Rev. ed. of: Teen rights. 1st ed. 2002.

Includes index.

The First Amendment in school -- Dress codes -- School prayer -- Compulsory attendance laws, private schools, and home schools -- Searches in school -- Confidentiality of school records -- Sexual harassment in school -- Discrimination in athletics -- Students with disabilities -- School discipline -- Expulsion from private school -- Dropping out and the ged -- Suing the school -- Becoming an adult -- Teens' rights versus the rights of others -- Discipline by parents -- When parents divorce -- Running away -- Financial responsibility -- Insurance -- Driving -- Vandalism -- Sexual crimes and physical abuse -- Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and weapons -- The internet -- Eating disorders -- Suicide -- Birth control -- Abortion -- Marriage -- Medical care -- Confidentiality in other setting -- Limitations on young workers -- Rights and obligations of workers -- Discrimination in the workplace -- Teens and property ownership -- Signing contracts -- Suing and being sued -- Role of the lawyers -- Juveniles and the criminal justice system -- Dependency and neglect cases -- Teens as crime victims -- Legal research.