PITTSBURGH (AP) - A father and four guards at a juvenile detention center were acquitted Thursday of breaking the law by taking the man's teenage son on a frightening visit to the lockup in hopes of scaring him straight."I don't think what you did rises to criminal conduct," Judge David Cashman said in acquitting the […]
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US: Father and guards acquitted for "scaring teen straight"
US: Respect Earned But Not Always Given
How many parents would say that as their teenager gets older and shows more and more maturity, that is the time to begin clamping down and placing more restrictions on him? It does not make sense. Most parents would be glad to allow their teenager more freedom if he is demonstrating he can be trusted […]
US: Judge dismisses lawsuit by student punished for story
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a high school student who was suspended for writing about a dream in which a student shoots a math teacher.In his Tuesday order, U.S. District Senior Judge Marvin Shoob said the writings were "sufficiently disturbing" to support the school system's disciplinary action against […]
US: National Youth Rights Meeting Discusses Ageism, Promotes Youth Voting
This past Sunday, youth rights activists from around the country, from as far as Washington, D.C., came to the National Youth Rights Association's (NYRA) annual meeting (www.youthrights.org) in San Francisco to discuss ageism in the community and what progress the individual regional chapters have made to combat it. Five people from NYRA's Berkeley chapter, including […]
US: Texas School District Bans Cleavage
With a new school year about to begin, some female students in one Texas school district may have to rethink their wardrobes.Teen fashions often leave parents a little disgruntled. Arlington Independent School District parent Frances Henson said, "I'm thinking that our daughters are growing up a little bit too fast these days."Arlington School Board members […]
UK: School listens to student suggestions, everything magically improves
THERE'S magic in the air at a school where pupil power has led to top marks all round.Exam results, attendance and behaviour have been improved at St Peter's RC High, Belle Vue, Manchester, where youngsters get a say on everything from school dinners to lesson plans.Students are also now offered cinema trips as an incentive […]
US: Now That My Friend is Dead
Personal Voice: The death of a high school classmate brings up confounding questions for Christine about what her friend was fighting for.On June 29, Army Spc. Christopher D. Rose, 21, was out on a regular day on patrol in Baghdad when he stopped near the entrance of his base to remove some barbed wire. As […]
UK: Pupils 'must learn about nappies'
Teenagers should learn how to bath a baby and change a nappy, a teachers' union will suggest.Issues of discipline for toddlers and teenagers should also be covered, the national conference of the Professional Association of Teachers will hear.Lynn Edwards, outgoing national chair of the association, will call for compulsory parenting classes for 14 to 16-year-olds.She […]
UK: Schoolboy suspended for long hair
The family of a boy suspended from a Gloucester school for refusing to cut his hair took legal action to force his re-instatement.Sam Grant, aged 16, was suspended from Sir Thomas Rich School after refusing to cut his hair short.The teenager, who has mixed-race parents, said he grew his hair to prevent racist remarks from […]
US: Daytime Curfews: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Ricky Duran was walking home one morning after his classes at the nearby community college in Salt Lake City, Utah. As he neared his house, he was approached by a police officer, who asked Ricky why he was not in school. Ricky explained that he was walking back from the college. However, having asked Ricky's […]
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