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| 2005-08-23 | ||
There are 490 female students at Timken High School, and 65 are pregnant, according to a recent report in the Canton Repository. The article reported that some would say that movies, TV, videogames, lazy parents and lax discipline may all be to blame.
EFL - When will science ever find the cure? The newspaper also reported that students will face mounting tensions created by unplanned child-rearing responsibilities, causing students to quit school and plan for a GED. This will make it difficult for the Canton City School District to shake its academic watch designation by the state.
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #20 Sorry CF, Ima think Noble Pries iza gowen tu Gerhardt Schoeder cauz he's bin astudyn wah no moah. U ota luk, bro. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-23 23:41 |
| #19 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies Anyone have their email address? I want to tell them: Geeze.. and these people are educating our kids? Now how can I spend that Nobel Peace Prize money.... (pardon my french....but sometimes you just have to call it like it is....) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-23 22:49 |
| #18 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies There is a possibility that there have been a lot of unprotected turkey basters being passed around. But that possibility is in the 1/100th percentile. Freedom without responsibility is license. It sounds like parents' teaching of responsibility to their children is in the 1/100th percentile, also. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-23 22:15 |
| #17 that didn't happen at once...this has been a downhill city with lack of moral outrage and action for decades, no? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-23 21:23 |
| #16 This is not "girls gone wild" -- this is a community destroyed: Median Household Income: $9,455 Average Household Size: 1.4 persons Median Age of Housing: 63 years Median Value of Housing Unit: $30,300 % Renting: 96% % Students Eligible for Free Lunch: 45% Graduation Rate: 51% http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/61685 Now THIS is a quagmire. Most of us would sooner live in Iraq. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-08-23 21:06 |
| #15 "I must say that I like how Israel has their youth join the military out of high school then go on to school." There is a reason for that. If Hamas and the PLF weren't at their doorstep, there would be plenty of teen pregnancies in Israel because they wouldn't have to join the military. Moral and ethical values is the only solution. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-23 18:55 |
| #14 I am tired of the evil Bible Thumping Right Wingers, killing by reproductive and GED rights. Don't ya know all I's needs is my GED. Walmart be hiring me up in here when I's gradumate. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-23 18:50 |
| #13 sorry. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-23 18:16 |
| #12 Would you like a side of free universal health care to go with your order, Ms. Clinton? |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-23 18:06 |
| #11 COPY EDITOR!! Get in here! -- Perry White 65 Girls At Area School Pregnant School To Unveil Three-Prong Program |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-08-23 18:00 |
| #10 When young girls give birth to babies it's important to keep them in school if possible so they have some type of a future other than welfare. Some high schools allow these girls to attend school and bring along their kids, with daycare etc programmed in. (not many girls even take advantage of these programs) The well meant intentions seem to be backfiring with these girls getting alot of attention, and free gifts from various groups, while the girls that haven't gotten pregnant aren't getting this attention making it look to them like this is the way to get it. Also I've found that the mothers of these young girls feel sorry for them having to stay home to care for their new babies, so take care of the baby for them to go out and have some fun. Which they do and their fun is transformed into another pregnancy. It is not uncommon to see teenagers giving birth to more than one baby. I see families actually happy about their young daughter giving birth to a second sometimes third baby still being unmarried or without the father involved, and no support other than the US Government. Still being under the magical age of 21 they can't get their tubes tied, so end up getting pregnant yet again. To afford birth control of any sort seems unheard of in some circles which is very sad. If the religion followed in the household doesn't believe in birth control, at least have your family teach abstinence until you're prepared as parents that know parenting skills and can nurture these children to become happy and well adjusted etc. Not many give their babies up for adoption either. Then tack on the housing and additional gifties that are handed out here. Very hard to get father's to pay when they themselves are young teens as well, or sometimes they don't know the father. Lot's of sexually transmitted diseases, drugs, and several layers of abuse here too. Sad very sad. I must say that I like how Israel has their youth join the military out of high school then go on to school. With there being many areas that need assistance, some could serve stateside. There are many ways to serve our country and I'd like to see our youth give to our country first. This would be a valuable tool/lesson I think. We all need to show our support for our country with our actions before we slide down and out the gutters. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-23 18:00 |
| #9 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies, I'm beginning to think noone's told them yet... Young Child:... and then Mommy kissed Daddy, and the angel told the stork, and the stork flew down from heaven, and put the diamond in the cabbage patch, and the diamond turned into a baby! Pugsley: Our parents are having a baby too. Wednesday: They had sex. |
| Posted by: Phil 2005-08-23 17:41 |
| #8 in addition to pregnancy, prevention and parenting they should be covering paternity and palimony. I think there's another p involved, but I can't put my finger on it. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-08-23 16:34 |
| #7 Bad BH, BAD! Sheeeeesh, at the very least, haven't these kids ever heard of a condom? What the hell do they teach in sex ed other than abortion? What ever happened to tab A fits into slot B and produces object C after nine months? |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-23 16:29 |
| #6 The nonprofit group, 'Americaâs Promise-The Alliance for Youth' surveyed Stark County teens about their potential of achieving the American Dream. âGetting married, having a family and a dog and all that stuff still works, but itâs not our first goal,â Holly Taylor; 17 said. âGirls want to go out and do their own things first and not be settled." |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2005-08-23 16:25 |
| #5 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies I tried to launch a probe to get to the bottom of this, but for some reason they refuse to open up to me. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-23 16:19 |
| #4 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies, but in response to them, the school is launching a three-prong educational program to address pregnancy, prevention and parenting. Yep, brought to you by the people who eat up your local, state, and federal education money and can't get students in the 12th grade to pass 9th grade level tests. Is there any wonder why sex education wouldn't show the same collapse in comprehension that math, reading, and writing does? Sex education was rationalized as a means to prevent teenage pregnancy. See how effective our professional educators are. |
| Posted by: Thrinegum Sleager2196 2005-08-23 16:16 |
| #3 ..statistics through July show that 104 of the 586 babies born to Canton residents in Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center had mothers between 11 and 19. Lemme guess; small town? Not much in the way of activities other than humping? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-23 16:06 |
| #2 School officials are not sure they what has caused so many pregnancies Under-engineered toilet seats? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-23 15:48 |
| #1 "The article reported that some would say that movies, TV, videogames, lazy parents and lax discipline may all be to blame." Heh... Do I need to tell them that none of these things as presently understood can get you pregnant? |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2005-08-23 15:19 |