10 Back to School Laws Every Student Should Know
It’s back to school season, so we’ve compiled a list of laws that every student should know about. We hear from many children and teenagers throughout the year who have either been disciplined at...
View ArticleTwitter photo leads to prison sentence for twenty-something
Kwmaine Davis was a gang member and convicted felon in Massachusetts. Until a person’s civil rights are restored by court order, a felon is prohibited in most states from possessing a weapon. That...
View ArticleSuggestive text messages lead to lawyer’s resignation
Don’t think teens are the only ones who get into trouble for inappropriate text messages or cyberbullying. John Diehl is a 49-year-old attorney in Missouri. He is also a politician: until mid-May,...
View ArticleLegal rights and school laws every teenager should know
It’s that time of year again, good ol’ back to school season. Now is a great time to have a refresher on some of the basic, but often misunderstood rights every student has while on campus at school....
View ArticleCyberbullying and sexting in elementary school
Recent incidents and reports from down-under have revealed incidents of cyberbullying, sexting and sextortion in elementary schools in New Zealand. Children as young as eight years old have been caught...
View ArticleCan Pokémon Go get you in trouble?
Now that Pokémon Go is the latest craze, some of our readers have written in asking about the downside. Can they get into trouble for playing the game wherever they are? What warnings come with the...
View ArticleApps your parents should know about
Similar to the Yik Yak app for college students, high school students are now using “After School.” Created as an alternative to Facebook and Instagram, the After School app allows teens to post...
View ArticleCanadian teen gets one-year probation for cyberbullying
A teen from Yorkton, Canada, was placed on 12 months probation for cyberbullying in November, 2016. The post Canadian teen gets one-year probation for cyberbullying appeared first on Askthejudge.
View ArticleTeen hooks two Sharks for ReThink app
Trisha Prabhu is a 16 year-old junior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. After reading about an eleven year old girl who ended her life as a result of being bullied, Trisha designed...
View ArticleCan you go to jail if you refuse to give your password to the police?
In March, 2017, 41 year-old Christopher Wheeler was arrested in Florida and charged with child abuse and neglect. He allegedly physically abused his 8 year-old daughter. The police believed that...
View ArticleNew laws in 2018 to heed
January 1, 2018 rings in a new year and new laws to be aware of. If you want to know more about changes in your state that may affect you and your family, simply google the name of your state and “2018...
View Article14-year-old girl starts 2018 with a felony porn charge
A young teen in Minnesota has been charged with a felony sex offense for an explicit selfie she sent to a boy at school. The boy made copies and sent the photo on to other students without the girl’s...
View ArticleWHAT?? Cell phones banned at school?
That’s right. Starting with the current 2018 school year, all students in France under age 15 are prohibited from using their digital devices during the school day. That includes lunchtime, break...
View ArticleDoes the Fifth Amendment protect you from providing your passwords?
G.A.Q.L. was a teenager in Florida when he was involved in a car crash, killing one of his passengers. The police searched the car and found a cell-phone that belonged to the driver. Although they had...
View ArticleThis 12-year-old understands the First Amendment
How many of you, when confronted by a police officer, would talk back or question the officer? How many 12-year-old kids know enough about the First Amendment to stand up to and attempt to correct a...
View ArticleOne year in jail for possessing a cell phone?
That’s the penalty in Vermont proposed in a bill introduced in the state legislature in January, 2020. State Senator John Rodgers quoted statistics showing cell phones as one of the leading causes of...
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