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The message continued:
“Our sincere condolences go out to the student’s family, friends and teachers.”
Counselors were made available for students and staff members who needed emotional support.
The loss has been particularly heartbreaking in light of how frequently Chad had spoken publicly about the importance of being a father.
During a December 2025 appearance on the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast, the “Life Goes On” actor reflected on what raising three daughters had meant to him.Plan Family Trips
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“It’s so interesting because always wanting to have my own experiences and not live in the shadow or follow in the footsteps of somebody, I get the experience of being a girl dad, which is such a privilege.”
He explained that fatherhood had also changed how personally he understood issues affecting women.
“And I feel bad for anyone who’s a parent … I feel like having daughters is such an incredible privilege because it takes what I have known intellectually about women and all the equality and the glass ceiling that’s there, and how it’s a misogynistic world in many ways.”