High school students take on texting while driving
In Fairfax County, Virginia, there is the country’s largest highway construction project underway. Concerns about worker safety led to a competition
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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.
“The town got away with murder”
These are the words of lawyer Richard McFadin of Skidmore, Missouri. He represented a client named Ken Rex McElroy who
Can I use my employer’s computer? (Computer Fraud Abuse Act)
The answer seems obvious, doesn’t it? Of course you can’t get on your employer’s computer unless you have his or
Does the U.S. Constitution matter to you?
You may have read parts of this 4543 word document in a government or political science class. Passed in 1787,
Girls charged with cyberstalking classmate
Once again, what may have started out as a joke backfired on two Florida teens. In April, 2010, Taylor Wynn
Binge drinking by high school students
Statistics from the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey* indicates that approximately 79,000 deaths per year are caused by excessive
Poker: a teaching tool or playing with fire?
Gambling among teenagers is a nationally recognized problem. A study* released in October, 2010 found that 15% of boys ages
National No Name-Calling Week
Coming up on January 24, 2011 is the beginning of No Name-Calling Week. This is a week of educational activities
Australia tackles the teen years
Teenagers downunder are no different than their international peers. The issues they confront going through adolescence are shared by millions throughout
Parents of gang members sent to parenting class
The Parent Accountability Act went into effect in California in 2010. This new law gives judges the authority to order