Are “run-through” banners with Bible verses at high school football games legal?
The Kountze High School cheerleaders in Texas thought the run-through banners they made were a non-issue since they’ve been around for decades. Recent complaints,
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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.
Sexting contributes to teen’s suicide
When 12-year-old Amanda Todd was in the seventh grade, she and a few friends were playing with a camcorder. They were posting pictures
14 year old education activist shot by Taliban
Malala Yousafzai is no ordinary school girl. She lives in the Swat Valley in Pakistan where the militant Taliban has
“Smiles” – a deceptive name for a killer drug
A recent user of 2C-I, also known on the street as “Smiles” posted in a forum that the high is
How many banned books have you read?
The American Library Association (ALA) has an Office for Intellectual Freedom. Every year the office records hundreds of attempts by
Ellen Honored During Bullying Prevention Month as AsktheJudge Rock Star
October, 2012 is designated as National Bullying Prevention Month. Numerous organizations have special events scheduled to promote the message against all
The Potential for Online Schools to Reduce Truancy
Ask The Judge has written before about how juvenile inmates were earning high school diplomas while behind bars: these inmates
Did a kiss or lying about it merit removal from football team?
Jamie Kuntz was an 18- ear-old freshman at North Dakota State College of Sciences. He was a linebacker with a partial football
“Freedom to Read” week starts September 30, 2012
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It will be held between September 30, 2012
Does YouTube video constitute a federal crime?
This was the question put to a jury in Tennessee. Before them was 36-year-old Franklin Delano Jeffries. He had been involved