Youth

Axios - It's not just colleges: High school students across the U.S. have been protesting the war in Gaza — and Congress is paying attention. Young people under 18 have been organizing demonstrations, sit-ins and walkouts at their schools, where the academic year typically  extends into June, Axios' April Rubin reports.  For the first time, leaders of K-12 public school districts from liberal cities testified today before the same GOP-led House committee that's grilled the presidents of Harvard and Columbia. The public school officials from Berkeley, California, New York City and Montgomery County, Maryland, rebuffed accusations that they've tolerated antisemitism at their schools.

Medical Express -  Using cannabis on a regular basis may be significantly more dangerous for adolescents than adults, with adolescents showing higher levels of cannabis use disorder and reporting greater negative impacts on daily functioning than adults, in a new study led by the University of Bath in the UK.