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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Can a fictitious child land you in prison?

This is a question that an Arizona Court of Appeals recently considered. The case involved Dale Allen Wright,* an adult who solicited a postal inspector 

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Caution when using Twitter

A Flagstaff, Arizona teen may be facing serious charges once a police investigation is completed. On the first day or 

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Jodi aka Joe kicked out of Boy Scouts

Although the Boy Scouts recently changed their membership policy to allow gay scouts and leaders, their position on transgender scouts 

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Teen parents and car safety

As teen parents, we hope you understand the danger in leaving your babies and young children in the car for even 

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Teen hooks two Sharks for ReThink app

Trisha Prabhu is a 16 year-old junior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. After reading about an eleven 

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California public schools crack down on sexting and cyberbullying

In September, 2016, the governor of California signed new laws into place that address cyberbullying and sexting. Public schools can 

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Canadian teen gets one-year probation for cyberbullying

A teen from Yorkton, Canada, was placed on 12 months probation for cyberbullying in November, 2016.  

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Child labor violations continue in the 21st century

We have written about labor laws before – particularly about work hours, safety and conditions of employment. See here for one 

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11 year-old arrested for cyberbullying

In October, 2016, a student at Hawthorne Elementary School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, was arrested for cyberbullying after being identified as the 

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Pre-teens cyberbully with naked photos

8-year-old boys in a school community in West Auckland, New Zealand, were discovered harassing classmates with nude photos secretly taken 

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