October 2006
Rethinking IM Privacy For Kids
Snooping through the family computer, a woman discovered that her 13-year-old daughter and some girlfriends had posted profiles on the Internet site MySpace. Word spread, and soon the other moms had ordered the youngsters to delete their profiles. But that didn’t deter the River Dell Middle School students.
September 2006
:: future :: :: Gunman who took hostages at school dies :: September :: 2006
BAILEY, Colo. — A middle-aged gunman walked into the high school in this mountain town Wednesday, fired at least two shots and took six people hostage before the situation ended with his death, authorities said. Lance Clem, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety, said the gunman was dead, but had no immediate details on his death. He also did not know the condition of two young girls who were being held hostage after the other hostages were released from Platte Canyon High School, but a Denver hospital confirmed that it was treating someone in critical condition from the scene.
August 2006
Illegal, violent teen fight clubs face police crackdown
The video shows two bare-knuckle brawlers brutally punching each other until one slumps, beaten, to the ground. The fight doesn’t end there: The victor straddles the chest of his fallen opponent, firing rights and lefts into his face. This is not a scene from the Brad Pitt movie Fight Club. Instead, it involves real teenagers in an underground video called Agg Townz Fights 2. Their ring: the grassy schoolyard of Seguin High School here. They’re engaged in a disturbing extreme sport that has popped up across the nation: teen fight clubs.
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