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Check out some news coverage here: Some call distracted-driving bill age discrimination
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National Youth Rights Association Yes it is age discrimination.

Source: thehill.com
I just got a call from the National Youth Rights Association, and it isn't happy about the Senate bill aiming to block cellphone use for drivers under the age of 18 (see earlier posts from today on the issue). ...
Lindsay
October 28 at 5:46pm · Report
Lindsay
Lindsay
17 year old runs for city council!
October 28 at 5:47pm
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National Youth Rights Association NYRA is taking a stand against a Wisconsin bill that is trying to stop youth from drinking under parental supervision.

Source: www.wxow.com
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A national youth rights group is opposing a Wisconsin proposal that would stop children from drinking in bars.
Lindsay
Lindsay
Go NYRA!!
October 23 at 2:10pm
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National Youth Rights Association NYRA & CAFETY at a teen rights rally in Gainesville. Great work!!

Source: www.gainesville.com
I was taken from my house in the middle of the night by two men, recallsChris Noroski, who was legally abducted from his home in Minnesota at age 15. His parents, he says, paid the Family Foundation School in Hancock,
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Source: www.nytimes.com
A 6-year-old’s suspension for bringing a camping tool to school sparks a debate over schools’ zero-tolerance policies.
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Source: www.truthout.org
On May 20, 2009, Marshawn Pitts, a 15-year-old African-American boy, who is also a special needs student, was walking down the corridor of the Academy for Learning High School in Dolton, Illinois. ...
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National Youth Rights Association Asks some good questions, but doesn't always get the right answers.
Very interesting article probing the core issues of this movement. http://www.governing.com/article/what-age-responsibility

Source: www.governing.com
From sex to driving to juvenile justice to drinking, state and local laws send young people mixed messages about their own maturity. Is there a better way?
Lindsay

Lindsay http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158345313063#/group.php?gid=133177329883

If you attend UMass Amherst or live in the Amherst area and want to help with NYRA join my chapter!!

Daniel C Pritchett

Daniel C Pritchett im trying to get the word out... youth need a say too... join my group... we will shake it up a little... Daniel Pritchett For Governor... lets do this :D

Devon Hicks

Devon Hicks Hello there!
Thanks for all your hard work for teens such as myself, I am currently looking into starting a chapter in my area.... I can't wait to explore your site and resources more!

Devon in Tenneessee

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National Youth Rights Association Yet another death at the camp given celebrity status in the TV show Brat Camp. I wonder how many people die in Survivor or Big Brother?

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/portland_teen_collapses_and_di.html

Source: www.oregonlive.com
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Portland teen who collapsed during a hike as part of a wilderness camp exercise, a spokesman said today.
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Source: www.thenational.ae
Australia could give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote under far-reaching proposals being considered by the government.
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Annual Meeting! 2009! Woo!

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National Youth Rights Association The 2009 NYRA Annual Meeting was awesome!!! Thank you everyone who came and made it such an amazing weekend!

August 4 at 5:31am