Frank4zen Newslog: The Teen Pregnancy Pact in Gloucester    
 The Teen Pregnancy Pact in Gloucester frank4zen
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23 Jun 2008 @ 10:17

Seventeen students in one Massachusetts high school are pregnant and many of them became that way on purpose. The girls confessed to making a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. None of them is older than 16. The school’s superintendent said these are girls who generally lack self-esteem, a sense of direction and have a lack of love in their life; they are young women wanting and needing affection. School officials started looking into the spike in pregnancies after an unusual number of girls came to the school clinic for pregnancy tests. Some came by several times. Some of the girls reacted to the news they were pregnant with high fives and plans for baby showers. "We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy," the school principal stated.

Question: What is it in our society that would encourage this type of pack mentality behavior (Juno, Jamie Lynn Spears, etc.) and should the school be held responsible at all?

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24 Jun 2008 @ 01:07 by skookum : the mayor says..
there is no evidence of a pact

hmmmm...  

24 Jun 2008 @ 06:34 by frank4zen : Was an update
yes I saw that today on the news I suppose a pregnancy pack sells more newspapers than just horny teenagers .  

24 Jun 2008 @ 21:23 by skookum : who knows
what is going on in the mind of teens..

I sure don't!  

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