A new law aimed at cracking down on underage drinking and tobacco purchases will rely on advanced id scanners to verify the buyer's age.Senators Jeffrey Klein and Martin Conner unveiled the proposed new law today.It would require bars, night clubs, and convenience stores to use a scanner system that can detect if driver's licenses and […]
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US: Law would make bars, stores buy ID scanners
US: 128 Students Suspended for dress code violations
Classrooms were a little less crowded at Morton High School on the first day of classes: 128 students were sent home for wearing the wrong clothes.Fed up with inappropriate outfits, the principal suspended the students for one day Wednesday, minutes after doors opened at the school. Those suspended represent more than 10 percent of the […]
US: Teen wins cancer case
A 16-year-old cancer patient 's legal fight ended in victory Wednesday when his family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement that would allow him to forgo chemotherapy.At the start of what was scheduled to be a two-day hearing, Accomack County Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler announced that both sides had reached a consent […]
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Interview: Punk rock band Rise Against's frontman Tim McIlrath talks about the importance of preaching to audiences on the opposite side of ones political views.When they made their entry into the saturated world of punk rock, Chicago's Rise Against had humble goals: play some shows, put out a few records and maybe, if things went […]
US: Miami school board wants to remove books on Cuba
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The Miami-Dade County School District voted Tuesday to press ahead with its effort to remove a children's book on life in Cuba from its school libraries.The board voted 5-2 to appeal a federal judge's temporary order barring the district from removing the children's book, along with 23 others in the series.The […]
The Sad State of Student Voice in Schools
I have seen several sad things happen when adults start talking about listening to student voice and engaging students in schools. I say "sad" because of the feeling of sorrow, abandonment, and subtle resignation that settles in when I meditate on the following scenarios, which have really happened in the last few years.* After a […]
US: Sexual Abuse By Military Recruiters
More than 100 young women who expressed interest in joining the military in the past year were preyed upon sexually by their recruiters. Women were raped on recruiting office couches, assaulted in government cars and groped en route to entrance exams.A six-month Associated Press investigation found that more than 80 military recruiters were disciplined last […]
Teacher Burns 2 American Flags In Class To Motivate Students
A Jefferson County Public Schools official said Dan Holden, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Stuart Middle School, burned a small flag in each of his two classes.Officials said he told administrators he was trying to motivate his students for a weekend writing assignment on the freedom of speech.The school district didn't find out about […]
UK: When exam stress becomes too much
A mother whose son took his own life after his exam results talks about how such cases can be prevented.---Stress is part of life, but there are times when it seems worse than usual.Getting married, suffering a bereavement, even buying a house: all sorts of events add to the worry.Hundreds of thousands of teenagers have […]
US: Teens defend polygamy at Utah rally
Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen young women and girls from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally in Salt Lake City Saturday. They called for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose.Polygamy is banned in the Utah Constitution and is a felony […]
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