The youngster is seen coping with the kind of adolescent problems that plague most teenagers - difficulties at school, girlfriend issues and dealing with his over-attentive parents.

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Dealing with school, relationships, dealing with life -- it could be overwhelming.

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School-Based Partnership grants in the 1990s paid police agencies to send officers into schools in order to reduce school-related crimes such as drug dealing or alcohol use on campus.

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Mr Beggs singled-out Carrickfergus College in his constituency as a school with an excellent record of dealing with absenteeism.

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