I'm sure by now everybody has seen the beating of the Polk County teenage girl on TV or read about it in the newspaper. What is underlying this matter is the blatant disrespect and lack of consequences these and other young people have today in this society. It has to start with the parents and is shared with the school system right up to and including the liberal justice system. ...more

April 10, 2008

Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. ...more

January 8, 2008

The mother of a teenage girl who committed suicide after being taunted online urged a state task force on Internet harassment Monday to recommend criminalizing such behavior. ...more

December 19, 2007

Officer Was Overzealous Regarding "Chats With Teen Girl Get Lafave Arrested" (Metro, Dec. 5): ...more

December 8, 2007

Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl, and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet, have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature. ...more

December 7, 2007

A school employee is under arrest, accused of sending nude pictures of himself to a 15-year-old student at YMCA Triad Alternative School in Sarasota. Delco Ray Rowley of 3331 Plantation Drive was hired in August as a behavioral specialist. ...more

October 26, 2007

TAMPA - The Middleton High School principal had heard talk of an affair between a 16-year-old boy and a now-suspended teacher but thought it was just a rumor, a school district spokesman said today. ...more

October 25, 2007

BRADENTON — The owner of a clothing store who authorities say snatched a girl's cell phone and licked her neck was arrested today on robbery and battery charges. ...more

October 23, 2007

Standing at the check-in line of the Atlanta airport last summer, a teenage girl - the adopted daughter of John Bryan - shared a terrible secret with a woman who also had been adopted by the second-term St. Petersburg council member. ...more

September 28, 2007

In the back of every parent's mind is the nagging worry that his or her child may become a victim of violence at a school bus stop. There are predators of every ilk out there — not to mention increased traffic — and students waiting on a grassy corner during the pre-dawn hours can be vulnerable. ...more

September 19, 2007