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?

[ParanoidAndroid]

Well we're debating if that sort of law is "right" are we not? Just because you say it's a law now we're supposed to withdraw our opinions? And since this is an informal and not to mention, online debate, it is all opinion.

I don't see a valid reason like all the others and I have said so many times before. I really don't. Do they seriously think it's not a great learning environment to have pregnant women in class? Are they serious? Please that's just bullshit they feed to the public. We all know why they really put them on alternative school. Nicki put up a good point about this:

And back on pregnant teens, would it really stop the "buzz" to remove them from school? It doesn't stop people from knowing the girls, so these things will still be talked about. Even if they were to just leave of their own accord without telling anyone, then you have gossip about what happened. Come on, people will talk, and if that really bothers you that much, you need to get over yourself. Plus, these "alternate schools" are just going to waste tax money, and if there's only one per county and it's no where near where a girl lives, then it may be in her best interest to stop going, which would be terrible for her future, as well as her child's