I remember being in high school, and I'd see everyone's reaction to the young ladies who suddenly had a huge belly. I had an associate who became pregnant at the age of 17. She liked school and actually did very well in her courses. However, it was something about the day everyone noticed her stomach. It's like she still mingled with everyone, but behind closed doors (on the bus) she seemed to be quite sad. She mentioned jokingly being an outcast. To make a long story short, I never saw her again.
Some schools in Prince Georges County (where I am from) have a daycare facility and actually do have night school as well, but the resources are very limited. In fact, there aren't many schools that offer this. My question is should distance education be made available to more high schools for issues that may arise such as pregnant under aged adolescents? I think it should be. I think that the there should be a program set in place with funding to support gathering the appropriate resources to run a successful distance education program for high school students. I think perhaps, it could be set up with asynchronous assignments based around the same curriculum and covering the same subjects standardized by the county board. I think this should be set in place, not to necessarily condone underage sex, while providing an out from the physicality of face-to-face classes, but to create and keep a certain tone within the schools. No one wants to feel embarrassed while attending school, and there shouldn't be a disruption to the environment either. To ensure that young adolescents who run into certain life issues, should be given as many opportunities as possible to graduate from high school and still prepare for college.
What do you all think?
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