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August 30, 2021 | 10:18 AM

Pennsylvania legislation would allow teens to get vaccinated without parental consent

Currently, children under the age of 18 need a parent or legal guardian’s permission to receive most kinds of medical treatment, including vaccines.

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA
Event Date: 20210429

Youth Roundtable

By Staff
April 5, 2021 | 5:43 PM

Legislation would ban transgender athletes from competing on cisgender female sports teams

The so-called “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” is among more than 40 similar proposals across the country aimed at prohibiting athletes who identify as transgender from competing in sports based on their gender identity.

By Katie Blackley/WESA

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March 29, 2021 | 7:59 AM

COVID-19 lockdowns have been hard on youth locked up

Data is not comprehensive, but the denial of in-person visits, lockdowns and interruptions in access to education and other activities, all appear to be widespread in juvenile facilities around the country.
By Anya Kamenetz/NPR
February 23, 2021 | 4:16 PM

Smart Talk: Shining a light on mental health and youth suicide

By Scott LaMar/WITF and Merideth Bucher/WITF
November 13, 2020 | 8:13 AM

Young progressives who backed Biden plan to press him for action

"At the end of the day, youth turnout was through the roof, and we're probably looking at, when all the ballots are tallied, the highest youth vote turnout ever," said Ben Wessel, the executive director of NextGen America, a progressive group aimed at turning out young voters, many of whom have been engaged in major social movements around gun laws, climate change and race and justice.
By Juana Summers/NPR
October 30, 2020 | 8:19 AM

With many campuses closed, will college students turn out to vote?

Despite a legacy of low turnout, college students — and young people in general — could be a decisive voting bloc in this election. Already, nearly 5 million Americans, ages 18 to 29, have cast early votes, a far higher number than at this point in 2016.
By Elissa Nadworny/NPR
October 20, 2020 | 2:10 PM

Young voters of color in central Pa. urge peers to turn out, report mixed plans for voting

Four college students shared their perspectives on the 2020 election for WITF’s Toward Racial Justice series.
By Alanna Elder/WITF
September 9, 2020 | 6:24 PM

Wolf to veto Legislature’s bill on school sports

The bill gives a school district or private school sole authority to decide whether to conduct sports during the 2020-21 school year, including games, scrimmages and other in-person extracurricular activities. It also gives them the power to determine safety protocol and crowd limits.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
Updated: 2020-08-21 17:18:09

Pennsylvania board clears fall school sports to begin

The board voted 25-5 on Friday to allow high school football, soccer, tennis, field hockey and other fall sports to go on as planned. There was no discussion.

By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press
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