Students & Faculty Protest Proposed Gun Range Next Door To School
How far away should a gun range be from a high school? Students and staff at George Washington Carver High…
Juvenile Justice
Your source for youth perspectives on juvenile justice issues and trends.
Life After A Shooting
I was eight years old, asleep in the top bunk of my bed, when I heard guys yelling outside my…
Race Conversations In School After Ferguson
The story of the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri in August has become a topic of conversation among many Atlanta teens as the case remains in court. For Youth Radio’s Gilbert Young, it has led to some painful realizations about his peers.
California 1st In Nation To Limit ‘Willful Defiance’ Suspensions
California has just adopted a law that limits the way schools use “willful defiance” as a reason for suspending and expelling students. I believe this new law puts us in the right direction toward how schools should operate.
Feeling Unprotected By School Security
My mom always told my sister and me to never let anyone search or question us without her knowing or…
Broken Trust: Can Police and Youth Ever See Eye To Eye?
It’s easy to point to the shooting of Michael Brown as one big example. But this summer alone, there were so many others. Teens at Youth Radio have been recounting their experience with police shootings, racial profiling, and harassment for years.
It Goes Both Ways: How Youth Violence Hurts Everyone
By: Alyson Bryant/ VoiceWaves [Editor’s Note: In 2009, Wilson High School student Melody Ross was accidentally shot and killed by…
Bill Would Help Incarcerated Kids Stay Enrolled
If there is one group of students with the most to gain from staying in school, it is those minors transitioning out of the juvenile justice system. Yet of the roughly 42,000 youth who attend California’s juvenile court schools each year, only 20 percent successfully reenroll within 30 days of their release from the system.
Minnesota Sex Trafficking Victims Find Safety In New Shelter
Brittany’s Place: The Safe and Sound Shelter, which opens today, is named after her daughter, 18-year-old Brittany Clardy, who was found dead in the trunk of a car last year. Investigators suspect she was a victim of sex trafficking.