Pennsylvania swim club – was it a safety issue or racial?
A private swim club in the Philadelphia area, with an open membership policy, agreed to allow children from a local
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.
Snoop Dogg helps with 4th-grade math
Megan Marie Allen has a unique approach to teaching her 4th-grade class. As she says, “anything to get them interested
Teen MySpace killer gets 20 years
In 2008, Hughstan Schlicker practically lived on MySpace when he wasn’t at school. The 15-year-old from Mesa, Arizona was depressed
Campaign T-shirt banned at public high school
When Paul “Pete” Palmer was a sophomore at Waxahachie High School in Dallas, he wore a “John Edwards 2008” T-shirt
Random drug testing in Wyoming middle and high schools challenged
Middle and high school athletes, cheerleaders, band members and others at Goshen County public schools in Wyoming must sign a
Girls Only (on field hockey team that is)
A high school in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania has told Mat Levine, a sophomore, that he cannot play on the all girls
High school senior wins naming rights to a planet
Angela Schlegel recently graduated from Tucson Magnet High School in Arizona. Her interest in science won her second place in
What is Title IX and how does it affect me?
In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Opportunity in Education Act, popularly referred to as Title IX (sometimes referred to as
No credit cards until you’re 21!!
Starting in February, 2010, you’ll need a parent or guardian to co-sign in order to get your own credit card
New study says 1 in 10 students affected by cyberbullying
A report released in June, 2009 by the National Institute of Health indicates that 13% of sixth through tenth-graders have