A 15-year-old boy who was killed by his father in an execution style killing spent the last moments of his life pleading, "No, Daddy! No!" Jamar Pinkney Jr. was shot in the head Monday by his 37-year-old father, Jamar Pinkney Sr., who allegedly made the teen strip his clothes off and kneel in a vacant […]
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Teen Confesses To Molesting Sister, Dad Executes Him
Is there such a thing as school phobia?
A school is being asked to apologise to the family of a boy it prosecuted for truancy. The boy was diagnosed as having "school phobia", but what exactly is that? Most adults can remember days when they vehemently didn't want to go to school. There would be protestations of illness, and of the danger of […]
Hey, kids! Hate school? Don't tell Facebook!
The First Amendment right to insult one's school increasingly challenged. High school sucks. Did you forget? Don’t believe it? Check out Facebook. Contrary to the evidence on Facebook student pages however, high schools aren’t the only educational institutions capable of totally sucking. Even schools you elect to attend, for example, the Salon Professional Academy of […]
State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. "Our first priority is to ensure the safety of the students at Mt. Bachelor […]
Should we keep locking kids up and throwing away the keys? Supreme Court to decide
Among the many atrocities of our country’s criminal justice system is one particularly shameful statistic: The U.S. stands alone as the only nation that sentences youth under 18 to life in prison without parole. Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the stories of two people given such sentences, and will decide whether the punishment […]
Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School?
BY now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts. Boys: no sagging pants, muscle shirts. But do the math. “Rules” + “teenager” = “challenges.” If the skirt is an acceptable length, can a boy wear it? Can a girl attend her prom […]
Teen, Attleboro reach broken wrist settlement
ATTLEBORO — A Massachusetts high school student whose wrist was broken when she was arrested by police has agreed to a $100,000 settlement. Esther Durex, a 17-year-old Attleboro High School honor student, said she was struck multiple times when she was stopped and questioned after leaving a party in October 2008. Police alleged she was […]
Newest Clio commissioner, 19, aided by Facebook
Clio, Michigan -- Mid-Michigan youth are continually being encouraged to get involved in their communities, but one local teenager took that to the extreme. He's the newest Clio City Commissioner, and he's just 19-years-old. The next time you go shopping at the Clio VG's, be sure to say hello to City Commissioner Edward Mosher. That's […]
China bans physical punishment for Internet addicts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Health has banned the use of physical punishment to wean teens off the net, months after a boy was beaten to death at an Internet boot camp. Chinese parents have turned to more than 200 organisations offering treatment for Internet "disorders" as the government increasingly warns of unhealthy Internet […]
School Employee Accused Of Forcing Student To Eat Pizza
A paraprofessional at Deltona Middle School has been suspended for allegedly trying to force a student to eat pizza. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the Volusia County School Board suspended Daniel Marquis for three days without pay Friday. A school district investigative report says Marquis held the pizza to the student’s mouth and continued […]
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