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Teen Suspended For Cursing On Facebook
A teenager who used a couple of curse words on Facebook was suspended last week - even after she was the one beat up by a classmate. The story comes as no surprise in the wake of schools cracking down on the online lives of both students and staff, but is every comment made online really a case of cyberbullying? Read more...
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School “Spyed on Students Via Webcam”
A new lawsuit issued in the U.S state of Philadelphia claims that education officials used school-issued laptop webcams to spy on students at home. The laptops have a feature that can activate webcams on the computers without students' knowledge, supposedly to catch students mucking up in class. But plaintiffs Michael and Holly Robbins suspect t...
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School Uses Burt Bacharach As Weapon Against Dirty Dancing
Freak dancing at high school dances isn’t a new trend, but it’s one that’s getting old for parents and school administrators. “The sexual nature of the dancing just seemed to be increasing,” says Principal Charles Salter in a report at MSNBC.com. “One school found condoms on the floor.” Condoms on the floor, kids taking off thei...
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Teenager Fights Off Shark
A teenager from New Zealand successfully defended herself from a shark attack recently, escaping without even requiring stitches. As a shark-o-phobe and avid beach swimmer, I find this news both terrifying and reassuring. Lydia Ward was splashing around in waist-deep water with her brother when the shark suddenly appeared beside her and bit into...
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They Say: Promote Teen Abstinance By Removing Religion
In light of the Opposition Leader Tony Abbot's comments last week that virginity is the ultimate gift of giving and not to give it lightly, researchers have found a new way to help prevent teens having sex. And it doesn't involve the Catholic Church or Purity Balls. Instead, a new scientific study reported in the Globe and Mail shows that you ca...
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Solo Teen Sailor Forced to Quit Record Attempt
Jessica Watson can breathe a bit easier. The Australian 16-year-old's solo, non stop circumnavigation attempt was under threat by an American teenager, Abigail Sunderland (pictured left), who is attempting the same journey. However, Abigail was forced to stop in Mexico after facing equipment problems. She will still attempt the trip, but won't m...
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They Say – Kids Using Media During Most Waking Hours
It’s 10 o’clock, do you know where your 8 to 18-year-old is? According to a new study, you’ll probably find him or her online. In 2005, the Kaiser Family Foundation concluded that kids’ use of entertainment media had hit a ceiling. There just weren’t any more hours in a day for kids to be using technology, they said. So researche...
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Elvis’ Grandson Scores Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal
It’s nepotism from the grave! Elvis Presley’s grandson Benjamin Presley just scored himself a huge record deal. BVut hey, I thought the record industry was going broke! Guess they still have some money in their coffers to throw at the 17-year-old son of Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley and musician Danny Keough. So, how much did they throw...
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Teen Sailor Crashes Into 63,000-Tonne Tanker
It seems like technology has a tendency to get teens in trouble. And as 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson found out, that even applies to ambitious teens trying to break world records. Watson was on her yacht, Ella’s Pink Lady, taking a trial run for a planned solo sail around the world. If she accomplishes it, she’ll be the youngest p...
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