Electric shocks used to control autistic students
In what may be the only school in America to use what is called “aversion therapy,”* the Judge Rotenberg Center
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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.
It’s not just teens that need to “Think B4 U Click”
Federal and state laws exist to protect the privacy of students. The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act* (FERPA) spells out what
School Board Member Resigns over Facebook Slur
Clint McCance is a school board member in Midland, Arkansas. He became aware of a Facebook campaign that started in
Cyberbully served with lawsuit online
Australia has started to turn the tables on cyberbullies and others attempting to avoid the law. When a lawsuit is
Students with disabilities may be included in nonacademic activities
In October, 2010, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 5th grade student at the Independent School District No.
American flag banned at middle school
At the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year in California, Cody Alicea rode his bike to Denair Middle School. The
“The Bullying Ends Now” created by middle school teens
You may have heard about Cassidy Joy Andel, the young North Dakota teen who committed suicide at home on November 4, 2010.
Schools ban t-shirts supporting gay marriage
In the past couple of weeks, two high schools in different states have prohibited students from wearing the same pro-gay
An end to “Don’t ask, don’t tell?”
Since 1993, the policy of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard) toward
Another teen suicide linked to cyberbullying
“My time has come, and so I’m gone. To a better place, far beyond. I love you all as you