Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote?
Passage of the 26th Amendment in 1971 granted 11 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 the right
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School discipline for Facebook party pictures
In early January, 2008 dozens of students at Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota were questioned by school officials
Photos of teacher in classroom bring suspension
In November, 2007, 10th grader Logan Glover used his digital camera in his Language Arts class to take pictures of
Parents in Prison for Teen’s Party
In early November, 2007, Ryan’s mother and stepfather were paroled after serving five months of a two-year prison sentence. In
An exception to Zero Tolerance?
You may have read about 17-year-old Kim Peters, a senior at Willow Canyon High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Kim started
Finland, Philadelphia and YouTube—a deadly connection?
14-year-old Dillon Cossey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania met 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen from Finland on YouTube. They traded e-mail and exchanged posts
Birth control in middle schools?
Last week, the Portland, Maine School Committee voted to provide birth control at its student health center. This includes its
Can school officials take your cell phone and read your text messages?
A growing concern of students regards their privacy, if any, in text messages while at school. In 2007 a security
Can you wear a “Jena Six” T-shirt to school?
Danielle Super came to school late last month after attending a march. She was wearing a “Free the Jena Six”
Free speech – should the President of Iran be allowed to speak at an American university?
The country of Iran is accused of sponsoring terrorist organizations around the world. Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a Holocaust-denier and