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He has no regrets."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>After 31 years in education, one choice cost an Ohio principal his job \u2013 it&#8217;s a decision he says he does not regret.<\/p>\n<p>As principal of Lakota East High School in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rob Burnside sought different ways to engage with his students. Years ago, he would wear goofy-looking pants on Fridays just to get kids to talk to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First time I met him is when I seen him in the hallway and I was like, &#8216;What&#8217;s up, Mr. Burnside?'&#8221; student Landerius Hayes told &#8220;CBS Mornings.&#8221; &#8220;He just dropped everything, smiled at me, and he was like, &#8216;What&#8217;s up, DeDe?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hayes, who is also known as DeDe, was just another kid who said &#8220;hi&#8221; in the hallway. But that all changed in his junior year.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeknownst to Burnside, Hayes was struggling outside of the classroom. 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He needs to go where the parent is,&#8221; Burnside recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Burnside said he went home and told his wife, Angel, about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first words out of her mouth were, &#8216;Well, he can come stay with us, if he needs to,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t the first time. The Burnsides had already adopted two children.<\/p>\n<p>With Hayes&#8217; mother&#8217;s blessing, the Burnsides made the offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We said, you know, &#8216;God, if this is your will for this young man to be in our home,&#8217; you know, &#8216;make it clear,'&#8221; Burnside said. &#8220;Like five minutes later, my phone buzzes, and I look at it, and it&#8217;s a message from him: &#8216;Hey, Mr. Burnside.&#8217; And I grab it, and I look at my wife and say, &#8216;I think we just got our answer,&#8217; and he&#8217;s been in our house since then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now Hayes had a home, but he&#8217;d been withdrawn from school. 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That decision cost him his job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was told that the district did not believe that I could go back in the building and be an effective leader, and I was given the option of stepping down or going through the process of being terminated,&#8221; he said.  <\/p>\n<p>Burnside said he was given a letter putting him on leave, and ultimately, he made the decision that was &#8220;better for my family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hayes recalled telling Burnside that he could go live with his mom so that he wouldn&#8217;t lose his job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And the words that came out of his mouth: &#8216;No. You&#8217;re gonna stay with me,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember my exact words, &#8216;DeDe, you&#8217;re part of this family,&#8217; you know, &#8216;we&#8217;re not gonna turn our back on you,&#8217; and, you know, and we hugged,&#8221; Burnside added.<\/p>\n<p>After the Burnsides became Hayes&#8217; legal guardians, he could go back to school. 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