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Senate wants FCC to conduct "advanced blocking" study By Matthew Lasar | Published: October 05, 2008 - 03:30PM CT The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill that requires the Federal Communications Commission to explore what "advanced blocking technologies" are available to parents to help filter out "indecent or objectionable programming." The "Child Safe Viewing Act" (S...

This is what I'm talking about when I say the laws about young people and sexuality have gotten horribly, horribly out of hand. Quote: Student faces porn charge over text sent by classmate A controversy has arisen out of Denton County involving a 13-year-old boy, a cell phone and a text message. That message has landed the middle schooler in juvenile ...

East Kilbride A schoolboy has become a fully qualified pilot despite not being old enough to drive a car. Flying became an obsession for Ross Crawford, 16, above, after he got lessons as a Christmas present when he was only 14 and the fifth-year student can now control a light aircraft on his own despite having to rely on his mother for lifts. He has become confident enough to take ...

Too many syllables.

Nah.

One side sees it as a way to restrict girls’ access to health care. The other says it will protect girls from the harmful effects of abortions by ensuring someone else is aware of the teen’s choice. At issue: Proposition 4, also called Sarah’s Law, a measure on November’s ballot requiring parental notification for pregnant minors seeking abortions. The two sides squared off before The ...

Motion is rejected as half the £100k Youth Council fail to show up for debate THE group of teenagers voted on to Camden’s first Youth Council don’t think the 16-year-olds they know are mature enough to be given a proper vote in elections. In a surprise move, the adolescent councillors warned at their latest meeting in the Town Hall chamber on Monday afternoon that teens simply aren’t ...

DETROIT - So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out a new feature on many 2010 models that can limit teen drivers to 80 mph, using a computer chip in the key. Parents also ...

Local Teens Want To Lower Voting Age To 16 15-Year-Old Boca Raton Resident Says He'll 'Make This Happen' POSTED: 2:57 pm EDT October 8, 2008 BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Registered voters weren’t the only ones watching Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Republican nominee Sen. John McCain and Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. Jeff Nadel, Zachary Goodman and Brian Diener watched the ...

http://youthviolence.edschool.virgin...shootings.h tml Homicides in U.S. Schools Contrary to public perception, school homicides declined after 1993, although from 1997 to 1999 there was a series of copycat shootings stimulated by unprecedented media coverage. Source: National School Safety Center ...

DETROIT - So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out a new feature on many 2010 models that can limit teen drivers to 80 mph, using a computer chip in the key. Parents also ...

I'm dubious as to the rationality of the fierce opposition to compulsory education of children and teenagers that is expressed on this forum. Firstly, it ought to be noted that opponents of compulsory education who claim to act for the rights of youth are endangering the long-term benefits of youth. Compulsory education shifts the nation's production possibility frontier outwards, ensuring ...

This is what I'm talking about when I say the laws about young people and sexuality have gotten horribly, horribly out of hand. Quote: Student faces porn charge over text sent by classmate A controversy has arisen out of Denton County involving a 13-year-old boy, a cell phone and a text message. That message has landed the middle schooler in juvenile ...

I don't think they could have got 12 people to say he's not guilty this fast unless they did one hell of a job picking jurors. He's apparently on his way to the court house now.