Pregnant adolescents in school Options

[jesusisthebestth...]

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?

[NoSex]

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...

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?

[jesusisthebestth...]

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.

[NoSex]

no i don't see the point because you can't help being african american, you can help getting pregnant.

Who cares? Your argument is identical to early segregationist positions. You just don't feel safe, comfortable, and virgin with those awful trashy pregnant girls near you, so, you think it's your right to deny them their education. You're a bigot.

There is no reason a pregnant women, girl, anything, should be denied the same education as you or I merely because she has a swollen belly and a disgusting little rat child inside of her. People upset one another all the time, but that doesn't give us the right to deny those people who upset us basic rights. Grow up.

[jesusisthebestth...]

Who cares? Your argument is identical to early segregationist positions. You just don't feel safe, comfortable, and virgin with those awful trashy pregnant girls near you, so, you think it's your right to deny them their education. You're a bigot.

There is no reason a pregnant women, girl, anything, should be denied the same education as you or I merely because she has a swollen belly and a disgusting little rat child inside of her. People upset one another all the time, but that doesn't give us the right to deny those people who upset us basic rights. Grow up.

1. i'd appreciate it if you "attacked" my argument, rather than me. i am not a bigot, and you have no right to call me such. you're being rude because your counter argument was not effective in supporting your statement.

2. removing pregnant teens is completely different from racial segregation. like i said, you can PREVENT pregnancy, but you cannot prevent ethnicity, race, or skin color. this is a fact, why you even compared something like the removal of teenagers, who are showing, from schools to jim crow legislation in the united states i will never know.

3. what are you arguing exactly? clearly you don't support pregnant teens in school, you've called them "awful" and "trashy." if you're supposed to be sarcastic, try again, because i never said any of those things about pregnant teenagers. i clearly stated that i believe pregnant teenagers should be removed from public school settings and placed in alternative schools where they can learn just as they did in public schools without the constant classroom distraction!

Based on what? And regardless, missing an entire extra year of work would still hurt.

when mothers use maternity leave they are paid, they don't just leave their jobs and get nothing in return. not only do teachers have maternity leave, they're members of a union, and they're guaranteed a job once they come back from maternity leave. so what exactly would it hurt?

[ParanoidAndroid]

2. removing pregnant teens is completely different from racial segregation. like i said, you can PREVENT pregnancy, but you cannot prevent ethnicity, race, or skin color. this is a fact, why you even compared something like the removal of teenagers, who are showing, from schools to jim crow legislation in the united states i will never know.

Well you're basically denying their rights. And do you honestly think alternative school would be better for them? Ninja please Just because this is something you can prevent is irrelevant. Pregnancy doesn't really harm the classroom environment if SOME PEOPLE were just mature enough to accept the reality of this world.

3. what are you arguing exactly? clearly you don't support pregnant teens in school, you've called them "awful" and "trashy." if you're supposed to be sarcastic, try again, because i never said any of those things about pregnant teenagers. i clearly stated that i believe pregnant teenagers should be removed from public school settings and placed in alternative schools where they can learn just as they did in public schools without the constant classroom distraction!

Constant classroom distraction? The only people who are getting distracted are the people who are making a big fuss out of this nonsense.

when mothers use maternity leave they are paid, they don't just leave their jobs and get nothing in return. not only do teachers have maternity leave, they're members of a union, and they're guaranteed a job once they come back from maternity leave. so what exactly would it hurt?

They get paid but in a significantly less amount. I would know about this since my sister and sister-in-law had to go under maternity leave. And most of the time very thrifty bosses like to put holes on that sort of deal.

I really do not get why you're so into getting them out of public school. True people will gossip. True there will be negative feedback, but that sort of thing is daily, especially in high school. And does it really look gross? Do you want me to repeat myself about the obese kid who rolls down the hallway and how repulsive he looks but you don't see me marching down the school board and take away his rights to a public education? Wow I just repeated myself... but anyways obesity is something you can prevent. And yes it gives negative feedback. Should we put them in alternative school? No.