Youth

A state senator from Lowell wants Michigan to follow the lead of some other states and require users of certain websites and apps to provide proof they are 18 or older. The proposal, which raises some privacy and free speech concerns for the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation, would also give parents more control over their children’s use of social media.

The Associated Builders and Contractors Organization in Midland recently held their 4th annual Build Like a Girl event in February. Almost 200 girls between 5th and 12th grades got hands-on experience with exhibits to learn what jobs are possible in the trades for women.

A program in Shiawassee county aims to show adolescents the struggles of being sentenced to jail. The program, called Inside View, is meant to inspire…