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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.  

What do you think of this policy, babes?  Tell us in the comments.

 

 

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

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I dont think that this is okay at all. If a girl gets pregnent when she is a teen, its not ideal, but it happens, and she wants to stay in school that is great for her. I dont think that schools should be kicking students out if they would like to continue on with there education. And then there is the case of the fathers, are they kicked out of school, they would have had something to do with it as well.

by cul_4_you on 8/10/2012 2:53:24 PM

 
 

Ok, ovbiously teenage precnancy isn't ideal, but the principal shouldnt have the right to force them to take a test. Or kick them out. If she is pregnant it may not be her fault. It should be her decision if she stays in school or not. And if it is just a rumor the girl who started it should be kicked out.

by Miss Nicky on 8/10/2012 1:20:51 PM

 
 

I don't approve of teen pregnancy but what if the girl was raped and it wasn't her decision or choice to be in the situation and state she is in? I don't think that rule should be there.

by ssblue on 8/10/2012 12:45:53 PM

 
 

Teen pregnancy isn't the best thing in the world. But the person who started that rumor should be kicked out. That's really none of the principals business and kinda personal.

by EddyKala on 8/9/2012 10:03:13 AM

 
 

this is horrible. i think this should be illegal. if there is rumors about a girl being pregnant then the person that started the rumor should be the one in trouble and she shouldn't be forced to take the pregnancy test. i disagree all the way with this.

by Snowflake5 on 8/8/2012 7:59:21 PM

 
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