What is DACA and does it apply to me?
DACA refers to the federal program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It began in 2012 and allows individuals who
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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.
Another tragic bullycide
We’ve written numerous posts about the loss of our youth to bullying-inspired suicide. It’s never easy because words are just
Are you worried about your pet if your parents divorce?
There is a whole body of law regarding “who gets the pets” when a couple divorce. In fact, the issue
Can you go to jail if you refuse to give your password to the police?
In March, 2017, 41 year-old Christopher Wheeler was arrested in Florida and charged with child abuse and neglect. He allegedly physically
Appreciate the country of your birth
That’s unless, it’s Uganda, Africa. A headline in USA Today on May 1, 2017 read: “In Uganda, child sacrifices frighteningly
The dangers of “dripping”
In February, 2017, a study by Yale University professor of psychiatry, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, was published in the Journal of Pediatrics
Middle school principal visits every single student at home
Elizabeth MacWilliams has been teaching since 2004 and is currently the principal at Carroll Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The
College student expelled for off-campus speech on social media
Craig Keefe was a nursing student at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. In 2012, he made several comments about classmates on
4th graders bullied by parents in Indiana
Five students from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana, call themselves the Panther Bots. The fourth-graders combined their talents
Real v. fake news: can you tell the difference?
The country has been bombarded with “fake news” and “alternative facts” this past year. After an unprecedented presidential election, in