WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Colonial Williamsburg's electronic field trip series continues with a new program on youth rights.
The historic area says the program, called "The Rights of Youth," how justice was administered to children in the 18th century.
The program features several stories taken from 18th-century records. At that time, laws made few exceptions for misconduct by minors. Children faced a variety of punishments such as imprisonment, whipping, forced transportation to the colonies and even death.
The distance learning programs are targeted to grades 4-8 and are supported with multi-disciplinary lesson plans, interactive student resources, program scripts and other materials to help teachers make history exciting and relevant for students.
The series is offered on public television and cable stations nationwide, and on the Internet.