Seahorsesrock

They force a girl to take a pregnancy test if they suspect she is pregnant, if she is, or refuses to take the test she is kicked out. Or she can home school.

Good thing the baby daddies are off the hook.

This school also allows spanking. Of high school kids. Kind of warped but that another story.

This isn't a private school.

emeraldkity4

I saw that.
Get Tested Or Get Out: School Forces Pregnancy Tests on Girls, Kicks out Students Who Refuse or are Pregnant

SansSerif

Isn't a charter school run with public funds? How can they get away with that?

ECmotherx2

Charter schools do not have to adhere to the same rules as public schools. They can hire non-certified staff, do not have the same accountability of funds, etc. There are huge problems with charter schools in Florida, one local school stopped paying teacher's health care benefits without telling staff, with held paychecks, and now 2 weeks before the start of the school year has shut down without the board meeting with parents.

lololu

Thank God for the ACLU.

Proud Mary

Unbelievable in this day and age. Would it be better if high school students didn't get pregnant? Yes. But this policy won't fix the problem. And it is blatantly unconstitutional.

Proud Mary

ECmotherx2 While Charter schools can operate under different rules than regular public schools, they are still public schools and accept public funding so they are still subject to the US Constitution and regulations such as Title IX which bar the policy this school is trying to impose.

ECmotherx2

Yes, and the ACLU will make sure that they do!

garland

Let's hope! but meanwhile, every time one of them plays fast and loose with the rules, and bars/discourages/abuses marginal students who leave, they can then trumpet their "better" success rates (with the cherry-picked remainder.)

mom2collegekids

I can't see how they justify kicking out pregnant girls (which is wrong to do), if they're not also kicking out the "father to be"....fair is fair... (but I don't agree with kicking kids out for pregnancies at all).

emeraldkity4

More charter school news.
More charges possible in complex Philadelphia charter-school case - Philly.com

School Official Charged - WSJ.com

Ohio school official charged in $470,000 scheme - Steubenville, Wintersville, Toronto, Mingo, Weirton, Jefferson County | News, Sports, Jobs, HeraldStarOnline.com


Thank goodness that charter schools are free from the restrictive bureaucratic rules that constrain public schools.

cartera45

I secretly applaud every piece of bad news about charter schools. They are one piece in the dismantling of public education.

emeraldkity4

I don't understand kicking pregnant girls out of school.
Shouldn't they be encouraged to continue their education?
What sort of logic is that?

HImom

There is a charter school in our state that is FINALLY being investigated for misappropriation and nepotism. AFTER the investigate revealed a lot of problems, they were awarded a big grant from a foundation. It does use state funds. Years before we & our D went to their open house & decided she would never attend because of bad feelings she got from the administration there. They are one of the few places in our state folks can attend mostly on-line, which makes it convenient for those who have scheduling issues.

garland

^Online is also a part of the dismantling of public schools. There is a ton of money to be made in all these new ventures, and plenty is being poured into the right pockets these days in order to get more back. Testing, test prep, online courses, packaged lessons, equipment to use all this stuff--education has become a gold mine for private interests--the less oversight, the better for them.