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Infant Seats on School Buses Addressed (Day Care at High School)
Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer ^
| 12/16/04
| Justin Anderson
Posted on 12/16/2004 6:12:29 AM PST by mountaineer
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Sign of the times.
To: mountaineer
[rant] WTF - no way should my tax dollars, which pay for the buses, be spent on INFANT SEATS for the babies of HIGH SCHOOL KIDS too young to DRIVE A CAR! [/rant]
Sheesh.
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posted on
12/16/2004 6:16:59 AM PST
by
sandalwood
("Hail to alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems")
To: mountaineer
I guess it is no longer embarrassing to be a pregnant teen, mother out of wedlock. I'm not that old, graduated in 87 and it was somewhat of a disgrace then.
To: EmilyGeiger
I grad. in 1969 and it was a shock back then, and a shame. But at least maybe these kids are doing the right thing and taking care of their babies and not aborting them.
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posted on
12/16/2004 6:21:06 AM PST
by
buffyt
(Long before you were little, you were loved, by God. It is s CHILD - and NOT a choice.)
To: mountaineer
Mosa said that federal law requires that the school bus seat behind the one where a mother and child are sitting must be left vacant. Why?
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posted on
12/16/2004 6:26:53 AM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.)
To: mountaineer
Would it be rude to point out tha this is happening in West Virginia?
No offense, mountaineer, but you guys already have a tough time with stereotypes. This seems to be piling on...
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posted on
12/16/2004 6:27:48 AM PST
by
sandalwood
("Hail to alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems")
To: sandalwood
I don't have the figures handy, but I suspect WV's rate of unwed teen pregnancies isn't too much higher than the rest of the U.S.
As many have observed, the problem here is that unwed pregnancy no longer is an embarrassment to the girls and the boys who impregnated them. Instead, it's almost a badge of honor, and the notion that school districts or states should fund day care, car seats and transportation, when most of these girls already are receiving govt. benefits like Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, AFDC, should irritate any responsible taxpayer.
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Mosa said that federal law requires that the school bus seat behind the one where a mother and child are sitting must be left vacant.
Why?
So the school can request MORE buses.
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posted on
12/16/2004 7:21:25 AM PST
by
OXENinFLA
To: All
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
federal law requires that the school bus seat behind the one where a mother and child are sitting must be left vacantI don't know why, but I am mildly surprised that Congress (apparently, unless this really is a fed. regulation) thought this was such an overwhelmingly important issue to address - let alone a matter for the federal government's concern.
To: mountaineer
Holy shite:
New Jersey: 60/100
New York 58/100
Washington DC: 50/100
Massachusetts: 50/100
Maryland: 48/100
These are ABORTION RATIOS for women 15-19! I think it is true that Democrats are aborting themselves into the minority. What an eye-opener, mountaineer.
Although it is sad that the national average is 33/100, these numbers are just sickening. Almost half or more of pregnancies between 15 and 19 years old end in abortion? Haven't these young women ever heard of adoption?
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posted on
12/16/2004 8:42:42 AM PST
by
sandalwood
("Hail to alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems")
To: sandalwood
Haven't these young women ever heard of adoption? Why bother, when the gubmint will provide food, shelter, medical care, etc., and free transportation to free daycare, to boot? (I share your sentiments).
To: mountaineer
Six John Marshall High School students with infants...Now that is truly a shame!
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:22:57 AM PST
by
upchuck
(This tag line shutdown for it's "30,000 messages posted" check up.)
To: mountaineer
Currently, the county is not responsible for transporting infant children of students to a day care facility.As it should be and the way it should stay.
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:27:11 AM PST
by
upchuck
(Oops, flunked the checkup. This tag line banned for excessive oil consumption.)
To: EmilyGeiger
I got out of high school in 1986. We had one - ONE - girl turn up pregnant (and it was zero surprise when she did), and she "left town" for a semester and a half and came back thin and babyless. (I think she was at DePelchin, myself.)
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:28:49 AM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Xenalyte
I was talking to a woman in the office - probably about your age - about this story, and she told a similar tale. It wasn't all that long ago that those teens who had babies gave them up for adoption or, at least, didn't expect the school district to help care for them!
To: Xenalyte
Wow...you look much younger! ;-)
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:48:19 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Liberals are OK with racism and sexism, as long as it is aimed at a Republican.)
To: RockinRight
Gonna hit 36 in less than two weeks. You're sweet!
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:48:57 AM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Xenalyte
Wow! I'd have guessed you at 28 - 30 tops.
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posted on
12/16/2004 10:59:44 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Liberals are OK with racism and sexism, as long as it is aimed at a Republican.)
To: RockinRight
Awww, now I feel better.
(I was pouting last night because I'm starting to look my age. How shallow is that?)
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posted on
12/16/2004 11:01:02 AM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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