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Is 7th grade too early to think about law school?

The State Bar of Arizona doesn’t think so. It has started a Diversity Pipeline Project to get more 7th and 

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No funny faces in yearbook!

To help “break the ice and get comfortable in High School”, freshman Charlie Patton made a face for her high 

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Middle school sexting turns tragic

It started out as flirting, but quickly turned into a nightmare. In June, 2009, Florida’s middle school student Hope Witsell sent a topless photo 

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Pregnant teen fights back after suspension from volleyball team

Mackenzie McCollom is a high school senior at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She was also the 

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Assault on “gingers” promoted online

In 2005, an episode of “South Park” focused on prejudice against redheads, referred to as “gingers”.  A Facebook page designated November 

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50 lashes for short skirt!

Silva Kashif is a 16-year-old girl who lives in South Sudan. In November, 2009, she was seen in a Khartoum 

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Should a right to education include sex education?

In the United States, elementary and secondary school students have a right to an education; however, this right does not 

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Does freedom of expression include haircuts?

Garfield High School in Ohio has a Code of Conduct that prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles and haircuts. In November, 

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No “Silent Night” at holiday concert

  If you are a student in the South Orange-Maplewood School District in New Jersey, you won’t hear religious selections such 

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Can I stay seated during the Pledge of Allegiance?

Ten-year-old Will Phillips did just that on October 5, 2009. A fifth-grader at West Fork Middle School in Arkansas, Will 

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