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FLORIDA -- Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill into law June 4 that is meant to prevent school districts from restricting the First Amendment rights of school employees or students without their consent.
The measure, House Bill 31, goes into effect July 1. It prevents districts from entering into...
Baby boomers have long been considered the generation that did not want to grow up, perpetual adolescents even as they become eligible for Social Security. Now, a growing body of research shows that the real Peter Pans are not the boomers, but the generations that have followed. For many, by choice or circumstance, independence no […]
The voting age in Finnish municipal elections could be lowered to 16 in time for the 2016 elections, according to a statement by experts on Tuesday. A ministry of justice working group is currently looking into the possibility of allowing 16-year-olds to vote in municipal elections. The initiative is intended to improve voting activity amongst […]
PARMA, OH (WOIO) - A Parma High School senior got to participate in graduation, but in the end her diploma was withheld. Schools officials told her to take out her nose ring, or else. She said she's being singled out. "One of the counselors told me to take my nose ring out. I told her […]
WALES, Wis. – After struggling for years to treat young criminals in razor wire-ringed institutions, states across the country are quietly shuttering dozens of reformatories amid plunging juvenile arrests, softer treatment policies and bleak budgets. In Ohio, the number of juvenile offenders has plummeted by nearly half over the last two years, pushing the state […]
At Susquenita High School, 15-miles outside of Harrisburg, Pa., eight students, ranging in age from 13 to 17, have learned a tough lesson about "sexting." "Take a photograph of yourself or somebody else nude and send it to somebody else, you've committed the crime," said Perry County District Attorney Charles Chenot, who has prosecuted two […]
VERONA, Wis. -- Some Verona Area High School students wanted to sell a T-shirt they said was designed to teach something about a controversial Arizona law and illegal immigration, but found themselves in the middle of a controversy. Student Katherine Huete said she didn't anticipate the uproar the shirts would spark. "I didn't think it […]
A painting entered into the Lakewood High School Senior Art Show was causing controversy on Tuesday. The show is scheduled for Wednesday, but the painting wasn't on display Tuesday afternoon. That's because school officials took it down while school was in session, ONN's Cristin Severance reported. "I'm kind of hurt by it," said Tricia Olszewski, […]
A San Bernardino mother whose children were kidnapped 15 years ago was able to finally track them down using Facebook. San Bernardino’s Deputy District Attorney says it’s the first time his office has handled a case like this one. But in this digital age, it may not be the last. Faustino Utrera, father of two […]
Two Norview High School teachers were placed on paid administrative leave this week after a parent complained that they distributed classroom materials that gave advice on how to deal with police if stopped. The materials - a one-page handout and a video distributed and aired in a 12th-grade government class - are sponsored by two […]
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