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Conservatives Express Support for Abusive Parents Whose Transgender Child Was Removed from them
A Massachusetts family has drawn national attention after the state Department of Children and Families took custody of their transgender teenager amid a dispute involving the child’s gender identity, the parents’ objections to aspects of the transition, and allegations of abuse and neglect within the home. The parents, Joseph and Arlene Kutzko, have argued publicly…
Viral Video of Father Smashing Daughter’s TV Reflects Brutal Violation of Youth Rights
On October 5th, 2025, a viral video was posted to X, with the caption “Dad found out daughter snuck a boy in the house 😬”. The video consists of a father angrily barging into his daughter’s room, and proceeding to smash his daughter’s television with a hockey club. The father yells at the daughter, saying…
How AI Surveillance in Schools Violates Student Rights & Threatens Vulnerable Youth’s Safety
Artificial intelligence is transforming American schools. Across the country, school districts are adopting software that monitors students’ activity on school-issued devices. Companies such as GoGuardian report that thousands of school districts use their products and monitor the activity of millions of students. Recently, NYRA discussed how using intensive AI surveillance of students raises many constitutional…
