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Teen killers wonder what it’s like to take a life
In two disturbing cases recently, two teens have acted on their thoughts about killing. In Ohio, seventeen year old Andrew Conley is charged as an adult in the murder of his ten year old brother, Conner, in November, 2009. Although described as an A & …
Pregnant teen fights back after suspension from volleyball team
Mackenzie McCollom is a high school senior at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She was also the starting setter on her school’s volleyball team, but her position changed as soon as the school learned of her pregnancy. Mackenzie was in her first …
Teen attitudes improve over past 20 years
In a nationwide survey of over 3,000 girls and boys in grades three through twelve, more teens are making responsible life decisions than those surveyed in 1989. In December, 2009, the Girl Scout Research Institute released a study that addressed current teen life in America. Topics included cheating on …
Can you pass this Cyberbullying test?
How much do you know about Cyberbullying? Think about and discuss in class or with your family the following statements.* These are some of the statements from ProProfs web site regarding 6th, 7th and 8th grade quizzes about cyberbullying. True or False I am completely safe …
Praise pays at Vermont school
More than 50 elementary schools in Vermont have implemented the Positive Behavioral Support approach to school discipline. The basic idea is simple: set the rules, teach them and praise kids when they follow them. The Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Elementary School in …
Assault on “gingers” promoted online
In 2005, an episode of “South Park” focused on prejudice against redheads, referred to as “gingers”. A Facebook page designated November 20, 2009 as “Kick a Ginger Day”. At A. E. Wright High School in California, a 12 year old boy was accosted by a dozen classmates. …