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electronic cigarette
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Teens using e-cigarettes to vaporize marijuana

Possibly in an attempt to disguise smoking marijuana, teens have taken to putting it in an e-cigarette. The distinct odor 

Doctor's office
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Can you refuse medical treatment if you’re under 18?

Every state has laws about the consents necessary for a variety of health care issues: contraceptive and pregnancy care, blood donation, substance 

spice
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Spice leading to critical hospitalizations

If you’re not aware of the synthetic drug called Spice, the message here is to stay away from it. We’ve 

School buses
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Do you have to be vaccinated to go to school?

Do your parents oppose you being vaccinated for personal or religious reasons? Too bad says California governor Jerry Brown. California 

Yoga
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Namaste: Court rules yoga classes in public schools do not violate freedom of religion

For many in this country, the practice of yoga is an entirely secular (non-religious) experience undertaken for reasons such as 

Censorship
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“Dabbing” article censored in Virginia high school

SaraRose Martin is the co-editor of The Falconer, the student newspaper at Fauquier High School in Virginia. In March, 2015, 

teen mom
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Teen pregnancy & teen parent FAQs

One of our most popular questions on AsktheJudge concerns the legal rights and laws for pregnant teenagers and teen moms 

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Does a male inmate have a right to grow a beard?

We recognize this is a stretch, but juveniles who are tried and sentenced to prison as adults, are affected by 

anti-drug message on pencils
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Sharp 4th-grader uncovers pencil gaffe

When ten-year-old Kodi Mosier sharpened his pencil at school, he noticed the anti-drug message printed on it changed considerably. It 

fire challenge
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Avoid the “fire challenge”

This new social media stunt is not to be believed. Unfortunately, it’s gone viral on YouTube, Vine and other sites with 

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