Educating Students: Crimes that lead to Court

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Many high school students feel invincible to laws, or think that because they’re under 18 years old, they won’t be in any real danger of getting in trouble with the law if caught doing something they shouldn’t be.

The Listen UP! program is designed to help educate high school students about how to avoid making mistakes that could send them to adult criminal court, such as cyberbullying, sexting, marijuana possession, underage drinking and being caught with a fake I.D.

The program was started in 2010 by teenager Jacob Stern, and aims to teach students that some mistakes can have permanent and devastating effects on their lives and the lives of others.

On Tuesday, April 2, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) joined Jacob, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and Judge Beth Bloom at Miami Beach Senior High School to talk with students.