The Archives - August 2008
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Don’t Try This at Work.
Timothy Tackett decided to celebrate his 25th birthday last week while at work. He took a bubble bath in a utility sink in the kitchen at Burger King in Zenia, Ohio. A fellow employee videotaped the ...
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Strip-search of 13-year-old girl violates human dignity
Savana Redding was a 13-year-old honor student in the 8th grade in Safford, Arizona. One of her friends got caught with ibuprofen at school and stated that she got it from Savana. Savana was called to the ...
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Teens Speak--Your Turn (0)
“Terrible Silence” by Cody (age 13)
Terrible Silence
Walk outside.
Not a voice in the sky.
I walk to the mall.
And no one in the hall.
A terrible silence.
No one for violence.
Gun stores are empty.
No ...
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Talk Back (0)
School dress code includes prison jumpsuits
That's right. In the Gonzales School District in Texas, starting in August, 2008, any 5th to 12th grade student who violates the school dress code will be given navy-blue coveralls to wear for the day. Or they ...
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Teens Speak--Your Turn (0)
“Scales of Justice” by Avery (age 17)
What follows is part of Avery's college entrance essay written in 2007 at age 17. It speaks for itself.Scales of Justice
Frustrated over scheduling snags and short-notice cancellation of a school event (Jamfest), I went ...