JOYRIDING
Jessica, a 14-year-old high school student, wanted to go to the mall with her friends after school. Neither she nor her friends, being the same age as her, had a license to drive to the mall and the mall was too far to walk to. At the same time, some of her friends did not…
"Vitamin R"
On a Thursday afternoon, two friends, Alex and Mike, headed down to their school cafeteria to break for lunch before their next class. After buying their lunches, they looked for a place to sit down. The cafeteria was quite full that day, and so there were few places for them to eat their lunches. Since…
Public nudity – the cure for summer heat?
Blog post by Bianca (Summer law student at JFCY) Currently, section 174 of the Criminal Code prohibits nudity in a public place, or exposing yourself to the public in a private place. But this may not necessarily be the case for long. If Brian Coldin gets his way, we just might start seeing more people…
Sexual assault in the world of dating
Blog post by volunteers Josh (U of T undergrad student) and Bianca (law student) Scenario Meet Annie: a normal 16-year old girl. She is smart, pretty, and well liked by both her peers and teachers. And when popular jock Scott Herring asked her out, she agreed. She was nervous because she had never dated before,…
Guest Blogger Yasmin Rajabi on School Bullying
Yasmin is a grade 10 student in Toronto and a volunteer member of JFCY’s Public Legal Education Committee. She has written a blog on bullying. Consider Yasmin’s scenario: Harry’s books were once again knocked out of his hands. His heartbeat sped up and his palms became slippery with sweat. “Move, this hallway isn’t for losers,” Tom sneered…