Two teens accused of bringing rifles to a Cobb County high school are under arrest. Brendan Andino and Ruben Cumberland are accused of bringing guns to McEachern High School in Powder Springs on Thursday, Dec. 14. They both face several charges including disruption of public school education, loitering/prowling, and reckless conduct. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]
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Teens convicted in Linda Frickey case to stay in adult prison, according to court ruling
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The three teenage girls convicted in the 2022 fatal carjacking of Linda Frickey will stay in an adult women’s prison, according to a court ruling. At a Monday hearing, a judge said the teens will continue to be held at the Jetson Correctional Center in Baker. Disturbance over money leads to […]
A Baltimore teen’s death inspires three loved ones to combat youth violence in different ways: ‘It’s our medicine’
Dec. 19—By Lilly Price — liprice@baltsun.com December 19, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. Even as a small, skinny child, Dakarai Baldwin was brave. A funny and bright student, Dakarai talked easily to girls and adults. He carried himself with confidence and never shied away from a challenge, loved ones say. Marquise Williams, his best friend, said […]
Four relatives face charges in Margate teen’s decade of alleged abuse. Police expect more arrests.
It took one text message to a teacher to uncover years of alleged abuse that a 15-year-old girl said she suffered at the hands of her caregivers, but police say that at least two relatives knew what was happening long before and failed to report it. The girl’s message to her teacher asking for help […]
Memorial honors four teens killed in crash
Dec. 16—ESPAÑOLA — A candlelight vigil Saturday evening in Española supported family, siblings, friends and classmates of four teenagers recently killed in a two-vehicle crash. As the sun set, more than 100 people gathered in front of four tables in the Plaza de Española with balloons, flowers and photographs of Isaiah Gonzales, Touré Jerome Tsosie, […]
Nearly 1 in 5 teens are on TikTok or YouTube ‘almost constantly.’ Should we be worried?
A Pew Research Center report released this week found that nearly one in five teenagers say they are on TikTok or YouTube “almost constantly.” The data led to discourse about what incessant social media use might mean for the youngest members of Gen Z. Pew surveyed 1,453 13- to 17-year-olds about their relationship with social […]
More teens are having rough sex. Here’s why
As a sexuality researcher and college professor, I have a unique window into young people’s sexual lives. One of the most significant changes to teenage sexuality that I’ve seen in recent years has to do with the increase of “rough sex” — a trend influenced by widely accessible pornography, popular erotica such as Fifty Shades […]
Transgender swimmer, 50, sparks outrage in Canada after competing against teens, sharing locker room
The parents of young female athletes have spoken out after a 50-year-old transgender swimmer competed in women’s events and shared a locker room with children during a meet in Canada this month. Several parents spoke to the Toronto Sun following the 2023 Trojan Cup in Barrie, Ontario, on Dec. 1-3 over concerns that Melody Wiseheart, […]
No evidence to support broad restrictions on social media for teens
To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. A car is an essential tool for getting places we want and need to go. It’s also an exceptionally powerful one that can be dangerous if handled irresponsibly. We require education and […]
Florida LGBTQ Teens Meet At GLSEN Conference
Most prominently, there was the passage in March last year of the Parental Rights in Education Act, known widely to critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, which restricted “classroom instruction … on sexual orientation or gender identity” for children up to the third grade and discussions of those subjects “in a manner that is […]