TEENS & FREEDOM
10th annual survey results

Results roundup: What 218,350 teens said about freedom and rules.
Complete national survey results, plus look at the differences among several cities across the nation
Rules at school: 75% of teens would ban clothes with gang symbols at school. But, 83% oppose school uniforms.
New technology, from Internet access to the V-chip, poses dilemmas for kids and parents
Town curfews and mall limitations have gained popularity to fight crime. 50% of teens surveyed support nighttime community curfews for protection.
Tattoos taboo? 17% say tattoos on teens should be prohibited.
Results and comments from our Quick Poll about alchohol breath tests -- your rights vs. your safety. Find out what battles over rights are being fought.
Roundtable: Teens talk to Tipper Gore about age limits and being allowed to make their own decisions.
Teen idols say they have limits and rules to follow, too

Web sites built for teens

Here are USA WEEKEND's picks for great websites of interest to teens, including sites exploring community curfews and teen rights.

Teen Court TV: Educational site with court cases of interest to teens. http://www.courttv.com/teens/

Channel 1: Nationwide news network. http://www.channelone.com

CollegeBound.Net: Ultimate interactive guide for college-bound teens. http://www.cbnet.com/

CollegeNet: Mega-database of college and scholarship information. http://www.collegenet.com/

Techno Teen: Glossy site with
stories written by teens; chat rooms, games. http://www.TechnoTeen.com/

360 Magazine: An opinion
magazine for teens. http://360.org/

The Mirror: A cool culture club for teens published by the Seattle Times. http://www.mirrormirror.com/

Zup! Interactive e'zine for girls. http://www.webcom.com/zup/welcome.html

Sites covering teen freedoms
-- The Students' Rights branch of the larger America Civil Liberties Union Web site has court information and briefing papers on freedom issues. http://www.aclu.org/issues/student/hmes.html
-- Conservative radio commentator Dr. Alan Keyes on why he thinks daytime teen curfews are wrong. http://www.declaration.net/KSpeeches/Curfews.html
-- Legal Watch and First Amendment news: http://www.fac.org for information on teen curfews and dress codes.
-- Teen Curfews: An in-depth analysis from "Issues and Controversies" at http://www.facts.com/icof/curfew.htm
-- Peacefire orginally came together to represent students' interests in the debate over freedom of speech on the Internet, currently the alliance is working to block site-filtering software in schools. http://www.peacefire.org/

Here are picks for great Web sites of interest to teens from teens who took the Teen Survey.

MARK HARRIS, 16, Gloucester Point, Va.
Hours per day spent on computer: At least 2-3. Favorite sites ... for schoolwork: Search engines like Yahoo! and Infoseek, to find specific topics. For art history: The Web Museum at http://sunsite.unc.edu/louvre/ ... for fun: Sites about punk music (Mr. Hardcore's home page) and Star Wars (like The Star Wars Encyclopedia, shown). Worst: Racist sites like the Ku Klux Klan's home page. Parental restrictions he's subjected to: None.

MAUREEN McINERNEY, 18, Plymouth, Mich.
Time spent per day on computer: 1 hour. Favorite sites ... for schoolwork: Sites with virtual tours of colleges. The Christian Science Monitor has a good archive at http://csmonitor.com/ ... for fun: Hyperreal (http://hyperreal.org/), a well-maintained rave culture site. Worst: Links that don't lead anywhere. Sites praising drugs. Parental restrictions: None, except for getting off when her brother needs it for schoolwork.

MARK WELLER, 18, Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Hours spent per day on computer: Weekdays, less than 2; weekends, up to 5. Favorite sites ... for schoolwork: Scientific info sites for school projects like Outer Orbit (http://www.spacenews.com/orbit). ... for fun: For games, Happy Puppy Games (http://www.happypuppy.com). Sites about 3-D modeling and animation. The Fractal Corporation's site at http://www.fractal.com has great models, images and motion files. Ditto Viewpoint Datalabs at http://www.datalabs.com. Worst: Slow download rates and bad connections. Parental restrictions: None.

CARYN RUPEL, 16, El Paso
Time spent per day on computer: 4-5 hours. Favorite sites ... for schoolwork: The Channel One site (http://www.channelone.com) for current events. ... for fun: New poetry at the Web Poetry site (http://www.dreamagic.com/poetry/poetry.html). For movie information, the Entertainment Home Page (http://www. eonline.com). Worst: Sometimes it takes forever to access a site.

Parental restrictions: None.