The Archives - November 2007
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Parents in Prison for Teen’s Party
In early November, 2007, Ryan's mother and stepfather were paroled after serving five months of a two-year prison sentence. In 2002 they threw a party at their home in Virginia for Ryan's 16th birthday. His ...
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An exception to Zero Tolerance?
You may have read about 17-year-old Kim Peters, a senior at Willow Canyon High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Kim started competitive skeet-shooting in her freshman year. She has won several trophies in this male-dominated sport ...
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Fatal abuse of the Internet—by the parents!!
13-year-old Megan Meier lived in a small Missouri town. She suffered from depression and thought she was overweight. In late 2006 she had a falling out with a girlfriend who lived down the street. About the ...
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Finland, Philadelphia and YouTube—a deadly connection?
14-year-old Dillon Cossey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania met 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen from Finland on YouTube. They traded e-mail and exchanged posts on a site they were both interested in--about the Columbine school massacre in Colorado ...
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Detention for Hugging??
It's not just carbonated drinks and cupcakes that are off-limits at many middle schools - the ban has grown to include playing tag on the playground and yes, even hugging a friend. 13-year-old Megan Coulter, an ...
