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Deputy Public Defender William Quest said the school is at fault for not taking action when conflict began between Lawrence King and his murderer. Brandon McInerney [14], is soon to be arraigned for the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence King.

The New York Post reports that competition for young Web users is like, extreme.

Chief among the competition is the new kids-themed Internet browser - called Kidzui. It was released this week.

A new online travel information and social networking portal - called Gaypedia - launched this week and hopes to become the largest database of destinations, venues and events specifically designed for gay and lesbian travelers.

Huffington Post's Peggy Drexler underscores the good news related to state governments which support lesbian and gay parenting. Eleven states and DC explicitly state that sexual orientation cannot be the basis for adoption denial. Ohio was the only state - in 2006 - to introduce a ban. The proposed ban failed when backers couldn't generate enough support.

Drexler writes: "It was an admission, political observers say, that orientation-based divisiveness just isn't what it used to be."

Ross and J. are using the Internet to pursue open adoption. They're already busy with Connor, their little boy - born in 2005 - and the dads think he'll be a "great big brother".

The couple believes strongly in open adoptions. Each open adoption is different - and based on the type of relationship that the birth parents and the adoptive parents have agreed to.

We interviewed Ross and J. to learn about their experience with this type of adoption - and gained insight into their pioneering method of finding open adoption online.

Author J.K. Rowling stunned her fans recently when she answered one young reader’s question about the uber popular Harry Potter stories.

Specifically the question was about Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Who, you ask? For the majority of the book series, Dumbledore is the headmaster of the wizarding school - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The Online Community Report recently interviewed Joi Podgorny - an expert in the subject of online communities. Joi's area of expertise is Tweens and Children - and she's worked the past decade building and managing safe, online communities for kids.

Unless you have a small child you may not know that thousands of children are already online. And many sites offer entertainment, education and "kid-friendly chat" to kids four and up.