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New laws affecting teenagers 2016

Happy New Year, class of ’16 and younger. It’s a new year and of course there are new laws on 

Jacob Michael Young
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Teen’s online threats send him to jail

In December, 2014, Jacob Michael Young, a 17-year old senior at Brandon High School in Michigan, posted the following on the student private 

Candlelight Vigil
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Warning: the following headline is fiction; the article is not

Warning: the following headline is fiction — the article is not Children of U.S. Senators and Representatives gunned down at 

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Emoticon leads to arrests

The popular emoticons used by millions in texts and emails (also known as emojis) have gotten some users in trouble. 

Slender Man stabbing
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Is trying a 12-year-old in adult court for attempted murder cruel and unusual punishment?

In 2009, Slender Man was created “to formulate something whose motivations can barely be comprehended, and [which caused] unease and terror 

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Gun violence hits again, this time in church

Once again, America is faced with an inconceivable mass murder. On June 17, 2015, 21-year old, Dylann Roof attended a 

Kai Kloepfer Smart Tech
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18-year-old invents a “smart gun”

18-year-old, Kai Kloepfer, lives in Colorado. He is a senior at Fairview High School in Boulder. He was 15 when 

Candlelight Vigil
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Take a Stand Against Gun Violence

Sunday, December 14, 2014 marks the second anniversary of the Newtown disaster in Connecticut. You may recall that a lone 

Charlie Vacca children
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An exceptional act of kindness by teens

You may have heard about this tragedy that occurred in August, 2014 in Arizona. But you may not have heard 

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Twitter photo leads to prison sentence for twenty-something

Kwmaine Davis was a gang member and convicted felon in Massachusetts. Until a person’s civil rights are restored by court 

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