Pregnant teens high school?? Are there any here?

[moni007]

This is the smartest reply yet, this is a good idea.
thanks

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

Talk to the principal and the guidance counselor of the school and tell them you think this is a issue suggest to them to get some community speaker to talk to the student body about the cons of having sex at such young age.
Ask them to offer more education pamplets and books available to educate the children.

Only a community can make a difference.
Look at smoking I am so amazed how society has changed it views on this subject and it reflecting to our childrent that it is nasty dangerous habit.
We all can make a difference dont react against something find a proactive solution.

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by moni007

I have a problem when it is 10 or more girls in one school.

I am trying to be sympathetic to your upset - and I was more so when it looked orginally like you were concerned FOR the pregnant teens. After all, I would think a very heavily pregnant girl might be in a bit a dangerous situation in crowded hallways where sometimes fights break out, or people just get pushed and knocked into each other. That would scare me for the babies of these girls. But you seem to be taking this personally and I think I know why.

Years ago a young unmarried cousin of mine got pregnant and decided to keep the baby. I was left with explaining for the first time to my pre-teen child how this could be, as up till then I had taught him that MARRIED people have babies. I was furious with the cousin at the time for putting ME in that position. Sounds silly to me now, and even petty, but I just hated that real life was about to smack my kid in the face, going against everything I was trying to teach at home. In the end, no thanks to me, he learned a more valuable lesson - that life is precious and that babies aren't responsible for how they get here, and that even unmarried moms (and dads) love their babies very much.

If you are able to broaden your perspective to include some compassion and realistic expectations of the world your child is growing up in, you will feel better, and maybe just a little silly

[lamishra]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

Talk to the principal and the guidance counselor of the school and tell them you think this is a issue suggest to them to get some community speaker to talk to the student body about the cons of having sex at such young age.
Ask them to offer more education pamplets and books available to educate the children.

Only a community can make a difference.
Look at smoking I am so amazed how society has changed it views on this subject and it reflecting to our childrent that it is nasty dangerous habit.
We all can make a difference dont react against something find a proactive solution.

I think the school's hands are pretty tied on what they are allowed to hand out to students regarding premarital sex and pregnancy. The same with guest speakers. My understanding is that the NC state BOE is VERY, VERY strict about what schools say, what even counselors are allowed to say and what type of propoganda they can distribute to students .
On the other hand, I did read recently that the state is moving towards a more comprehensive sex education curriculum that still includes abstinenece but also presents medical based information on contraceptives, STD's and pregnancy.

[lamishra]

Lovesmountains, I tried to give you another rep point but evidently I've not spread the love around enough .
Nice post.

[alice_61]

If you want students to be shielded from girls who have made poor choices, then, to be consistant, shouldn't we also shield them from the dads-to-be who have also made poor choices?

If I were a teenager in a class with a pregnant girl, I believe the situation would lead me to these thoughts:

1. I better be careful. Look what can happen.
2. This person is still a person. I may not agree with her past behavior but she and her unborn child are worthy of my sympathy and concern.
3. I hope the boys in this class get it that they can mess up a girl's life.

[jco]

The OP received their answer; this thread was started to ask about a specific area. Please begin a new, general thread if you would like to discuss pregnant teens in school.