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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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7 Must Know Laws for Teens this Summer

Okay, so we don’t want this summer to turn out to be a cruel summer for you. Summer is a 

Articles by Teens, Blog
4

You Can Do it- Be an Educated Job Hunter

Are you feeling a little like your diving blindly into a dog-fight for jobs in an economy that’s in a 

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3

Are benches at school an “open forum” for speech?

Three outside benches at La Jolla High School in California are designated by the administration as “senior benches.” They are 

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Off-campus Internet speech about school principals protected

In two unrelated cases in Pennsylvania, a federal court ruled in favor of both students and their MySpace rants against 

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4

Have you heard of computer trespassing?

In the State of Washington, if you log onto someone’s computer or personal account without their permission, you may be 

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OMG! LOL! and Cyberbullying are now official words in OED

Terms or words made popular online that have crossed over into everyday use are occasionally entered into the Oxford English 

Blog, News Videos
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Secret Service questions 7th-grade student over Facebook post

In May, 2011, Vito LaPinta, Jr. was pulled out of his class at Truman Middle School in Tacoma, Washington. He 

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3 tips about Facebook and applying to college

Did you know that at least one-third of college admissions staff admit checking Facebook and other social networking sites in 

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Slumber party turns fatal

A slumber party in April, 2011, turned tragic for two Minnesota eighth graders. Paige Moravitz and Haylee Fentress allegedly went through with a suicide 

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Attention: high school students headed to college

Are you aware that college-admissions officers check Facebook and YouTube for your written and video posts? Did you realize that at least 70% 

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