Selling drugs at school
Scenario Alexa is 17 years old and she lives with her mother as well as her little brother who is 3 years old. Her mother has been struggling financially ever since her husband left her and her two kids. Alexa is stressed out about her current living situation; she has tried to find a job…
The ABCs of Dropping Out of School
Image from: http://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2110 Scenario As this summer reaches a close and the last baseball bats are swung, the final soccer tournaments are played, and homework-free weekends come to an end, we can almost hear the morning bell calling us in for another year of school. I’m sure we’ve all experienced that familiar dread of pop…
New Bullying Law
The Ontario government has passed the Accepting Schools Act, a new bullying law that aims to better protect students from bullying in publicly funded schools. One important part of the law is that now all schools must allow students to form Gay-Straight-Alliances (GSAs), groups that are geared towards fighting homophobia and trans-phobia in schools as…
School Fights: What can the consequences be?
Josh, 15, and Dave, 16, have never gotten along. No one knows exactly when their animosity towards one another began, but in Grade 11, everything got out of control. It started a couple months ago when Josh started dating Dave’s ex-girlfriend, Sam. Dave and his friends at school would taunt and tease Josh in the…
Bullying in the news: consequences and responses
The description of the news article below and the “Afterthought” are the opinions of Deby Ko, a volunteer member of JFCY’s PLE Team and JFCY’s bullying sub-committee. The information about the proposed Ontario legislation is by JFCY. Bullying in the News – By JFCY volunteer Deby Ko Current news indicates how severe bullying can be…
The Legal Rules of Youth and Work
Starting your first job? Did you know there are laws about young people in the workforce? Consider these scenarios Mandeep is 14 years old and just started a summer job working at a construction project lifting supplies. Jillian, age 15 decides to start a part time job which requires her to work during school hours.…