McDonald’s has a McFit over teen’s charity
For three years, 19 year old Lauren McCluskey has organized charity concerts for her Chicago chapter of Special Olympics. Her
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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.
Principal threatens to cancel prom if gay couple attends
You read that right – and yes, we are in the 21st century. Seventeen year old Cynthia Stewart, a junior
No Indiana Colts shirt to school!
Maurepas High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, relaxed its school uniform policy for one day in celebration of the 2010
Elementary school censorship of library book upheld
iVamos a Cuba! (A Visit to Cuba) is a children’s book that was on the shelves of an elementary school
Cyberbullies take another life!
In the summer of 2009, Phoebe Prince and her family left Ireland for Massachusetts where she “could experience America.” She
Celebrate Safer Internet Day – Feb. 9, 2010
Ins@fe organizes Safer Internet Day each February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and cell phones.
28 middle school students suspended for cyberbullying
A web page on Facebook that was up for no more than 24 hours resulted in the suspension of 28
Pepsi helps cheer squads
Throughout the month of February, Pepsi is running a contest called the Pepsi Refresh Grant. The top ten programs that
Do you want fries with that?
In December, 2009, 19 year old Alesha McMullen ordered a cheeseburger at a McDonald’s in Kansas City, Missouri. Unhappy with
Basketball player paddled by coaches
Martin Nolan went to Hamiliton High School in Memphis, Tennessee. While there between 2001 to 2004, he was paddled by