I was wondering something. I was on Facebook yesterday with an old friend from my school days, and it reminded me of how she got expelled from our independent school at 16 for getting pregnant. Well, for getting pregnant and keeping it, anyway. There was at least one other girl I knew there who got pregnant and had an abortion, but obviously the school authorities never found out. I’m curious now as to whether independent schools would still expel girls for pregnancy, or if things have changed since my friend was 16 and I was 15. I’m 38 now, so 23 years ago (darn, I feel old).
I’m not asking on my own account, since my DCs are only eight and four! I’m just curious. I know here in Canada pregnant schoolgirls can’t be expelled from state schools, although in some school districts (Canadian version of local education authorities) they may be “transitioned” into a special teen mom program with a daycare on-site rather than staying at their own school. As far as I know, though, they can’t be forced into the teen mom program if they prefer to stay at their own (state) school. I have a feeling each school district/local education authority may have somewhat different policies. I'm very vague on all this, though. My knowledge stems mostly from a news program I watched a few years ago. I’m not sure if the UK is similar or not with state schools and pregnant girls.
No idea if my old Canadian independent school still has the same policy now that they did when I was a teenager. Curious what the indies in the UK would do nowadays. It must happen from time to time, even at the most selective schools. I know that independent schools everywhere have a lot more latitude in terms of who they let in and who they get rid of than state schools do. It always aggravated me that she got expelled, while the father didn’t get expelled from his boys’ school for getting her pregnant. Somehow she was the only one setting a bad example.
It's past midnight here, so I probably won't reply anytime soon, will be going to bed. Will respond to replies (if any) in the morning (mid-afternoon for you guys across the pond).
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CanucksoontobeinLondon · 09/10/2013 05:23
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