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In reply to the discussion: Pregnant Teen Banned From Walking at High School Graduation [View all]StevieM
(10,500 posts)7. Here is my thread from the Editorials section. It includes a link to a great NY Times article.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016185597
Pregnant at 18. Hailed by Abortion Foes. Punished by Christian School.
~snip~
BOONSBORO, Md. Maddi Runkles has never been a disciplinary problem.
She has a 4.0 average at Heritage Academy, the small private Christian school she attends; played on the soccer team; and served as president of the student council. But when her fellow seniors don blue caps and gowns at graduation early next month, Ms. Runkles, 18, will not be among them.
The reason? She is pregnant.
The decision by school officials to bar Ms. Runkles from walking at graduation and to remove her from her student council position would have remained private, but for her familys decision to seek help from Students for Life. The anti-abortion group, which took her to a recent rally in Washington, argues that she should be lauded, not punished, for her decision to keep her baby.
Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
Pregnant at 18. Hailed by Abortion Foes. Punished by Christian School.
~snip~
BOONSBORO, Md. Maddi Runkles has never been a disciplinary problem.
She has a 4.0 average at Heritage Academy, the small private Christian school she attends; played on the soccer team; and served as president of the student council. But when her fellow seniors don blue caps and gowns at graduation early next month, Ms. Runkles, 18, will not be among them.
The reason? She is pregnant.
The decision by school officials to bar Ms. Runkles from walking at graduation and to remove her from her student council position would have remained private, but for her familys decision to seek help from Students for Life. The anti-abortion group, which took her to a recent rally in Washington, argues that she should be lauded, not punished, for her decision to keep her baby.
Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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Pregnant Teen Banned From Walking at High School Graduation [View all]
Different Drummer
May 2017
OP
And the father of the child? Wasn't he immoral, too? or is he from somewhere else?
SharonAnn
May 2017
#26
Private schools can do shit like that. Which is why I oppose DeVos: She wants taxpayer $$
lindysalsagal
May 2017
#2
They say that they are against abortion but when a woman or girl gets pregnant and keeps
StevieM
May 2017
#3
judge not lest you be judged, and removing the plank from your eye, and all that...
Thomas Hurt
May 2017
#5
Here is my thread from the Editorials section. It includes a link to a great NY Times article.
StevieM
May 2017
#7
It's amazing how far some Christians' actions are from the actions of the Jesus of the gospels
Docreed2003
May 2017
#8
Not surprised by this- I was 17 when I got pregnant with my daughter and was strongly
Luciferous
May 2017
#9