Pregnant women can have a tough time at school. Will new legal guidelines assist?

• Many pregnant college students say they’re inspired to discontinue their schooling.
• Some educators nonetheless imagine that having pregnant or parenting teenagers at school or offering providers like nurseries will encourage different college students to get pregnant.
• In accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, solely about half of youngster moms obtain a highschool diploma by age 22, in contrast with roughly 90% of their friends who don’t give beginning.

LaTavia BigBack was 17, a highschool junior, when she and her pals had been in a automobile crash. Within the hospital, the physician requested if she minded her pals being within the room — he had some information for her. BigBack stated no; she thought perhaps she had a concussion. However the physician advised her she was pregnant.