Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on bullying in schools and the schools reaction within the United States, focusing on the scope of the problem, current state and federal legislation on the issue, different approaches schools have taken, and the most affected populations.

1. Bullying and the response of schools : an overview / Scott LaFee -- 2. School boards can be punished for failing to protect students from harassment : US Supreme Court's decision / Sandra Day O'Connor -- 3. Your take : why we need anti-bullying legislation / Eliza Byard and Sharon J. Lettman -- 4. Anti-bullying laws suppress free speech / J.D. Tuccille -- 5. Schools can be sued for failing to protect students from bullying : State Court of Appeals ruling / Andy D. Bennett -- 6. The mother of a bullied student argues that parents must take action to stop bullying : personal narrative / Lori Twichell -- 7. School districts cannot be held liable for bullying that occurs between students : Circuit Court ruling / Theodore Alexander McKee -- 8. Overattentive parents may be contributing to the bullying problem / Joseph Simplicio -- 9. A former lawyer compares the overreaction he sees to bullying today with the nonresponse he experienced as a youth : personal narrative / Elie Mystal -- 10. Schools can punish students for cyberbullying that occurs outside school : US Circuit Court ruling / Paul V. Niemeyer -- 11. The Supreme Court should rule on cyberbullying / Carolyn Stone -- 12. Using a social media site to create a fake profile for cyberbullying is not illegal : US District Court ruling / George H. Wu -- 13. The problem with prosecuting cyber-bullying / Emily Bazelon -- 14. Schools must protect students from antigay bullying : Circuit Court's ruling / Jesse E. Eschbach -- 15. The solution to "gay" insults : freedom of speech / Izzy Kalman -- 16. A man describes how he overcame antigay bullying and helps students deal with it today : personal narrative / Shaun Dellenty.