Pros And Cons Of Pregnancy

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Kaelee Smothers
Back in the “Good-Old days” pregnancy was shamed upon unless you were married; now it’s the complete opposite. No matter what public high school you walk into, there is at least one pregnant teenager in each grade. It’s actually kind of sad. What kind of example are we giving our future generations? We should be trying to make the younger people look up to us and want to be like us, not want to go out and have a child at a young age. It’s pretty much like a baby having a baby.

We should enjoy having our first child, experience the joys of being a mother, but having a child gives you other things to worry about. You have your education you have to accomplish, you have goals in life and it all falls apart when you have a child while you are in school. When I walk around BPHS, I don’t want to see pregnant teens. Is being a teen mom really something you want to show off and brag about?

What do you think people say about our school system? I want to go to a school where people are proud to be a student there, but instead I go to a school where people say “oh there’s another girl pregnant, but that’s no surprise.” The school needs to figure out something to do with all the pregnant teens in our school. There are many ways to prevent this problem from becoming an even bigger one; the school has many options that would benefit the students, future moms, and future students of BPHS.

One of the best things to do for these expecting mothers is allow them to have a special school they can go to. We want a school where they have the freedom to take regular classes but also have the freedom to have to take parenting classes. Somewhere they can feel not judged because they made a decision, and need a place where they can go and meet other supporting mothers. It would give them a chance to help other struggling mothers.

This idea not only gives the pregnant teens a better environment to learn in but it also gives everyone else a better environment. This could potentially lower the