Lauderdale County officials are guilty of unconstitutional abuses at the county Juvenile Detention Center, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. "Staff frequently spray children in the face with a substance that causes an excruciating burning sensation on the skin and in the eyes and restricts the youth's ability to breathe," said the lawsuit filed in U.S. […]
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Tales of abduction, lost freedom at teen rights rally
"I was taken from my house in the middle of the night by two men," recalls Chris Noroski, who says he was legally abducted from his home in Minnesota at age 15. His parents, he says, paid the Family Foundation School in Hancock, N.Y., a boarding school for troubled teenagers, to take him into custody […]
Youth rights group opposes restricting drinking
A national youth rights group is opposing a Wisconsin proposal that would stop children from drinking in bars. Current law allows for children of any age to drink in a Wisconsin bar if they are with their parents, the adult gives consent and the bartender is willing to serve them. A bill in the Legislature […]
The School to Prison Pipeline: Drop - outs or "Push - Outs"?
Last week the New York Times reported the results of a disturbing but unsurprising new study from Northeastern University, On any given day, about one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates, according to a new study of […]
Ten Teen Entrepreneurs To Watch
Kids these days. It seems like they’re writing HTML before they learn how to talk. And a lot of them are starting companies before they graduate from high school. Here’s a list of some of our favorite teen entrepreneurs. And please keep in mind that there are lots of startups we’ve yet to hear about. […]
It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?
Finding character witnesses when you are 6 years old is not easy. But there was Zachary Christie last week at a school disciplinary committee hearing with his karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé by his side to vouch for him. Zachary’s offense? Taking a camping utensil that can serve as a knife, fork and spoon […]
Affidavit: Man, woman admit beating Oklahoma teen
A man and woman arrested in Oklahoma on allegations of abusing the woman's 14-year-old son have admitted to police that they repeatedly beat the boy. In a probable cause affidavit released Wednesday, 37-year-old LaRhonda McCall told police she beat the teen numerous times on his chest, back and legs over the last three years. She […]
Police: Taiwan teen chops off dad's hands
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 17-year-old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for chopping off his father's hands, allegedly to avenge years of physical abuse, a police official said Tuesday. The boy cut through his father's wrists with a knife while he was asleep at the family's home in central Miaoli on Monday, the official said. The […]
More Efforts Needed To Promote Rights Of Youth, Tunisia Tells UN Debate
Calling for 2010 to be proclaimed the International Year of the Youth, Tunisia's Foreign Minister today urged the United Nations and its Member States to boost their efforts to ensure that young people do not feel marginalized and become attracted to extremism. Abdelwaheb Abdallah told the General Assembly's annual high-level segment, held at UN Headquarters […]
Three Charged in Beating Caught on Video
CHICAGO (Sept. 28) – Three teenagers were charged Monday in the beating death of a 16-year-old Chicago honor roll student on his way home from school, a melee captured on a cell phone video that shows a group striking him with boards and kicking him as he lay on a sidewalk. The death of Derrion […]
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