Christian school blocks pregnant student from graduation

[jtauke]

nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html

breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/20/christian-school-punishes-pregnant-student-who-chooses-life/

School doesn’t seem to understand the faith they’re supposedly rooted in.

 

[Wesrock]

I don’t know. She should definitely walk, I think. That said, the tone of the article seems to imply we should reward people for not doing something unconscionable to begin with. But then there’s the issue where, however unconscionable it actually is, there’s the risk people will do terrible things anyway in order to protect their own image and personal achievements at the expense of someone else, so how do we ensure we remove the temptation? Not doing one wrong doesn’t negate the fact that a serious mistake was still made…

Maybe I’m a terrible person, or maybe it’s just my mood right now. Yay for not murdering your child, but do we really need to give props for that and just waive that other mistakes were made? Not that forgiveness shouldn’t be available, but there’s a difference between that and turning a blind eye to someone in a leadership/role model position.

I’m not angry with the girl in this case, moreso the society we live in. Sorry all. Rant over.

 

[jaimeleglise]

If she did all the school work required for graduation, she deserves to graduate with the others.

Jesus said to the crowd, “The one who has not sinned should throw the first stone”. All are guilty of breaking God’s laws. She bravely decided to keep her baby and risk people judging her.

Since God forgives her, her school should too. That is the Christian way.

 

[TheAmazingGrace]

How pro-life. Jackasses.

 

[MaryT777]

If she did all the school work required for graduation, she deserves to graduate with the others.

Jesus said to the crowd, “The one who has not sinned should throw the first stone”. All are guilty of breaking God’s laws. She bravely decided to keep her baby and risk people judging her.

Since God forgives her, her school should too. That is the Christian way.

 

[MaryT777]

How pro-life. Jackasses.

I agree with this sentiment. It is ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING to me a student would be blocked from graduation for this. How about the guy that helped get her pregnant. Is he in the school and also blocked.

Have Mercy on Us and on the Whole World.

Mary.

 

[MissRose73]

I agree with this sentiment. It is ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING to me a student would be blocked from graduation for this. How about the guy that helped get her pregnant. Is he in the school and also blocked.

Have Mercy on Us and on the Whole World.

Mary.

I am glad she kept her child. Its unfortunate that the male that got her pregnant is not being named and punished too since they are determined to make an example of her & take away what she has worked to attain. It takes 2 to make a baby the last time we all checked. She should be allowed to graduate and walk with her class.

 

[ShrodingersCat]

I agree with this sentiment. It is ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING to me a student would be blocked from graduation for this. How about the guy that helped get her pregnant. Is he in the school and also blocked.

Have Mercy on Us and on the Whole World.

Mary.

Apparently he doesn’t attend the school.

I agree, barring her from graduation is disgraceful. Like being pregnant is a shameful thing that can’t be displayed or something - way to drive home a pro-life message for the rest of the girls in the school.

Punishing her in any way is a bit weird TBH - you punish kids who sleep with their boyfriends BEFORE they get pregnant so that they don’t have premarital sex again. After they’ve become pregnant… well, I’m fairly sure the initial terror of the positive pregnancy test was more than enough punishment.

 

[Crusaderbear]

Definitely should have been handled better.

 

[vz71]

Did the paperwork she signed not outline what was and was not acceptable behavior?

I am uncertain I see a problem with the school making this decision.

 

[randomuser]

Did the paperwork she signed not outline what was and was not acceptable behavior?

I am uncertain I see a problem with the school making this decision.

Um…because it punishes a student who chose life instead of murdering her baby?

It’s easy to be “pro-life” when you it simply means cute little babies. It’s not that easy to be “pro-life” when it means defending the dignity of a teen mom.

Shame on this “Christian” school.

 

[starshiptrooper]

Did the paperwork she signed not outline what was and was not acceptable behavior?

I am uncertain I see a problem with the school making this decision.

Because if you do not laud single mothers as the greatest thing to ever happen, you are not pro-life or Christian.

 

[jtauke]

Because if you do not laud single mothers as the greatest thing to ever happen, you are not pro-life or Christian.

Yeah, treat’em like dirt for doing the right thing!

They should also introduce polygraphs and medical exams to make sure these rascally kids are pure and untainted.

/sarcasm

 

[chero23]

Apparently he doesn’t attend the school.

I agree, barring her from graduation is disgraceful. Like being pregnant is a shameful thing that can’t be displayed or something - way to drive home a pro-life message for the rest of the girls in the school.

Punishing her in any way is a bit weird TBH - you punish kids who sleep with their boyfriends BEFORE they get pregnant so that they don’t have premarital sex again. After they’ve become pregnant… well, I’m fairly sure the initial terror of the positive pregnancy test was more than enough punishment.

But I think what their also trying to install in the kids, is make sure this doesn’t happen again, if they have kid after kid especially with different men, then that’s an issue.

Someone mentioned it here, whoever is free from sin throw the first stone. Having said that, don’t abuse the situation and forget about your kid, party like it’s 1999 and have more kids.

 

[ucfengr]

I kind of feel for the principle here who was presented with a problem without any good solutions, only different degrees of bad ones. I suspect he got a lot of (name removed by moderator)ut from parents, who in a private school have a lot more say about school policy. It’s not an easy balancing act, between wanting to be compassionate to a single person (or two, it you will) and trying to maintain the standards of a school that people actually sacrifice to send their kids to in an effort to protect them from some of the pathologies of public schools, among them teen pregnancy. This is one of those instances where “Hard cases make bad law” apply.

 

[ReaganEve]

I disagree with the school’s position. From what I read, she was a stellar student, active in her school, no behavioral issues in school. Yes, she signed an agreement and she reneged on it. How many others did also, especially with the drinking, and faced no consequences? She got caught. She also confessed her transgression publicly and asked for forgiveness, which had to be a hard thing to do. That’s enough in my book. I truly think keeping her out of school and from walking with her class is unnecessarily harsh. Who among us is without sin?

 

[starshiptrooper]

Yeah, treat’em like dirt for doing the right thing!

The right thing would have been to be more discriminating about whom she sleeps with. This is damage control.

 

[J_Peterson]

The right thing would have been to be more discriminating about whom she sleeps with. This is damage control.

Maybe you should consider a career as a chaperone for young women? You can help them stay chaste and pure for the man that you think they should sleep with.

 

[jtauke]

The right thing would have been to be more discriminating about whom she sleeps with. This is damage control.

Classic. Takes two to tango and yet the fault is entirely laid at the foot of the pregnant girl.

 

[OraLabora]

The reality is that if she’d quietly gone off to have an abortion, nobody would have noticed, she wouldn’t “show” and thus wouldn’t have embarrassed the school. Nobody would have been the wiser that a dead baby was involved. Instead she chose life, hopefully with the support of her parents, and a baby gets to live.

Make no mistake, the school is not trying to protect its values, it is trying to protect its reputation. A school promoting Christian values is no doubt embarrassed when there is a failure of a student to live by them.

Truly protecting Christian values does not stop when someone makes a mistake. It is sticking to those values when to do so may result in embarrassment that separates the talkers from those actually willing to live by them.

Did Jesus not preach forgiveness?