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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Juvenile prisons unsafe for many teens

A Justice Department survey released in January, 2010, indicates that 12% of juvenile inmates are sexually victimized. The vast majority 

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Teen out to SAVE the world!

Cassady Tetsworth is a senior at Northwest Guilford High School in North Carolina. Since her middle school years she has 

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School district’s bank accounts hacked for $3 million

A New York state school district suffered a significant loss just days before Christmas. The Duanesberg Central School District discovered 

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Federal government releases cyber safety booklet

“Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online” was unveiled by the Federal Trade Commission in December, 2009. The booklet 

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Whether legal or not, teens continue to sext

A survey of 800 teenagers over a four month period ending in September, 2009 provides percentages on teen sexting. The 

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Student expelled for gun in truck parked off campus

Gary Tudesko is fighting back and challenging his expulsion from Willows High School in California. He was expelled after it 

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Kicking the Facebook habit

Social networking sites have taken over the lives of teens everywhere. Logging on and spending hours socializing with friends (old 

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Internet addiction a factor in self-injury

Experts define Internet addictions as feelings of depression, nervousness and moodiness when not online. Also, fantasizing or being pre-occupied with 

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Ask-Rose if you’re stuck on homework

There are a number of homework hotlines you can call when you get stuck on a problem. However, some of these web 

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American teens charged with attempted murder in Japan

They thought it would be funny to run a rope across a road and see what happened as people went 

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