Charter school founder chose to help children instead of commit suicide

An article recently ran in The Dallas Morning News about Delores Beall, founder of a charter school called Lynacre Academy. Thanks to God, she chose to help children instead of taking her life:

She once described herself as a wild child who carried a switchblade in one pocket and a gun in the other.

But Delores Beall said her life changed course the day she tried to slit her wrists.

'The voice of God spoke to me,' she told a reporter in 1995.

In that pivotal moment, Ms. Beall realized she should pursue a life of charity, not rebellion. She built a reputation for keeping troubled kids out of gangs and in school. Lifting children out of a drug-infested, poverty-stricken existence became her mission.

Unfortunately, Beall now is in the midst of a financial scandal regarding the school, which closed on Feb. 1.