December 2009 Archives - Askthejudges
Is 7th grade too early to think about law school?
The State Bar of Arizona doesn’t think so. It has started a Diversity Pipeline Project to get more 7th and 8th grade students interested in studying law. The pilot program will track 150 students through high school and hopes to “help them with their decisions …
“It was my first time seeing judges coming to our school – it was awesome”
This was 11-year-old Tyson Gibbs’ comment following a school assembly at Lowe Elementary School in Kentucky. A new judge was appointed and he chose to hold his swearing-in ceremony at his childrens’ school. So, 4th grader Mason and his sister, 2nd grader Madison got to …
Jordan Thomas: champion of young amputees
Jordan was a 16-year-old high school student in Tennessee. He earned good grades and was the captain of his school’s golf team. In the summer of 2005, he was scuba diving with his family in Florida when the boat’s propellers hit his legs. Both had …
No funny faces in yearbook!
To help “break the ice and get comfortable in High School”, freshman Charlie Patton made a face for her high school yearbook. The photo was taken in August, 2009 with her mother present and agreeable with the shot. Fifteen year old Charlie explained “I wanted …
New poll indicates “sexting” is common
The practice or trend of sharing naked or semi-naked pictures on the Internet or by cell phone is not a rare event. A September, 2009 poll of over 1,000 young people (ages 14 to 24) shows 30% were involved in some type of sexting. Those …
Middle school sexting turns tragic
It started out as flirting, but quickly turned into a nightmare. In June, 2009, Florida’s middle school student Hope Witsell sent a topless photo of herself by text (sexting) to a boy she liked. However, it was intercepted by a girl who had borrowed the boy’s cell phone. She forwarded …