One year in jail for possessing a cell phone?
That’s the penalty in Vermont proposed in a bill introduced in the state legislature in January, 2020. State Senator John
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Articles relating to youth and cell phones including privacy rights, school policies and sexting laws.
This 12-year-old understands the First Amendment
How many of you, when confronted by a police officer, would talk back or question the officer? How many 12-year-old
Does the Fifth Amendment protect you from providing your passwords?
G.A.Q.L. was a teenager in Florida when he was involved in a car crash, killing one of his passengers. The
WHAT?? Cell phones banned at school?
That’s right. Starting with the current 2018 school year, all students in France under age 15 are prohibited from using
14-year-old girl starts 2018 with a felony porn charge
A young teen in Minnesota has been charged with a felony sex offense for an explicit selfie she sent to
New laws in 2018 to heed
January 1, 2018 rings in a new year and new laws to be aware of. If you want to know
Can you go to jail if you refuse to give your password to the police?
In March, 2017, 41 year-old Christopher Wheeler was arrested in Florida and charged with child abuse and neglect. He allegedly physically
Teen hooks two Sharks for ReThink app
Trisha Prabhu is a 16 year-old junior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. After reading about an eleven
Canadian teen gets one-year probation for cyberbullying
A teen from Yorkton, Canada, was placed on 12 months probation for cyberbullying in November, 2016.
Apps your parents should know about
Similar to the Yik Yak app for college students, high school students are now using “After School.” Created as an alternative to