It's been said there's a day care for kids of the school with kids of their own

If this is so, could someone please explain how this works

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There have been many posts about this in this same forum. But just for you Cherub I will re-explain it (I know how it works because I am in Parenting class and my teacher runs the nursery, I also know because my nephew is in there):
-A teenage mother enrolls her child in the nursery through filling out paperwork and having their child have the neccesary shots, just like you would if you were enrolling your child in a daycare
-The child is either accepted or not accepted into the nursery. The only way a child can be turned down is when the child is over two years of age or has a serious medical problem.
-After the child is enrolled the mother must bring the child into the nursery before school and spend their lunch hour in the nursery helping to take care of their child as well as the others
-The mother picks up her child afterschool and takes it home just like you would if you were picking your child up from nursery school
-To enroll your child into the high school nursery it is completely free, there is no charge
-Two woman that watch the kids throughout the day. They have helpers that are students that have passed Parenting class with at least a B+
-The mothers lunches are brought to them from the cafeteria by the way...just so you know that the mothers do not starve
-One a child is two years old he/she must be withdrawn from the nursery and sent over to Crowley or another daycare center.

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Another question

If this is free, who's paying the expense of running this?

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Taxpayers....oh yes here comes the angry mob of people...

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Well, there is reason for me asking

I'd like to know who approved such a thing

If there are teens having sex which lead to having babies this is no other person's reponsibility other than those involved

Not me or anyone else

To those having babies at such a young age I say stay home with your babies and either support yourselves or let your familiy support you

It's not for me and mine to support you

When we live as free people we must also live with the choices we make with such freedom, and this is one of them

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What's with this site tonight?

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I agree with you for the most part, Cherub.

But what happens to single parents who don't finish high school? Generally, your tax dollars will end up supporting them for many years to come.

A much less expensive option is a day care center at the high school that keeps its costs low by having volunteer students and student-parents run it (under the supervision of adults).

Either way, you're stuck paying for it. The day care center is the lesser of the two evils, though.

The most time that a child will spend in the center is two years...and the mother gets to finish her high school education.

It beats having the mother drop out of school and live on welfare because she can't get a job anywhere.

Just my opinion.

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DonnaBird (04-04-05)

I have to say I agreewith your line of thinking Veratis. No this is not a perfect situtation, but we live in such an imperfect world anyway.At least with a program like this it can help keep the teen moms in school so that they can get the edcuation they need to one day have a decent job. In a perfect world we wouldn't need something like this, there would not be "teen parents" and such, but it happens and we have to find ways to deal with it. This is a less "draining" expense on tax payers then the welfare system...jmo anyway.

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Cherub if your child (hopefully this never ever happens) had a child in his/her high school years Im sure you would be grateful for the high school day care. The day care allows the mothers to finish their education and be able to provide for their child to the fullest in the future. Say there was no high school day care. Lets say Sally gets pregnant. This what could happen:
*Her parents could be stuck with the responsibility of the child while she was in school which would teach her no responsibility and would let her live her life as was before she had a child. She would not realize the reality of having a child because her parents would be doing everything for her. The child would grow up, as would she and she would end up being one of those parents that does not know what they are doing because their parents raised their child when they were younger. The child would grow up to be able to do whatever it wanted and most likely be rebellious because the now grown up mother would not know how to control her own child because she had never had to do it before.
*The teenage mother would drop out of school to take care of her child. She would learn how to raise her child but would struggle with getting a job that would provide for her and her child because of her lack of education. As you know it is very hard for a person of any age to find a decent job without a high school diploma, imagine trying to find a decent job to provide for your child and yourself when you have no education. Say that Sally does get a job. It wont be a very high paying one and she will still be struggling to provide a decent life for her child. She will probably go on WIC which takes more money out of the taxpayers than the high school day care does. Her child would grow up struggling. It would not be in the best interest of the child for its mother to drop out of school.
*She could have an abortion which would be the easiest way out for her but not for the child. She would get to put all her irresponsibility on an innoncent child. She would get to put all her actions on a child who never had a chance to live. She would probably end up needing counseling because of the emotional stress aborting a child causes on a woman, especially a younger woman. All that would be left would be a poor innoncent dead child and a wrecked teenage mother. This would not be in the best interest of the mother or the child.
*She could put the child up for adoption. She could even pick the parents for her child but that does not guarantee her child a healthy life. Her child would grow up having mixed emotions on why its real mother did not want it and God only knows how the foster parents would treat the child. Dont get me wrong I think some foster parents are great but just because some are wonderful does not mean we should forget about all the corrupted foster parents and all the news headlines we see about children being beaten or abused by their foster parents. This child could end up in a good home but there is never a guarantee and there is never a way to make sure you chose the right parents.
*She could place her child in the high school day care where it would stay during school hours. She could continue her education and graduate. She could provide a healthy lifestyle for herself and her child. She could find a good job with her education level and her child could grow and live healthy and provided for. She could learn the responsibility of having a child and realize how much it has effected her life. She could grow with the child and become a great parent.

What choice sounds better to you? Im thinking the last one. Im not saying having a child when you are young is okay but it happens. Racism isnt okay but it happens. We have to find ways to try and cure the evils of the world and cure the wounds of the people. Having a child when you are a teenage happens sometimes and we cant just look the other way because it is not something we are willing to accept. If we dont help these teenage mothers then who will? If we dont help them raise their child and help their child then who will? No one. We have to look at more than the fact that the mother is 15 years old and had sex. We have to look at the fact that no matter the age of the mother, a child is a child. No matter who the child belongs to it is still an innoncent life that needs help. No one is perfect and some need help. It is our job to help them. We would want their help if we were in their situation.

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Mandie, how wrong you are

I guess I'm one of a dying breed of people

Someone who takes responsibility for ones self or family members

The definition of normal is "the norm of society"

And that's the problem

What is the norm of society?

To make mistakes and not having to take responsibilty for it (along with a bunch of other things)

Simply put

U scew up u pay for it

Not me, not my neighbor, but u

Isn't it interesting how very few schools do this

According to this logic presented it would be ok for me to go out and spend my house payment on whatever and then expect u and everyone else to fork over the $$$ to get me caught back up

"Not"

Oh, and were my child to ever get pregnant she would take care of the child as we would as well, but never would I shuck our responsibilty onto others

And, people wonder what's wrong with this world we live in

The answer is right in front of their face and they can't see it

How sad

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