place for our kids to go to school. even when they're out of school and they're at a local convenience store or at the shopping mall or wherever they are, that they're not subjected to the kind of really just over-the-top harassment and bullying that we've seen. some of the kids, some of the guys that i referenced at the beginning of my comments, they had survived literally years of harassment and bullying that had largely, according to their parents, gone unanswered over the course -- from the administrators and principals and teachers. and that's something that had to stop. >> joel, how's your dad doing? >> he's doing okay. he's out of the hospital. and this, i think, has been tough for him. i talked to my mom again this morning. my dad and i are close. we operate oftentimes in a way where we communicate sometimes through my mom. she's a little more chatty than my dad is. and i talked to my mom about, how is dad doing, because i specifically referenced him on