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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Divorce granted to 8-year-old girl!!

Is that possible? It is, but not in the United States where states set  minimum ages to marry by law. In Saudi Arabia, 

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Does city’s curfew law in New York violate teens’ rights?

The highest court in New York will have to decide whether the city of Rochester’s curfew law is unconstitutional.   The 

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Sling shots result in fourth graders’ suspension

Last week five fourth grade students were suspended from an elementary school in Pittsburgh after being caught with homemade sling 

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School allows student to wear gay-pride wristband

Chris Quintanilla is a 14 year old student in the 8th grade at a school in Peoria, Arizona.  Chris is 

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A human biology rap — for real

Jay Z’s “Money Ain’t a Thang” has gone scientific. Biology instructor, Tom McFadden is 22 and graduated from Stanford University 

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Not cool!! Spiking your teacher’s drink

  Two students at Sequoyah Middle School in Washington thought it would be funny to add some Ipecac syrup to 

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High school principal sues students over MySpace page

Alaska high school principal Cyd Duffin took a stand in March, 2009 against creators of a fake MySpace page in 

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Juvenile judges convicted of racketeering and conspiracy

Hillary Transue was 15 when she created a MySpace entry critical of her assistant principal. She noted at the bottom of 

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Florida students get ‘belted’

At Plantation High School in Florida, 200 belts were handed out to sagging students on March 27, 2009 which was 

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Skip school? Mom and Dad go to jail

That’s right. Vanessa’s father is serving a 50-day jail sentence in California for failing to keep his daughter in school.  Vanessa 

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