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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 

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A $16,000,000 traffic ticket!!

You read that right – $16 million.  In an effort to control “traffic thugs”, as Swiss judges called one violater, 

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Should the classroom be closed to social networking web sites?

“Teachers and principals should meet kids where they live: online”.* There is an ongoing debate about the presence and use 

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Priest sanctions shoplifting by those in need

In December, 2009, Reverend Tim Jones of England told his congregation that sometimes shoplifting is okay. As long as you 

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Adult needs permission to date?

Jordan Christensen, age 19, of Appleton, Wisconsin lived with his foster parents. In May, 2009, he stole their car and a 

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Death penalty for gays in Uganda!

Yes, you read that right. A bill is pending before the Ugandan legislature* that would impose the death penalty on 

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Professor recommends dropping “nerd” and “geek”

Psychology professor David Anderegg of Bennington College would like to see the use of these words eliminated from our language. 

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Student expelled for gun in truck parked off campus

Gary Tudesko is fighting back and challenging his expulsion from Willows High School in California. He was expelled after it 

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Should judges have Twitter or Facebook friends?

We have discussed “friending” on social networking sites before. Some school districts are clamping down on teachers and administrators becoming 

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Do you have a right to be nasty in cyberspace?

In November, 2009, a California court ruled against a school that suspended a student for two days because of a 

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