The Tennessee Highway Patrol and other local agencies will be hosting a child safety seat checkpoint at the Tri-City Flea Market in Bluff City this Friday. The event will be focused on education, not enforcement, giving parents an opportunity to stop by and have car seats checked to ensure they are properly installed. Officials said...Read More

The Des Moines Register reported late last month that a county prosecutor is threatening to charge a teenage girl with sexual exploitation of a minor for sending a sexually suggestive picture of herself to another student. The 14-year-old girl, called Nancy Doe in a lawsuit aimed at heading off the charges, appears in underwear and...Read More

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Public school administrators were well aware that the Texas House’s vote to block a school voucher program last month would likely mean getting no new money for teacher raises and inflation adjustments this year....Read More

Mary Rodee, whose 15-year-old son died by suicide, points to a banner listing victims’ names outside Los Angeles Superior Court on March 25 after a jury found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms. The landmark verdict could reshape how the tech industry faces...Read More

AP — For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both...Read More

Authorities in Dickinson County recently completed a joint investigation involving teen sexting. Investigating agencies included the Iron Mountain Police Department, Kingsford Public Safety Department and Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department. Five juvenile petition requests were submitted to the Dickinson County Prosecutor’s Office for review of potential charges. The requested charges include possession of child sexually abusive...Read More

April 3, 2026, 5:03 a.m. CT A chaotic scene unfolded at Bayshore Mall in Glendale on Sunday, March 29: Dozens of kids and teens ran around, yelling, punching and shoving. Social media videos depicted groups getting into physical fights. Kids were encouraged on social media to submit the videos. A similar scene happened the next...Read More

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. Tech watchdog groups, families and children’s advocates cheered the jury decisions....Read More

A former uniformed Secret Service officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for sending sexually explicit photos of himself to underage girls — while he was on duty at the White House. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lee Robert Moore, 38, of...Read More

Bullying among teens is nothing new, but social media outlets are providing new avenues for it, often out of sight of parents and teachers. Nearly one in three American high school students has been a victim of cyberbullying, according to a recent study by the cybersecurity company McAfee. Students reported witnessing or experiencing cyberbullying on...Read More