XOb (Facebook Criticism of Teacher)
Facebook criticism of teacher results in FL student's suspension for cyber-bullying harassment & ACLU lawsuit Link
XOb (Middle School Strip Search)
Case Update: How to Strip Search a Middle School Student heads to the Supreme Court Link
ExOb (We are Big Brother)
Orwell never predicted Facebook as Big Brother: the law encounters online Evidence in an Age of Self-Surveillance Link
ExOb (Child Porn Allegations in Rural Indiana)
Rural Indiana babysitters create child porn video showing them raping children between ages of 2 months & 6 years Link
ExOb (Utah Sex Scandal)
Two female Bountiful, Utah junior high teachers accused of sex with the same 13 year old male student Link
ExOb (The Dark Side US-India Adoption)
Welcome to the Dark Side of International Adoption as MotherJones exposes US-India child trafficking corruption Link
An Ode to Autism – Successful Student Teaches a Lesson
Finally some good news for a change. Last year one of my long-time clients graduated from high school and received a national award for this essay. I've been holding it for just a time like this, when we all need something positive. It's one of the best things I've read on the risks and rewards experienced by children with disabilities:
It changed me. I finally felt that someone “got me.” I wasn’t an alien just because I have autism. I am so much more than my autism: I’m an artist, I’m a musician, I’m a student and I’m a ...