Parents
Parents should discuss ‘One Chip Challenge’ with their children, Worcester DA says after teen’s death
Local News “We urge parents to discuss this with their children and advise them not to partake in this activity,” Joseph Early Jr. wrote on Facebook Wednesday. In the wake of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah’s death, following his participation in the “One Chip Challenge,” Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. is recommending parents discuss the […]
Parents of Maine teen who died on school-sponsored hiking trip in New Hampshire sue in federal court
Local News The lawsuit contends a 17-year-old died from a heat stroke and that the school district and two staff members were negligent. By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 8:22 AM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the […]
As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
Crime Some 20 states have so-called “drug-induced homicide” laws, which allow prosecutors to press murder or manslaughter charges against anyone who supplies or exposes a person to drugs causing a fatal overdose. Evan Frostick, left, and Madison Bernard, right, both charged with murder and child cruelty in the death of their daughter, Charlotte Frostick, appear […]
Parents, educators defend Lexington schools’ diversity curriculum after petition
The Boston Globe Andrew Harris a parent and educator in Lexington. Tannner Pearson for The Boston Globe By Daniel Kool, Sean Cotter, The Boston Globe updated on September 7, 2023 | 11:59 AM A town known for its battle green is now the latest front in the fight over classes about gender and sexual orientation, […]