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A pregnancy boom at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts is shocking many, and it's not necessarily because teens didn't have access to birth control.

According to officials at the school, seventeen girls made a pact together to get pregnant at the same time and raise their kids together.

School principal Joseph Sullivan told Time Magazine, who first broke the story, that he started noticing something suspicious when the pregnancy rate had rose more than four times the school's average. He also observed more girls visiting the school clinic to get pregnancy tests.

"Some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," Sullivan said.

The girls slowly began revealing the truth to officials after they confronted them, none of whom are over 16 years of age. "We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy," Sullivan told Time.

Some of the other fathers are reportedly in their mid-20s, leading officials to explore statutory rape charges.

Why the girls would do something like this remains a mystery. But 18-year-old Amanda Ireland who gave birth her freshman year said many girls would tell her how lucky she was to have a baby.

"They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally," Ireland told Time. "I try to explain it's hard to feel loved when an infant is screaming to be fed at 3 a.m."

Gloucester student Kaitlyn Delong said she knows some of the teen moms and that their lives have changed for the better. "They don't party as much, they don't drink as much," she told Fox 25 in Boston.

Users are sounding off on MyFoxBoston's message board, expressing their anger and disbelief.

CandiceMcD wrote, "Babies are not the newest things in accessories. These girls, I don't know WHAT they were thinking. Things happen, teens get pregnant (I am the product of a teen mother) -- however, getting pregnant on PURPOSE? What?? If you want to take care of something as a group -- grow a tomato plant."

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Quote from: Ginger on June 21, 2008, 04:12:28 AM
If you want to take care of something as a group -- grow a tomato plant."

phrase of the century

Mga wala'y lingaw ning mga bataa. Kung wala sila lingaw, manundog silang Mari nga mag makeover! Dili nang magpa buntis! Sus, unsa'y nakaon ani nila oi.

Quote from: C2H4 on June 22, 2008, 01:44:58 AM
Mga wala'y lingaw ning mga bataa. Kung wala sila lingaw, manundog silang Mari nga mag makeover! Dili nang magpa buntis! Sus, unsa'y nakaon ani nila oi.

Hi! I think morag gahi kaayo tong ilang nakaon Ms. C2H4.

OT: How is my BB? (beautiful and brillant) girl?

I'm doing good, Ms Bambs. It's been so long since we've "talked" online, I've missed you a lot! I was actually thinking about you earlier today. I've been thinking a lot about Inabanga lately pud. How have you been?

One of the girls allegedly had sex with a 24-year old homeless just to get pregnant.  Wa jud lingaw ning mga bataa!  Gisayunan lang siguro.

ana ka bogo?

ga dare2x lang daw ang mga tsolokoy pero wa jud bya nag leak anang ilang pact until the local clinic noticed that some kids keep on going there for a pregnant test.  balik2x jud daw.  Naa bya isa 15 years old pa.  Peer pressure kunuhay to nila. tsk tsk tsk

motto: go to the world and multiply

Quote from: insurectus on July 07, 2008, 07:35:11 AM
motto: go to the world and multiply

I will add:  go to the world and multiply responsibly! 

Babies are not toys.  They need care and attention.  Caring for babies entail MONEY and patience.  If one can not provide for this basic needs, they should think twice of bringing an innocent baby in this world. 

Quote from: grazie7y on July 07, 2008, 07:40:57 AM
I will add:  go to the world and multiply responsibly! 

Babies are not toys.  They need care and attention.  Caring for babies entail MONEY and patience.  If one can not provide for this basic needs, they should think twice of bringing an innocent baby in this world. 

Mao jod.Korek,exactly!

Quote from: grazie7y on July 07, 2008, 07:40:57 AM
I will add:  go to the world and multiply responsibly! 

Babies are not toys.  They need care and attention.  Caring for babies entail MONEY and patience.  If one can not provide for this basic needs, they should think twice of bringing an innocent baby in this world. 

korek jud! mao bitaw gihatagan ta ni Lord ug utok so we can act with reason...overpopulated na gani kaayo ta, pun-an pun-an pa gyud aning mga bataa...

nabasahan raba nako nga role model kuno nila si Jamie-Lynn Spears. ngeks!

nagpasaway man lang ning mga bataa oi!

hehe

just an update.. yehey mama na sila


When 17 Gloucester High School students got pregnant during the school year that ended in June â€" more than four times the number of pregnancies the Massachusetts school had tallied the year before â€" principal Joseph Sullivan told TIME the spike was the result of a pact among a group of girls to get pregnant together. But the girls never came forward to tell their side of the story. And Gloucester mayor Carolyn Kirk said she and other officials were unable to confirm the existence of "a blood-oath bond" to get pregnant. The controversy led to Sullivan's resignation and to a policy change at the school: condoms and birth control pills, unavailable at the school health clinic prior to the uproar, can be now be distributed to students confidentially as long as their parents don't object ahead of time.

time.com

I hope they are not with income assistance now.

Quote from: kiamoy on February 26, 2009, 01:53:29 AM
just an update.. yehey mama na sila


When 17 Gloucester High School students got pregnant during the school year that ended in June â€" more than four times the number of pregnancies the Massachusetts school had tallied the year before â€" principal Joseph Sullivan told TIME the spike was the result of a pact among a group of girls to get pregnant together. But the girls never came forward to tell their side of the story. And Gloucester mayor Carolyn Kirk said she and other officials were unable to confirm the existence of "a blood-oath bond" to get pregnant. The controversy led to Sullivan's resignation and to a policy change at the school: condoms and birth control pills, unavailable at the school health clinic prior to the uproar, can be now be distributed to students confidentially as long as their parents don't object ahead of time.

time.com

ingon man sila ang mag kugi, maka agi.