Texas homeschoolers are making a lot of news. Looks like Armageddon
came a little early for these folks.


A teenager from Frisco, Texas is accused of murdering both of his
parents late Monday night.

According to DallasNews.com, the 16-year-old was “very sheltered,” and
was being homeschooled by parents who wished to shield him from the
world.

The teenaged gunman was one of two school-age children left at home
out of five. The deceased — Ryan Callans, 48, and Maria Elena Callans,
49 — had three other adult children.

Frisco Police Officer Chad LaPrelle told the Dallas Morning News that
officers responded to a 911 call around 2:00 a.m. Monday reporting
gunshots. Both Callens parents were dead of gunshot wounds when police
reached the residence.

Their 16-year-old son was taken into custody. Police have declined to
release the boy’s name because he is a minor. He is currently being
held at the Collin County Juvenile Justice Center in McKinney on two
counts of murder.

Jonathon Marcum, a 15-year-old friend of the accused killer, told the
Morning News, “He was very sheltered. If he broke the guidelines, he
got punished.”

The boy was not allowed to drink sodas or watch rated-R films. He was
only allowed access to PG-13 films once a screening agency had edited
out any violent or adult-themed scenes. He was only allowed access to
the Internet under closely supervised conditions.

“His parents were really uptight on him,” added another friend named
William Castillo.

Fox Dallas-Ft. Worth reported that the boy attended public elementary
school, but that he was homeschooled after that.

Neighbor Natalie Benitez, 15, told the newspaper, “He’s, like, so
against school. He’s, like, ‘I would never go back.’”

“It’s still a shock to us,” said Natalie’s mother, Edith Benitez,
according to the Morning News’ Valerie Wigglesworth. “He was a really
good kid.”