February 2010 Archives » Askthejudge

Alexis Xanders is a 15 year old freshman at Newark High School in Ohio. Another girl had harassed her since fifth grade. “I don’t really know why. She just never liked me,” she said. In September, 2009, Alexis and her boyfriend were walking home. A …

Daniel Martin is a 17 year old student in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother works for the medical examiner’s office identifying bodies and determining causes of death. A conversation with his mother about bodies found in the desert and their condition peaked Daniel’s interest. Corpses are often …

Whether Ron Sterr’s letter reflected his personal view of second graders at Litchfield Elementary School in Arizona or was a parody, as he explained, it cost him his position as the school’s principal. In January, 2009, he sent a letter to a second grade teacher poking …

The Orange and Black student newspaper intends “to be an entertaining and thought-provoking student-run newsletter dedicated to give the students a voice and allowing them to express themselves” (from the paper’s mission statement). Kaylie Miller is a 17 year old senior at Long Lake High …

All students at Harriton High School in Pennsylvania are provided laptops to take home to use with their school work. The computers had microphones and webcams that allegedly could be activated by school personnel without a student’s knowledge or permission. Neither the students or their parents …

At one of the nation’s top public high schools, students hacked into the computer system in January 2010. Just before first semester grades were to come out, the system was compromised and class grades altered. Churchill High School in Maryland has 2100 students. The school …