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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an investigative agency that advocates on behalf of safety issues for Americans. They make recommendations and have no authority to change state or federal laws. In May, 2013, the NTSB voted to recommend to states that they lower ...

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Roy Costner IV* was standing at the podium to present his pre-approved speech as class valedictorian. He proceeded to tear up the speech in front of his class, parents, teachers and school administration at Liberty High School in South Carolina. Roy took the opportunity to ...

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A 2013 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant drop in births by teens from ages 15 to 19. Several states showed a drop of 30% or more over the past five years. Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado and Arizona are among those ...

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In April, 2013, 8-year-old Leila Fowler was stabbed to death in her home in a small community outside Sacramento, California. She and her 12-year-old brother were home alone while their parents were at a Little League game.  At first, the boy told the police that a ...

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Last month, an eighth grade student in New Jersey was on trial for allegedly calling another student “fat”, “horse” and “fat a$#”. The boy claims he just called her “horse” and nothing more and that such name-calling does not violate New Jersey’s anti-bullying law. Therefore, ...

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As you know by now, the annual Boston Marathon was tragically the target of terrorists on April 15, 2013. Four hours into the race and near the finish line, two bombs were detonated killing three people and injuring over 250 others. The deceased included an ...

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In April, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration lowered the age for girls as young as 15 to buy emergency contraception including the morning-after pill. Studies revealed that women 15 years of age and older were able to understand how the Plan B One-Step and ...

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Jared Marcum is 14 and a student at a middle school in West Virginia. His school district has a dress code that prohibits clothing and any accessories that display violence, profanity, discriminatory messages or sexually suggestive phrases. In April, 2013, Jared wore a t-shirt to school ...

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Once again, we see the abuse that can be unleashed by cruel and irresponsible use of the Internet. We’re also witnessing the behavior of teenagers who engage in illegal and immoral activities, video-record and post their acts online. Such has resulted in several cyberbullying deaths. ...

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This Friday April 19, 2013 marks GLSEN’s 18th annual Day of Silence supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth while raising awareness for anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. Hundreds of thousands of students have participated in this student-led event every year. Last year, Amber Hatch, a teenager in ...

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