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Therapy will not “straight”en out a gay person

Contrary to the belief of a few therapists and religious conservatives, “reparative therapy” to change a gay person doesn’t work.  

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“Real life” math better than studying a workbook

Will you be able to handle high school algebra if you’re already struggling with middle school math and fractions?  Probably 

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Teachers banned from wearing religious symbols

Oregon has become the third state (joining Pennsylvania and Nebraska) that specifically prohibits teachers from wearing “any religious dress while engaged in 

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Student’s private Facebook messages distributed by teacher

Cheerleaders at Pearl High School in Mississippi were required to disclose their login information and passwords to their social networking 

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Is delinquent behavior contagious?

According to a new report based on a study of at-risk boys and young adult males in Canada, the answer 

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No more vino for Italian teens!

A drinking ban prohibiting the consumption and sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 16 is being enforced 

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OMG! Manhole claims texter!

Alexa Longueira of Staten Island, New York, discovered the danger in texting and walking at the same time. Earlier this 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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