Prayers before public school board meeting unconstitutional
The Indian River School District in Delaware was founded in 1969. In 2006, the school district passed a prayer policy
Judge Tom
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.
Bullied teen elected homecoming princess
Rachel Sampson, a 14 year-old freshman at Poway High School in California didn’t let the bullies get the best of
School photographer refuses to take bullies’ senior portraits
Taking a unique stand against bullying at school, Jennifer McKendrick decided she didn’t want any “mean girls” representing her business.
“Stop bullying people. Maybe they won’t commit suicide.”
In September, 2011, Jamey Rodemeyer wrote this on his blog. He had just started his freshman year at Williamsville North
Buddy Bully
“Buddy Bully” by Ayesha Starns (4KidsPublisher.com, 2011) As the list of books about bullying continues to grow, we came across a
The Sparkle Effect – an Inspiring Cause
Sarah Cronk is the inspirational teengager who founded The Sparkle Effect and happens to be the 2011 winner of the
Should kids be allowed to sue their parents?
Family and parent-child relationships are challenging enough without courts becoming involved to heighten the aggravation and frustration of daily life.
Middle school essay leads to suspension
Raphael Cox was 13-years-old and a student at Warwick Valley Middle School in New York. He had a history of
Twelve year old saves his Dad from prison
Chris Moss was 11-years-old and lived with his parents in New York. His father does part-time maintenance work and his
Can stick figures in a student newspaper be censored?
The Tattler is the student newspaper at Ithaca High School in New York. It is what is classified as a