A young mother holding her babies feet.
Are High Schools Encouraging Teen Pregnancy?
With daycare centers located on high school campuses and a plethora of other free services made available to teen parents, one high school teacher and Washington Post columnist is left asking, Are schools making it too easy for teens to get pregnant? Take a look at the teen pregnancy trend at one Virginia high school where 70 of the 2,211 students have children or are expecting. Washington Post, 12/14/08
Why are schools being blamed for scenarios beyond their control?
Schools aren’t enabling or encouraging teen pregnancy by offering services that will allow each of the teens access to an education, ludicrous. Public schools that offer such services should be touted as trailblazers.
By accommodating teen moms, we can better prepare them for life beyond the walls of k-12 learning. Without our assistance, teen moms face an uphill battle that many of them will not be able to overcome academically and eventually in the job market. Regardless of your views on teens and their relationships, do we not have a responsibility to every child, including teen moms?
What do you think?
