Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. ...more

October 30, 2009

Juvenile and adult defendants entering the Highlands County Courthouse are treated the same when it comes to shackling - all wear them. ...more

October 25, 2009

The state officially stopped Tampa Bay Academy on Friday from providing long-term mental health care to the most troubled children, but the academy's problems aren't unique to its corporate parent in Texas. ...more

January 10, 2009

The official rebuke to the troubled Tampa Bay Academy comes at 5 p.m. today – the time when state regulators said they will suspend the academy's license for what they called "gross mismanagement" of mental health care. Barring a last-minute decision – the academy's executives have appealed to regulators with an improvement plan – the for-profit mental health center in Riverview will no longer be able to provide long-term residential care to children and teenagers who suffer from severe mental illness. ...more

January 9, 2009

With nearly one in three high school students nationwide dropping out before graduating, the Florida Department of Education will be holding a two-day summit this month to develop plans to reduce the nation's high school dropout rate and better prepare students for college, work and life. ...more

January 5, 2009

As we conclude our 20th year, we wanted to thank our community for the vision and wisdom demonstrated when citizens voted to create an independent, special taxing district called the Children's Board of Hillsborough County. ...more

January 4, 2009

Hillsborough County children-and-family advocates today outlined 19 priorities for the 2009 Florida legislative session with local legislators, who warned it will be a tough year. ...more

December 5, 2008

House legislation that initially pitted the needs of developmentally disabled children against those of the poor now contains reforms that advocates for poor children were seeking all along. ...more

May 2, 2008