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Is hugging hip?

Many teens say that hugging at school is not a sexual or romantic gesture.  It is simply the “hello” of 

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Can you run for prom queen if you’re a boy? or prom king if you’re a girl?

Well, 18-year-old Sergio Garcia of Fairfax High School in California did — and won. Competing against several female classmates, Sergio, 

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PJ wearing students not allowed in class

A senior prank at Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky resulted in 100 or so students wearing pajamas to school.   

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Is wearing a kilt cross-dressing?

As part of an art project, Utah middle-school student Gavin McFarland wore a kilt to school.  The principal of Rocky 

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One-year probation for 15-year-old sexter

A Nebraska high school freshman texted a nude picture of himself to a 13-year-old girl. The girl’s mother found the 

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Shot glass souvenirs at prom – inappropriate?

A high school in Pennsylvania ordered more than 450 shot glasses to hand out to its prom-goers as souvenirs.  The 

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Religious picture on 7th-grader’s notebook

“It’s important to me because that’s what Jesus did for me.”  Deborah Chambers of Arizona made this comment about the 

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Is a life sentence for a 13-year-old cruel & unusual punishment?

Joe Sullivan was 13 when he raped a 72-year-old woman in 1989.  He was sentenced in Florida to life without 

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On-air profanity barred by U.S. Supreme Court

On April 28, 2009, the United States Supreme Court* continued its effort to protect children from offensive language on television 

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Decals for teen drivers?

That’s right.  This week New Jersey became the first state to require new drivers under 21 to display a decal 

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