Can schools force students to disclose their Facebook password?
When Riley Stratton was in the sixth grade in 2012, school officials and a police officer brought her to an office
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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.
14-year-old arrested for airline tweet
Sarah thought she was just joking when she decided to send American Airlines a tweet. Her message led to her arrest
A sarcastic two-word tweet backfires on student
Reid Sagehorn was an honor roll student and a football and basketball co-captain at Rogers High School in Minnesota. The
Teen – parent agreement about Internet use
Because of the continuing abuse of technology by way of cyberbullying, we offer below an Agreement for parents, children and
Teen prank turns deadly
Pranks and initiations are part of every high school student’s experience. Most are safe and innocent events meant for fun and testing
Bullying of 11-year-old leads to suicide attempt
Michael Morones was called gay and teased and bullied mercilessly at school. Why? All because he liked a cartoon show
Are parents legally required to support a teenager who moves out at 18?
This is an issue before a New Jersey court. In October, 2013, 18-year-old Rachel Canning moved from her home to
Coaches “out” teen to her mom
Skye Wyatt was 16 years old and on the softball team at Kilgore High School in Texas. For some reason her
Texas teen creates effective anti-bullying video
Lauren Bush spent two hours and a lot of creativity to produce her anti-bullying video “Word Play.” It was part of
Selfie leads to arrest of young man
If you’re careless about your things, you never know where your cell phone will end up or lead to. 26-year-old