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Students caught in immigration debate

In March, 2010 Jessica Colotl was pulled over by campus police at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.  She received a 

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Fashion policing gone too far??

In May 2010, an order against a British teen banned him from wearing low-slung baggy jeans that hung below his 

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Bullying by teachers and school employees addressed

It’s not just middle and high school students that are bullying each other. Teachers, principals and other adult employees at 

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How to get drivers to stop texting

You have undoubtedly heard the national debate regarding texting while driving [TWD].  Some say laws should be passed prohibiting the practice.  

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Cinco de Mayo sparks heat at California high school

On May 5, 2010, Mexican students at Live Oak High School in California celebrated Cinco de Mayo – a holiday 

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Middle school principal wants kids off Facebook

Out of concern for his students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in New Jersey, Anthony Orsini sent an e-mail to 

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Arizona’s New Immigration Law – Necessary or Discriminatory?

Arizona’s governor, Jan Brewer, signed a bill in April 2010 making it a state crime to be in the country illegally 

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Should minors be protected from violent video games?

California is one of seven states* that have passed laws forbidding the sale and rental of violent video games to minors.  

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Do young people care about online privacy?

When you consider the number of racy photos and videos online showing beer-guzzling and scantily clad teens and twenty-somethings, you 

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Teen criminal or cult figure?

When Colton Harris-Moore was 8-years-old, he was accused of stealing a bicycle. Since then he has accumulated a string of 

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