Discrimination of Adolescent Mothers

There are teenagers who are able to obtain a job, but that also leads to the inability to keep up with the responsibilities of the three fundamental roles, usually forcing a decision between work or school. Even when found pregnant, the adolescent must be allowed to attend a public school and participate in extracurricular activities and be treating with the same qualities as any other student.

It is illegal for any student to be kicked out of school or forced to go to another school just based of the fact that they are pregnant.

Also, during the pregnancy, any time that is missed due to the pregnancy can be later excused with the assistance of a doctor’s note. However, there are many situations where adolescent mothers are bashed and discriminated against at school, provoking the want to drop out of school. An alternative school is the most ideal option that many adolescent mothers tend to lean towards. An alternative school has the same qualities as a traditional public school, but the offer schedule and learning flexibility, support and variety; most beneficial for its flexible schedule. Even with these options, it is difficult for adolescent mothers to continue and pursue their schooling, resulting in adolescent mothers who wind up as dropouts, unenrolled from any school.

As many as “40% of girls who drop out of school do so because of pregnancy or marriage”, typically never going back to school in the future (Teen Pregnancy 789). Along with the fact that “only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, whereas approximately 90% of women who do not give birth during adolescence graduate from high school” (About Teen Pregnancy). Pregnancy is a significant contributor to high school dropout rates among teenagers, causing adolescent mothers to have to give up their education to support and care for their child. As a result, the lost of learning time also delays the time of the adolescent mother getting a successful job or even getting one if possible in the future.

Thus, causing the adolescent mothers to lose their focus and time to find their own goals and aspirations in life, steering off of the standard timeline.

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