youth. Parents have to learn not to accept the terminology and do their own investigation by sitting , talking and getting to know their kids.

wasn't smoke from the fire that caused that man its clearly the trauma kid has ptsd. smoke would just fuck up his lungs.

they love to put tags on these kids, narcissistic psychiatrists with not form of empathy and no ethics. They put huge labels on these kids so they can dose them with anti-psychotics, make a few bucks and dont have to bother. These to me, are the true PSYCHOPATHS AND SOCIOPATHS!!

ForeverCellist you don’t do this job unless you care about them. This job is incredibly hard and no one besides the ones who have done this job can explain that.

@@SOZO.V true, and we can't really judge from the point of view of a documentary anyway. You don't end up in this school for no reason, doesn't mean the job isn't hard

He is definitely one of the more passionate ones but it's really not fair to judge people from the first impressions of a documentary. This job is incredibly hard with kids disrespecting you and mentally tearing you down left and right but the fact that none of the staff have lost their patience and are still teaching shows how much they care about the kids that are in that class. This is not an easy job for anyone.

BaroDrinksBeer yeah he got potential to stack dough

In other words, Spanky shouldn't have been placed with those who are at-risk. He needs a school meant for personal self-development and self-esteem boosting.

I completely agree, all of the other kids with serious issues might actually rub off on him

Don’t think u know that there family is in a low class

Also that kid got mental issues

@@esgay6550 i wouldn't be surprised if Montreal had depression, even nowadays

And I believe the fire incident was not his fault. He is not a psychopath. The mother is at fault for this incident. How did he get the lighter? Poor supervision.

Exactly what I thought

Fuck hollywood. They'd probably fuck the film up. I'm satisfied with the documentary.

+Chidube Mekkam Exactly

Samuel L. Jackson

yhea Coach Carter 2

Why are you writing like that?😂😂

I've seen so many kids who only were still in school because of sports. The kids in here that are angry should be on the football field, that shit really helps. Someone fucks with you and you've just got to tell yourself just a few more hours till I can hit someone on the field.

English please

If this happened in England he probably would have been arrested for pedophilie

+Nuck It was difficult, but here is the English translation: Coach Williams is probably one of the best men that a lot of these kids have in their lives. Shout out to the coach! For real.

I know right?

No money for abortion ig.

Then the elder ones became the second parents

They have to right to breed what you mean

@@jauume Contraception costs almost nothing, so how much money they have to avert pregnancy has nothing to do with it

Literally coach carter

@@xavierneilangel3305 that what i sayin!

@Bite Me no

Yooo same

He may deserve it but will never have the opportunity.

+John Chaser he's not believing in him

+El Macho Dude they living in the worst parts of Detroit of course they dont have an opportunity

+Demon Boy that doesn't matter watch the pursuit of happyness(spelled that way) then come back and say that

They are there because of their crimes and grades trust me they have no hope.

yep

Lifes not fair; these kids never had a choice in being born. It's so strange how so many will easily condemn these kids (im not saying you), but they had no choice to their circumstances. I bet if they had the chance, they would have said hell no to birth and die prematurely. But here they are, broken and all. Society might despise them, but they deserve to claim their stake at living just like everyone else.

Yeah when i was younger i used to talk like that when i cried, poor kid. Godbless em

I was hoping the same. However, after googling his name I saw he was arrested on drug charges last February at 19. Sad to see.

@@michaelsean09 That’s sad he got so much potential he needs a healthy environment they all do

@@michaelsean09 damn yeah I wonder what happened to cortez also

@@HazeDoughlook up his name arrested and charged for armed robbery

I’m pretty sure Spanky graduated high school in like 2019

yes

EFoX SShowing exactly

They pay check doesn't make this shit worth it.

facts

@@mightycat866 and that should've already changed a long time ago

Mad disrespect for your spelling tho

+DaQuan J tnx !

Coach*

+Angel Divah ! and Coach Williams

Damn all these people correcting you are stupid if they watched the video they would get it. Guess their are people that need help everywhere. It's sad.

I stuttered When I was a kid but my mom sad talk with a mirror in front of you. That really helped

I know this is very old but this is my cousin and yes the mother is too blame

Jasmine Beamon how is Spanky doing? I hope he is well, I feel for him. Seems like a genuinely good kid that had it really rough.

Michael Belloli ❤💯

Michael Belloli spanky is the best even tho he has trouble talking people need to realise he is whi he is and they cant change that i know my dad likes to push me farther than im able its just when shit happends it happends and you cant change someones psycal or mental abilites

Yeah he had no idea what he was doing he probably feels horrible

Sean Anthony Camas more like 10

Sean Anthony Camas well you can’t do that with Bernie

Coach Williams here, I’ll take it via check or cash. Either way works lol

JonTron: A MILLION DAHLLAS!?!?!

With what money lol

Truth

@@emaniii1116 silly ass is just a kid in herself. Dont pay her no attention.

Emani Jessie once u become 40 u shouldn’t have more children

They keep having them to stay on government assistance

@@lordtimebomb6792 lmfaoooo

And where are you going to find those "responsible and loving guardians"? Know anyone?

Fannie Ip I bet a gay couple would love to adopt those kids. If they were allowed.

well is you payed attention to the lat episode his father hits and beats his mom and sisters meaning shes prob forced into having sex and children

She was holding a baby but how do we know it was her child? Montrell said he had TWO sisters...that's it.

Yup

The only movie called "Us" that I know about is a horror film. Is that the one you're referring to?

Kanttrustme you sound dumb some people are BORN with that

Cleopatra Starseed yes

Lamy'a Elmore Fool, if his voice box got injured, he has a chance of getting that. if he gets a cold or a flu, he can get it. If he uses his voice to much, he can get it. How bout you do your research you foolish being

@@sirhostiile5144 I like the Fool add on

nah you ignorant

Boxing.

Or they should just play Skyrim

"Why fight for fair when you can get paid for it".

Elijah Cadet Bad example.

Agreed he is a good kid. He just needs some solid support and he'll be ok. He also has to get to a point where he forgives himself for that fire, I think then he will make some solid progress.

+Frank Jaegar he's still in shock and upset with himself that he set the house on fire

+Frank Jaegar He was probably just very stunned and didnt understand and froze up i know that would happen to me if i lit my coach on fire when i was 8

He hates himself, the way he said my sister have burn marks... He hates himself. He's not a psychopath what he needs is someone their for him 24/7. He probably goes though hell on earth, especially with what he's thinking. He's a very good kid and he will make massive progress when he clicks. I just wish I could do something for him. After all I'm human....

There's a middle school and a high school near you! They are almost all just as bad! Good luck! Volunteer or become a sub.!

#lives

he became a cartel member

@@elmayozambada7942 no...

@Buck Fiden bro stfu

@Buck Fiden what culture?? 🤦🏾‍♂️

No one in the replies gave a update either😭