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Would Trump's tweets get him suspended in high school?

By Kelly Wallace, CNN

Most schools have a zero tolerance policy for bullying. We wondered whether President Trump's controversial tweets would violate those schools' policies.

Canadian baby given health card without sex designation

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Kelly Wallace

CNN digital correspondent and editor-at-large Kelly Wallace is a mother of two girls and longtime news reporter who turned her passion for parenting and work-life balance into a new career path.

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Adults view black girls as 'less innocent,' new report says

Serena Williams of the United States looks on in her Women's Singles Final match against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Older dads have geeky sons, study says

'Trumpcare' would send her to Mexico for birth control

Teens are still having sex, most use contraception

Nicole McDonald wakes up her son Anias at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, NY on June 14, 2017. CREDIT: Mark Kauzlarich for CNN

Saving the twins: Health scares and rehab for once-conjoined boys

TUCKER, GA - JUNE 20: Michele Parsons casts her ballot with her children Maria Parsons (L) and Maya Parsons during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at St. Bede's Episcopal Church on June 20, 2017 in Tucker, Georgia. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and Republican candidate Karen Handel are running to replace Tom Price, who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The election will fill a congressional seat that has been held by a Republican since the 1970s. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

More women are signing up to run for office, but will they succeed?

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Colorado dad aims to ban smartphone sales to preteens

Guns kill nearly 1,300 US children each year, study says

Color photo of a loving mother holding her newborn baby son in the water of a birthing tub immediately after a water birth at home.

Legionnaires' cases among newborns raise questions about water births

Judge finds teen guilty in texting suicide case

Attorney Joseph Cataldo talks to his client, Michelle Carter, before meeting at a side bar at the beginning of the court session at Taunton Juvenile Court in Taunton, Mass., on Monday, June 5, 2017. Carter is charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself.

Teens and texts: Suicide case exposes risks of messaging

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Smoking devices by the inventor of the electronic cigarette, Hon Lik are seen in Beiijng on May 25, 2009. Also known as an 'e-cigarette', the battery-powered devices are designed as an alternative to cigarettes, cigars and pipes, and provide inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution, while also providing the physical sensation and flavors similar to inhaled tobacco smoke. With 350 million tobacco smokers nationwide, China will join the world in observing World No Tobacco Day on May 31. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Adolescents' e-cigarette use drops for first time

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Lead found in 20% of baby food samples, especially juices and veggies

Study links college students' grades to sleep schedules

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'Gentle' C-sections are growing in popularity

Jessica Hill, 28, of Morristown, Tennessee, receives an ultrasound at the University of Tennessee Medical Center's High Risk Obstetrics unit in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 23, 2017. Hill chose Dr. Tower's to help her detox from opiates during her pregnancy. She is due to give birth the week of April 12, 2017.

Stopping the opioid crisis in the womb

Young drivers with ADHD 36% more likely to have an accident, study says

The ripple effects on girls when moms struggle with body image

Attorney Joseph Cataldo talks to his client, Michelle Carter, before meeting at a side bar at the beginning of the court session at Taunton Juvenile Court in Taunton, Mass., on Monday, June 5, 2017. Carter is charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself.

Did girlfriend's texts push teen to take his own life?

On April 5th, 2017 students at Harvard start the first day of Resistance School -- a 4-week course in anti-Trump activism created by progressive students at the university's Kennedy School of Government.

Harvard's ouster of bigoted students was the right call

Why you should protect your child's online privacy

SAN PABLO, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Three year-old Hannah Rood receives an H1N1 vaccination during a drive thru H1N1 vaccination clinic at Doctor's Medical Center November 5, 2009 in San Pablo, California. Hundreds of people lined up for hours to receive a free H1N1 vaccine as California public health officials say that shortages of the H1N1 vaccinations may make it imopssible to vaccinate all of the people at risk of contracting the H1N1 flu. County health agencies across California have received less than 45% of the vaccines ordered. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How countries around the world try to encourage vaccination

11 middle schoolers hospitalized after sharing Xanax

Babies may sleep longer in their own rooms, study says

Births to older moms rise as teen birth rate drops

WASHINGTON - MAY 30: Sameer Mishra of West Lafayette, Indiana celebrates after he correctly spelled his word during round seven of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel May 30, 2008 in Washington, DC. Spellers from all around the U.S., Canada and countries as far away as South Korea and New Zealand are competing in a two-day event for the top honor as the best speller. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

What makes a good speller (or a bad one)?

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 5: Mohammad Elais, age 13, sews a pair of pants while Mustafa(R) age 7 checks some stitching at the Sajaad Tailor shop November 5, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Elias works with 4 other boys at the small tailor shop coming after school every day. He makes less than a dollar a day. Many Afghan children are forced to work because they must help support their poverty stricken families. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Biden and Miles: Every child deserves a childhood

The Taiwo sextuplets were born on May 11, 2017 at VCU Medical Center. The three boys and three girls are in good condition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

They tried for 17 years to have a baby. Now they have sextuplets

A father talking with his son.

Your kids actually want you to talk to them about sex

The importance of building children's resilience

Catherine Pearlman's daughter in the shorts that violated her school's dress code

Do school dress codes end up body-shaming girls?

A teen took his life; now his family is suing his school and the police

The viral Internet stunts parents should know

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Members of the public are escorted from the Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. An explosion occurred at Manchester Arena as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had performed. Greater Manchester Police have confirmed 19 fatalities and at least 50 injured. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

How to talk to your kids about the Manchester attack

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Members of the public are escorted from the Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. There have been reports of explosions at Manchester Arena where Ariana Grande had performed this evening. Greater Manchester Police have have confirmed there are fatalities and warned people to stay away from the area. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Kayyem: We want our kids to be fearless. Then this happens

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Fitted tees, shorty shorts: Sending the wrong message to girls?

IRVINE, CA. - JUNE 11: An Investigator from the Irvine Police Department looks for evidence in the car where a 54-year-old woman was killed and two children seroiusly injured in a fatal hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Muirlands Blvd and Alton Parkway June 11, 2015. The driver of another vehicle was injured while Irvine police are searching for the driver who fled using bloodhounds and helicopters (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times ).

1.2 million adolescents' deaths mostly preventable, report says

Video shows 'bullying' incident days before 8-year-old took his life

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 30: Rafael Nadal of Spain dives in the swimming pool with ballboys after his victory against Dominic Thiem of Austria in their final match on day seven of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on April 30, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Pool party poopers: CDC warns of parasitic infection, toxic gas

The fidget spinner fad: Adults don't get it, and that's the point