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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Lies result in teen’s deportation

Jakadrien Lovece Turner was fourteen years old when she ran away from home in November, 2010. The Texas girl remained 

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Is shutting down your teen’s Facebook account child abuse?

A certain 15 year-old girl in North Carolina wrote her Dad a letter and posted it on her Facebook wall. We don’t know 

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Are school lockers obsolete?

In addition to the expense of providing every student a locker is the concern regarding safety on campus. Some educators 

Blog, Teen Celebrity Justice
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Why Lindsay Lohan gets away with repeated probation violations

What is behind the numerous breaks Lindsay Lohan seems to get from the judicial system? Is it her celebrity and wealth? 

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Realistic pellet gun leads to teen’s death

Jaime Gonzalez was a drum major at Cummings Middle School in Brownsville, Texas. The school superintendent described him as “a 

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2

11 year-old creates anti-bullying website

Hannah Evenson is in middle school in the state of Maryland. She is 11-years-old and has been a victim of 

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Teens with disabilities succeed after release from jail when supports are in place

Because of budget cutbacks and limited funding for juveniles leaving a correctional institution, many find themselves back in the system 

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Bullying victim survives and then some

Gurbaksh Chahal came to the United States from India when he was four years old. His family settled in California, 

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Results of global survey on cyberbullying

The research firm, Ipsos, has completed what may be the first global study of cyberbullying. The online pool included more 

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New York teen flexes her mussels

Samantha Garvey is a 17-year-old senior at Brentwood High School in New York. She has a 3.9 grade point average, studies Italian and 

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