Principal seeks expulsion for “Banana Man” sprint
In September, 2011, 14 year-old Bryan Thompson put on a banana costume and ran around the football field at halftime.
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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.
“You can’t break when you’re already broken”
Another teenager gave in to frustration, fear and loneliness by ending his life in October 2011. Jamie Hubley of Ottawa, Canada,
Youth are oblivious to the effects of cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Statistics Statistics show that the cyberbullying problem is not getting better and that more youth are becoming victims of online
School bans Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts
What does the law say about wearing slogans to school? We have seen a number of news stories about students
Lady Gaga creates PSA for anti-bullying programs
The suicide of 14 year-old Jamey Rodemeyer in New York in September, 2011, has prompted Lady Gaga to use her
High school newspaper sued by landlord
Across the street from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington are apartments owned by Hugh and Martha Sisley. An article
Going online may constitute contempt of court
Jamie Sewart was on trial in England charged with conspiracy to supply drugs. During her trial, one of the jurors
The Supreme Court begins its 2011-2012 term
On Monday, October 3, 2011, the United States Supreme Court started its new term. Oral arguments are set for some
Threat of prison for “talking in class”
Not only is this title true but it involves a first-grade student in Chicago. On or about March 17, 2010,
Theodore Boone: The Abduction
Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham (Dutton Books 2011) In Grisham’s second book in the Theodore Boone series, the “kid