Decals for teen drivers?
That’s right. This week New Jersey became the first state to require new drivers under 21 to display a decal
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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.
Texas senior can keep his long hair
“I feel good that the school board respects me for who I am – a native person.” School rules at
Not cool!! Spiking your teacher’s drink
Two students at Sequoyah Middle School in Washington thought it would be funny to add some Ipecac syrup to
Prosecutor sued by students in cellphone photo incident
In an unusual twist in the war on sexting, Pennsylvania parents of three teenage girls filed a lawsuit against the
High school principal sues students over MySpace page
Alaska high school principal Cyd Duffin took a stand in March, 2009 against creators of a fake MySpace page in
Has zero tolerance at school gone too far?
A 13-year-old boy in Virginia accepted a breath mint from another kid at school. He was suspended and required to
Juvenile judges convicted of racketeering and conspiracy
Hillary Transue was 15 when she created a MySpace entry critical of her assistant principal. She noted at the bottom of
Florida students get ‘belted’
At Plantation High School in Florida, 200 belts were handed out to sagging students on March 27, 2009 which was
Girl, 14, arrested for child pornography on MySpace.
Following a month-long investigation, authorities in New Jersey arrested a 14-year-old girl for uploading 30 sexually explicit pictures of herself
Prom dresses and tuxedos – what’s all the fuss about?
Do you think public school dress codes should prohibit girls from wearing tuxedos or boys from wearing dresses to the