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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Student allegedly assaulted by principal over pro-gay shirt

Chris Sigler is a 17-year-old senior at Sequoyah High School in Tennessee. In support of his efforts to start a 

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The Supreme Court begins its 2011-2012 term

On Monday, October 3, 2011, the United States Supreme Court started its new term. Oral arguments are set for some 

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Threat of prison for “talking in class”

Not only is this title true but it involves a first-grade student in Chicago. On or about March 17, 2010, 

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You are not a Blue-Jay, Do not jaywalk!

How many times have you been going down the street and seen a jaywalker? Way too often. Jaywalking is extremely dangerous. According 

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Prayers before public school board meeting unconstitutional

The Indian River School District in Delaware was founded in 1969. In 2006, the school district passed a prayer policy 

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Bullied teen elected homecoming princess

Rachel Sampson, a 14 year-old freshman at Poway High School in California didn’t let the bullies get the best of 

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School photographer refuses to take bullies’ senior portraits

Taking a unique stand against bullying at school, Jennifer McKendrick decided she didn’t want any “mean girls” representing her business. 

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“Stop bullying people. Maybe they won’t commit suicide.”

In September, 2011, Jamey Rodemeyer wrote this on his blog. He had just started his freshman year at Williamsville North 

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Buddy Bully

“Buddy Bully” by Ayesha Starns (4KidsPublisher.com, 2011) As the list of books about bullying continues to grow, we came across a 

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The Sparkle Effect – an Inspiring Cause

Sarah Cronk is the inspirational teengager who founded The Sparkle Effect and happens to be the 2011 winner of the 

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