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Is it legal for a school to tell your parents that you’re gay?

In 2011, a teacher at Willowcreek Middle School in Utah, assigned the class to create an ad that said something about themselves. A 

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Teen’s online threats send him to jail

In December, 2014, Jacob Michael Young, a 17-year old senior at Brandon High School in Michigan, posted the following on the student private 

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5 things to know if you have to go to court for truancy

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Ahmed Mohamed is a 14-year old Muslim boy who goes to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. In September, 2015 he brought 

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