Principals want the power to search students’ cellphones and laptops to combat cyber-bullying. The call comes as part of a change in the way schools deal with the problem, with principals shifting away from restorative justice to suspending bullies. Secondary Principals’ Association president Patrick Walsh said principals were being forced to take a heavier hand…
Category: Youth & Schools
Supreme Court to hear Facebook cyberbullying case
Natalie Stechyson reports: A teenage girl who says she was a victim of Facebook cyberbullying will have her case heard in Canada’s top court on Thursday where she’ll try to keep her name out of the public eye once and for all. The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether the girl from Nova Scotia,…
Montana judge says contraceptive ban violates teens’ privacy
Matt Volz reports: A Montana judge has struck down the state’s ban on prescription birth control coverage for teenage girls enrolled in its low-income health insurance program Healthy Montana Kids, the insurance program for families with incomes up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level, had covered prescription contraceptives for uses such as preventing…
NJ’s Supreme Court reviews Kyleigh’s Law
Associated Press reports: The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether young drivers need to display red decals on their license plates. The justices on Tuesday heard arguments over whether “Kyleigh’s Law” violates privacy and leaves young motorists vulnerable to predators. Read more on Philly.com. Personally, I always find it helpful to see “STUDENT DRIVER”…