School Survival

Can an elderly father give police permission to search a password-protected computer kept in his adult son's bedroom, without probable cause or a warrant? In April, a three judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said yes.This week, the son's attorney, Melissa Harrison, an assistant federal public defender in Kansas City, will ask […]

A guest speaker at an assembly at Boulder High School in Colorado has told students as young as 14 to go have sex and use drugs, prompting school officials to say they will investigate.The instructions came from Joel Becker, an associate clinical professor of psychology at the University of California at Los Angeles."I am going […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police are searching for a mother of three they said is wanted on suspicion of aggravated child abuse, according to WJXT-TV.According to investigators, 36-year-old Belinda Hicks used a hot stove to discipline her children.Police said Hicks would deliberately put her children's knuckles, hands and feet on the hot burners of the stove […]

A graduation party with alleged underage drinkers lead to the arrest of the parents who hosted the party.This is the first time parents hosting a party where alcohol allegedly was being served have been arrested under the City of Edmond's social host ordinance.Edmond Police were called to a home in the 200 block of Crown […]

Teenage drivers face restrictions on when they drive and who is in the vehicle with them, and health insurance companies will be required to cover mental illness just as they cover other physical conditions under bills adopted Thursday.Drivers age 16 will be prohibited from having more than one non-family member passenger in the vehicle if […]

Bush grants presidency extraordinary powersDirective for emergencies apparently gives authority without congressional oversightPosted: May 23, 20071:00 a.m. EasternPresident Bush has signed a directive granting extraordinary powers to the office of the president in the event of a declared national emergency, apparently without congressional approval or oversight.The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive" was signed […]

Yesterday, a German appeals court in Bavaria set aside a lower court ruling that had authorized the Youth Welfare Office in Erlangen Germany to retain custody of 16-year-old homeschooler Melissa Busekros.In its opinion the Appeals Court stated that although the lower court ruling was justified based on the evidence at the time, later evidence shows […]

We all have heard the term "teenage rebellion." It's conventional wisdom that teens go through a period of turbulent adolescence before-it is hoped-they settle down and become mature, productive adults.Recently, the media and sections of the scientific community have concluded that because brain scans show the teen brain operates differently than the average adult brain […]

LYNCHBURG, Virginia (AP) -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell has died, a Liberty University executive said Tuesday. He was 73.Earlier, the executive said Falwell was hospitalized in "gravely serious" condition after being found unconscious in his office.Ron Godwin, the executive vice president of Falwell's Liberty University, said Falwell was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken […]

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (AP) -- Staff members of an elementary school staged a fictitious gun attack on students during a class trip, telling them it was not a drill as the children cried and hid under tables.The mock attack Thursday night was intended as a learning experience and lasted five minutes during the weeklong trip to […]