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Public school forcing girls to take pregnancy tests--or else

 
Imagine that you’ve just started a new year at school when rumors begin to fly. Your classmates are whispering that you’re pregnant, and whether you are or not, once the principal catches wind of it, you’ll be forced to take a pregnancy test…or be kicked out of school. Sound like a far-out story? It’s not, if you attend Delhi Charter School in Delhi, La.
 

 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently discovered a student policy that dates back to 2006. The school reserves the right to force female students suspected of being pregnant to submit to a pregnancy test and doctor’s visit. If the student is pregnant, she will no longer be allowed to take classes on campus—though she does have the option to home school. If the student refuses to take the test, she can either home school or “seek other educational opportunities,” per the school’s policy manual. 
 
Delhi Charter School infers that a girl who becomes pregnant is a girl who doesn’t adhere to the school’s moral code or standards of excellence in character and academics. She’s a girl who isn’t desirable within the community. And if she challenges the system? Out she goes.
 
The ACLU reports that about 70 percent of teen girls who give birth end up leaving school, and one of the reasons cited for that is discrimination, which is illegal. Regardless of the legalities, policies like this certainly aren’t girl-friendly. Schools should be safe places where students can learn. They shouldn’t be bullied—not by fellow students, not by teachers or administrators and certainly not by inane policies that disregard their best interests.  

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BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 8/6/2012 4:08:00 PM

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First of all, if they kick out the girl, they need to kick out the guy for GETTING her pregnant. And second of all, just because a girl is pregnant doesn't mean that she shouldn't be allowed to go to school! Forcing pregnancy tests probably makes them feel violated and uncomfortable, and also there are teenage girls who get abortions. But kicking someone out because they're pregnant doesn't benefit anyone- because a lot of the girls will want to stay in school even though they're pregnant.

by kandyko111 on 8/6/2012 6:21:36 PM

 
 

that is totally not right yes i dont agree with getting pregnant in highschool but that goes to far you would want them to dis-continue with schooling
But heres the REAL question what if they got raped? it would be against their will to do it so its not really their fault and they would kick them out because of that i mean really?

by jazmine ann on 8/6/2012 6:17:14 PM

 
 

this is just wrong.

by Alykat18 on 8/6/2012 6:13:21 PM

 
 

OMG! The school shouldn't be allowed to do that! What about the man that got the girl pregnant? does he get kicked out of school too?! the choice was the girls decision to get pregnant in the first place! So leave her alone! Only 70% end up leaving school. What about the 30% that don't?

by kirby<3 on 8/6/2012 6:01:33 PM

 
 

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