i was listening on to the radio the other day and there were some women who called in complaining because they were kicked out of junior high/high school when they started "showing" i think it's totally fair, i don't want to see some pregnant girl beside me in AP biology. but that's just me...

do you think that pregnant teens should be forced to leave school when they begin to show?

Not at all.
They shouldn't be shunned for giving life to a baby.

There have been a number of pregnant girls in my school and they aren't kicked out. They have a right to an education and shouldn't be denied that because of a baby showing.
No shame in being pregnant, no matter what age.

well,it's not something i want to see,but i cant agree. a young girl in that predicament still trying to continue her education instead of just dropping out with the "oh im pregnant ,i have to give up life" excuse is something id much rather see. as i oppose to seeing a pregnant young lady out on the street because she's forced out of school.>_<frankly i dont think it's anyone's business but the girl,and her family.

but lots of times they put pregnant teens in "alternative schools" with other soon-to-be moms

i dont think a pregnant teen,should have to go to an alternative school,unless it's by choice.they're already going through enough change,to suddenly have to be put in a new environment just because they're pregnant just dose not seem fair.

i don't see why it would matter them being in school with everyone else? there's many things that i "don't want to see" around me, but that doesn't mean they should be forced to leave a public school

Nah, I don't agree with it. We don't "force" them to leave around here, but some of them choose to go to alternative school because people can be a-holes about that kinda thing. I don't agree with the fact that their pregnant, but that's their business and I shouldn't make it mine by complaining about where they are with their pregnant bellies.

I think its wrong to kick them out, but they cant KICK THEM OUT OF SCHOOl, without providing them any sort of education.

they probably put them in Night School..

but it is annoying having pregnant girls...with morning sickness, and all that......next to me

then giving birth one day next to me..

but it's wrong to lower them like that..

there still people..

Omg I completely agree. I think its wrong for them to do something like that and I've never seen anyone pregnant teen get kicked out of school because she was showing only because she dropped out on her own. I think its wrong for them to take away her right to get an education just because shes pregnant. Their people just like everyone else I think its wrong how shallow you are to the fact that you wouldn't even sit beside a pregnant teen.

Its not contagious. Your not going to be sitting next to one and get morning sickness or start "showing" too.

I was reading a book the other day and there was a story about all these kids and parents complaining because they were kicked out of school because they were black, I think it's totally fair, I don't want to see n****rs beside me in my white classes, but that's just America.

Get the point?

no i don't see the point because you can't help being african american, you can help getting pregnant. i think having pregnant teens in school condones teenage pregnancy. of course you shouldn't be ostracized for getting pregnant at a young age, but so many young girls act like it's "cute" to be pregnant, especially where i live. i think they should have to go to alternative schools so they can see how greatly their lives have changed.

somehow i highly doubt a pregnant woman needs to go to alternative school before she can see how greatly her life has changed


why don't u want to sit next to a pregnant woman?

it's not that i don't want to sit next to a pregnant teen, but i believe that it can be a distraction to other students in the class, which i think is why they're taken out of school anyway.

oh ok, i thought u urself had a problem with it


what do they do that's distracting?
kids can't concentrate on the board because they are looking to the girls stomach or what?

haven't you had a pregnant girl at your school? lol...geez!

i had several pregnant teens in my school and they're like the buzz of the hallways and in class. it's always "she did? with who?" and "him? u know he don't want her" and "she was with so-and-so at the same time she was with him?"

it is a distraction, even if it is only for a short period of time?

yea i've been in school with pregnant girls, but i didn't really care.
the "she did? with who?" lasted a couple days tops and then everyone was over it. i don't remember it ever causing anyone to be distracted from their work

but who knows, i went to a big school, so someone being pregnant would never be the "buzz" of the hallways

u must go to school with really immature people if they can't get over the idea of a girl being pregnant

Forced to leave school? No, not at all. It's a girl decision to have a child, it shouldn't have anything to do with school besides most likely having to take time off.
There's a girl at my school who's about 16 and expecting her second baby soon.. of course there are the people who are accusing her of being a slut, there are the people who praise her decision, and people who don't really care.
It's not anyone's problem but the girl herself. If you did have a problem with sitting next to a pregnant girl at school, sit somewhere else
Just my opinion.

well, that was high school...and it was a problem. maybe they were immature and i do see your point.

but the aim of any school is to encourage teens to go to college, get a job, get married and get settled before you have children. but having pregnant kids in school changes that and i gues that's why they're sent out of school once they begin to show.

and having pregnant teens in school causes a safety issue for the schools, too.

the aim of any school is education
their aim, and their business, is not on when a woman chooses to have a baby


which safety issues?

Thats pretty stupid.

Theres a few people at my school are pregnant, and you can really tell. If people actually see that their peers can actually get pregnant, they might not have sex, because they dont want to be the girl whos pregnant.

thats a very good point.



the safety issues: well, what if her water bursts in school? it's not like school nurses are trained to handle that sort of thing? or what if she has a birth "scare" where she thinks she's having contractions but she really isn't?
the school doesnt have time for this, handling these issues would require that the teacher take at least some class time to tend to that student's needs.

when it gets to the point that breaking water is a concern then i don't think they should be in school, just for their own health. i also don't think they would be in school anyway when they're that far along. we're talking about girls who are showing, i doubt they really cause that much disruption or problem.

what about teachers that are pregnant? the "safety issues" apply to them as well, and they're still able to go

i just don't think their need for medical attention happens enough to warrant them needing to leave school. how many times have u been in the classroom with a girl who's water broke or thought she was having contractions?

i agree with RAWRstephishere, if anything it just let's the rest of the girls see that just because ur 16 doesn't meant it can't happen to u

Bull crap.
I dont think schools dont want pregnant people there is because they dont want to "waste class time"
If that does happen, its not like the whole school is going to be on lock down and have the teacher/nurse deliver the baby at school

the truth is, i don't think that teachers who are pregnant should be working...the different personalities from students in class make it hard for teachers to control stress, which makes teachers more apt to mood swings and less sensitive to individual student issues. maybe it's an excuse, but that's just my opinion.

If kids that are pregnant cant go to the school, I dont think teachers should either. My art teacher is preggo, and shes really bitchy.

Everyone wants her go off and leave and have her baby so we can have a sub.