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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just found out that the pregnant girls get sent to Robinson. They have a daycare there too.[/quote]

??  There's no special program for pregnant teens at Robinson.  
There at least used to be a small head start daycare there and kids interested in early childhood education, social work etc. could take classes connected to it but the students in the daycare are from the broader community.  Not sure if it's even still running though.[/quote]

Actually, there is. Although it's not [i] specifically [/i] for pregnant students, students with babies or who are pregnant are welcome there and have been there in the past. I'm referring to the Interagency Alternative School program placed at Robinson - the Transition Support Resource Center. It's a relatively small program for kids who need alternative environments akin to Bryant.They can be pupil placed there and attend content classes through TSRC and general electives with the rest of Robinson proper.[/quote]

Also -- as someone who completed high school this way, got an LPN, earned an RN, BSN and eventually become an NP, you are complete, utter trash to say someone shouldn't be able to access education "with your children" because they are teen parents. It was a shit show, I had horrible messages and support but dear God, education was the absolute, complete saving grace to my sanity and ticket out of extreme, endless poverty.

You are a garbage person if you are implying a school is less than for educating children and providing support for teen parents.
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I was the immediate PP who said there wasn't a program specific for pregnant teens at Robinson and I'm not sure you're misinterpreting what I wrote or if you're responding to the PP before me, but I wanted to clarify that I'm 100% in favor of providing supports to pregnant teens, parents, anyone who needs help/flexibility to make it through their education.  I would think a school is stronger for having the program, not lesser. My mother got pregnant in HS and was supported through it, so I'm not all looking down my nose at this.  I am glad you also got supported through your education when you were pregnant.

But I still don't think it's accurate to say there's a specific program where pregnant girls get sent to at Robinson. There are multiple TSRC sites throughout the county and they are short-term placements for support for a few students with issues such as mental health, behavior or abuse concerns.  Pregnancy/parenting isn't even on the TSRC list on the FCPS county website about the program though I don't doubt that occasionally a pregnant student will need that kind of support.  But these days I think most people who get pregnant in high school (or who are student parents) are supported by counselors and staff at their local high school--who even do things like home and remote instruction-which makes sense because most teens aren't going to want to be bussed to a different high school when they are already trying to complete their education under challenging circumstances.

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