Do not dismiss girls who get pregnant in School - HRAC

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GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

FOOLS. INSTEAD OF DESIGNING PROGRAMS LIKE EXTRA CLASSES OR NITE SCH TO ENABLE THEM COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION. N BECOME USEFUL CITIZENS OF GH. WE SHAME THEM. WHR IS OYE LITHUR WHEN U NEED HER? PROLLY SOMEWHERE CHEWING TURKEY TA ...
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FOOLS. INSTEAD OF DESIGNING PROGRAMS LIKE EXTRA CLASSES OR NITE SCH TO ENABLE THEM COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION. N BECOME USEFUL CITIZENS OF GH. WE SHAME THEM. WHR IS OYE LITHUR WHEN U NEED HER? PROLLY SOMEWHERE CHEWING TURKEY TAIL.
WISE-TALK, UK 11 years ago

u animal,if all female is going to be like ur mother how many building are going to contain them for designing programs?ur father rape ur stinking mother at farm wech u are the resuilt.

u animal,if all female is going to be like ur mother how many building are going to contain them for designing programs?ur father rape ur stinking mother at farm wech u are the resuilt.
OBAA NIE 11 years ago

U this guy always talk bullshit on this web, I do think you were born animal with human skin living among human habitats. Why should a girl be dismissed from school just because she is pregnant? Go to universities and tertiar ...
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U this guy always talk bullshit on this web, I do think you were born animal with human skin living among human habitats. Why should a girl be dismissed from school just because she is pregnant? Go to universities and tertiary educations and dismissed the matured women who are married or pregnant. These girls should be allowed to continue till few months before delivery and be re-admitted to continue if they choose to. Its nothing more discriminatory dismissing them just because boys don't get pregnant because of their physiology. Whatever is good for the goose is good for the gander. STOP BULLSHITTING WITH YOUR IGNORANCE AND GROW UP. IDENTIFY YOUR NAME AS "FOOLISH-TALK, UK" bcos u have no sense left motherfucker.
IDRIS PACAS 11 years ago

The Constitution guarantees every child, not every woman the right to basic education. Basic schools are not maternity homes. This Child's right activities should be more serious in dealing with how to prevent teenage pregnan ...
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The Constitution guarantees every child, not every woman the right to basic education. Basic schools are not maternity homes. This Child's right activities should be more serious in dealing with how to prevent teenage pregnancy rather than how to manage it. Is she even aware that the same Constitution states the age at which girls can marry and/or become pregnant?
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

do u know how many teenage girls especially mINORITIES GET PREGNANT IN THE WEST? GO TO CANADIAN N AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS? U SEE MANY TEENAGE PREGNANT GIRLS. BUT YOU DONT DISMISS THEM? HELL NAH...IF THEY CAN GIVE BIRTH N CONTIN ...
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do u know how many teenage girls especially mINORITIES GET PREGNANT IN THE WEST? GO TO CANADIAN N AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS? U SEE MANY TEENAGE PREGNANT GIRLS. BUT YOU DONT DISMISS THEM? HELL NAH...IF THEY CAN GIVE BIRTH N CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES UNTIL THEY FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THEY CAN ALSO ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL OR NITE SCHOOL. I KNOW MANY TEENAGE GIRLS WHO HAD BABIES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUED UNTO TO UNIVERSITY AND ARE PRODUCTIVE, INDEPENDENT WOMEN. WATS WRONG WITH THAT? ITS TIME OUR SOCIETY RID ITSELF OF SUCH PRIMITIVE THINKING,LIKE ONCE UR ARE A TEENAGER AND YOU ARE PREGNANT. YOU LIFE HAS ENDED. ITS STUPID. PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL THAT WILL EMPOWER AND PROPEL THESE GIRLS TO COMPLETE THEIR STUDIES N AIM HIGH FOR THEIR KIDS. SO THEIR KIDS DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES THEIR TEENAGE MOTHERS MAKE. IF OUR STUPID, THIEVING LEADERS DO NOT. WHOSE BURDEN WILL THESE GIRLS BE? GHANA'S....
Ewusi 11 years ago

A pregnant girl child is a bad nut,that would easily spread to other girls.

A pregnant girl child is a bad nut,that would easily spread to other girls.
papa gaga 11 years ago

LISTEN TO YOURSELF EWUSI ,THE PREGNANT GIRL AND THE ONE WHO IS JUST GOING ROUND SLEEPING WITH GIRLS ,WHO IS THE BAD ONE?

LISTEN TO YOURSELF EWUSI ,THE PREGNANT GIRL AND THE ONE WHO IS JUST GOING ROUND SLEEPING WITH GIRLS ,WHO IS THE BAD ONE?
Ewusi 11 years ago

Teach your girl child the way she should go and she would never depart from it.Train her mind and she would never call a Lion a sheep when she sees one.

Teach your girl child the way she should go and she would never depart from it.Train her mind and she would never call a Lion a sheep when she sees one.
sbrooks 11 years ago

Ewusi, and if your girl child is Raped she would still be subjected to no education even though you failed to protect her you idiot,It is the responsibility of a parent to protect their children even though thru no fault of t ...
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Ewusi, and if your girl child is Raped she would still be subjected to no education even though you failed to protect her you idiot,It is the responsibility of a parent to protect their children even though thru no fault of their own they couldn't.
Ewusi 11 years ago

I am talking about training and discipline and you are speaking about rape,rape is a different topic.Why mix problems?How do you find solutions to everyday problems if you do not understand simple things.

I am talking about training and discipline and you are speaking about rape,rape is a different topic.Why mix problems?How do you find solutions to everyday problems if you do not understand simple things.
william 11 years ago

Going by your funny logic the boys who impregnate girls cannot influence their 'zipless' colleagues!'waa-look Ewusi".The issue is not about whether is right or wrong to be a pregnant girl child. It is about the right of the g ...
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Going by your funny logic the boys who impregnate girls cannot influence their 'zipless' colleagues!'waa-look Ewusi".The issue is not about whether is right or wrong to be a pregnant girl child. It is about the right of the girls being as protected, if not more, as the boys.. the right to education.
kwapea 11 years ago

Does the writer want to say that all those who impregnate school girls are always school boys themselves? Some school teachers also impregnate school girls so, watch that side too. How about the mechanics, truck pushers, dri ...
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Does the writer want to say that all those who impregnate school girls are always school boys themselves? Some school teachers also impregnate school girls so, watch that side too. How about the mechanics, truck pushers, driver's apprentices etc? Many of these young girls get pregnant along the way due to bad influences and sometimes lack of parental control. It is a pity to have your daughter pregnant while in school. She can certainly not cope with the rigors of school work while being pregnant.
Another more serious side effect is not the right to education but the fact that she may not be able to have children again the future because child birth could destroy her 'immature' reproductive system at the time of delivery of the unplanned/impulsive pregnancy.
NTIM 11 years ago

sex education must be taught in our schools to help them know the DO,S and DONT,S

sex education must be taught in our schools to help them know the DO,S and DONT,S
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

The girl admitted under parental questioning that she was pregnant,
but couldn't say who was responsible. "All right !" bellowed her
Mother, "you march yourself to your room, and don't come out until
you can give us a defi ...
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The girl admitted under parental questioning that she was pregnant,
but couldn't say who was responsible. "All right !" bellowed her
Mother, "you march yourself to your room, and don't come out until
you can give us a definite answer."
Later that night her voice rang down the stairs. "Hey Mom, I think
I have an idea now."
"I should hope so !" the Mother responded. "The very idea that any
daughter of mine could get pregnant, let alone not know the father."
"Chill Mom." the girl said. "I got it narrowed down to the band or
the football team."
Naina 11 years ago

Free education should be the norm in ensuring that all drop out are given the opportunity too.

Free education should be the norm in ensuring that all drop out are given the opportunity too.
KA AKYIRE 11 years ago

A GOOD ONE FOR IT IS PRACTICED IN IVOIRY COAST. IT IS NOT BAD IDEA. THEY ONLY STOP TO GO GIVE BIRTH AND GO BACK TO CLASSROOM TO CONTINUE.

A GOOD ONE FOR IT IS PRACTICED IN IVOIRY COAST. IT IS NOT BAD IDEA. THEY ONLY STOP TO GO GIVE BIRTH AND GO BACK TO CLASSROOM TO CONTINUE.
Yabadabadoo 11 years ago

The practice of dismissing pregnant school girls started because our schools were mostly owned by the churches. It is a practice that should be abolished in my opinion also. If the school is a boarding school, such girls shou ...
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The practice of dismissing pregnant school girls started because our schools were mostly owned by the churches. It is a practice that should be abolished in my opinion also. If the school is a boarding school, such girls should become day students if possible. Dismissing pregnant girls leads to abortions, wasted resources and under development. That is why in public schools in the US for example no pregnant girl would be dismissed. It is about time we put an end to it in Ghana.
N, O - D. NY, NY. 11 years ago

MY BEEF IS VERY SIMPLE, AFTER BECOMING PREGNANT,TECHNICALLY THE PERSON IS ASSUMED AN ADULT COS SEX IS A RESERVE FOR MARRIAGE COUPLES, THEREFORE SHE OR THE PERSON CANT JUST BE MESSING WITH OTHERS WHO ARE NOT UP TO THAT MESS I ...
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MY BEEF IS VERY SIMPLE, AFTER BECOMING PREGNANT,TECHNICALLY THE PERSON IS ASSUMED AN ADULT COS SEX IS A RESERVE FOR MARRIAGE COUPLES, THEREFORE SHE OR THE PERSON CANT JUST BE MESSING WITH OTHERS WHO ARE NOT UP TO THAT MESS IN SCHOOL.FOR ME THIS IS A SOCIAL CANKER WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SQUARELY RATHER THAN THE AYEWS,PARLIAMENTARY BOYCOTS AND THE KWASI APPIAHS
bella bordom 11 years ago

While i nEurope Girls continuine till they delivered in Ghana Girls are dimiss and be mocked at. which is a very shamedful art.

While i nEurope Girls continuine till they delivered in Ghana Girls are dimiss and be mocked at. which is a very shamedful art.
kyikyibi 11 years ago

Whenever there's problems there's a solution. first the Girls have to decide either to stay in class until her time get near to give birth and she can come back after that or stay home and give birth and back to school but it ...
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Whenever there's problems there's a solution. first the Girls have to decide either to stay in class until her time get near to give birth and she can come back after that or stay home and give birth and back to school but its against the law to dismissed them. Girls and Boys knew everything about sex now so educate them about the sex for preventive measures
Alah 11 years ago

Poverty or lack of means to educate a child is one thing that is causing havoc in our soceity. If a pregnant girl's parents can afford to sponsor her to continue in that situation and she is willing to, why expel her? Let us ...
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Poverty or lack of means to educate a child is one thing that is causing havoc in our soceity. If a pregnant girl's parents can afford to sponsor her to continue in that situation and she is willing to, why expel her? Let us always try and come up with a solution when a situation of this sort arises, it is an opportunity for us to crack our brains, and I tell you that is how the advanced countries achieved what they have right now. We need to educate ourselves to eliminate certain bad behaviors that draws us backward. What about if she is an adult and married. Or what type or kind of school are we talking about?
yunus 11 years ago

Pregnant girls should be dismiss from school so that their friends will also abstain from it

Pregnant girls should be dismiss from school so that their friends will also abstain from it
AKWADAAPAH 11 years ago

Girls who become pregnant should continue going to school. But the school should be schools for girls, called PAY UP DADDY SCHOOLS. Where all the dads who impregnated the girls foot the bill to run the schools. You can't pay, ...
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Girls who become pregnant should continue going to school. But the school should be schools for girls, called PAY UP DADDY SCHOOLS. Where all the dads who impregnated the girls foot the bill to run the schools. You can't pay, your family member becomes responsible.
OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

We must eschew the idea of admitting pregnant girls in our normal schools. This is because they will set a bad precedence, disturb classes and encourage vagabonds because we don't have government child support for kids and ou ...
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We must eschew the idea of admitting pregnant girls in our normal schools. This is because they will set a bad precedence, disturb classes and encourage vagabonds because we don't have government child support for kids and our mothers who could babysit are always in the market.
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Instead of focusing primarily on teaching our young people to prepare to take the BECE, we should immerse them in learning about their bodies. The mission of schools is to help children grow into productive responsive adults ...
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Instead of focusing primarily on teaching our young people to prepare to take the BECE, we should immerse them in learning about their bodies. The mission of schools is to help children grow into productive responsive adults who help to make the world a better place.

Yet many of our young people don't feel connected to their bodies, their communities, and their country at large.

The roles that our schools have of producing, well-taught, prepared and patriotic Ghanaian citizens have been replaced by pressure from high-stakes testing from GES. The sole mission of schooling is to do everything possible to pass the BECE & and the WASSCE.
Many a kid & a lass stay up late, burning the midnight oil, cramming and bunking.

If we want our students to do better at school, stop making babies and focus on their studies, then we need to do things differently.
For example, we should see to it that:
1. the relationship between adults and children are respectful;
2. everyone- staff, students, and parents feel a sense of belonging;
3. students have opportunities for self-direction and collaboration;
4. the curriculum is challenging and engaging;
5. and the school promotes safety and community.

Trust me, if we are able to do what I have suggested here, our students babies will stop making babies.
GOLD COAST 11 years ago

Brother Marcus,as much as yours truly agrees with SOME of your suggestions, your last sentence ain't gonna stand up anywhere in the world.You can't control NATURE - not today,tomorrow or in the future.Adolescent pregnancy occ ...
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Brother Marcus,as much as yours truly agrees with SOME of your suggestions, your last sentence ain't gonna stand up anywhere in the world.You can't control NATURE - not today,tomorrow or in the future.Adolescent pregnancy occurs in all societies - strict and
liberal ones.This might be Nature's way of correcting low birth rates among adults and ensuring the survival of the Human Race.

In reference to adolescent/adult relationship,the conflict has existed since the days of Jacob and Esau - in the Bible.And both Socrates(470BC-399BC) and Plato(427BC-347BC) complained about the"youth of today".

Socrates was reported to have said:"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners,contempt for authority;they show disrespect for
elders and love chatter in place of exercise.Children are now tyrants,not the servants of their households.They no longer rise when elders enter the room.They contradict their parents, chatter before company,gooble up dainties at the table,cross their legs,and tyrannize their teachers." Socrates again complained:"I mean such things as these:? when the young are to be silent before their elders; how they are to show respect to them by standing and making them sit;what honour is due to parents;what garments or shoes are to be worn;the mode of dressing the hair;deportment and manners in general.You should agree with me? ? Yes."

Infact Plato, a former student of Socrates,also lashed out at the youth by saying:"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders,they disobey their parents. They ignore the law.They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying.What is to become of them?"

Ah! Here's Plato speaking again as if he was a saint during adolescence(as most adults in the world think they were),"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today,for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words...When I was young,we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders,but the present youth are exceedingly wise[disrespectful] and impatient of restraint." AND THAT WAS ALMOST TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO!

Adolecents are not in general,going to buckle under traditional norms and values most the time.It happens in Moscow,Beijing,Washington,DC.,Tokyo,Cairo,Mexico City,Accra,Nairobi and Pretoria.

"Babies" will not stop making babies anywhwere in the world.However, enlightened societies recognize this reality and make some adjustments to accommodate these pregnant girls - so that,they and their children do not become a liabilty to society when they grow up.After all,if Nature's own actions(like conjoined twins, earthquakes,tsunamis,children's cancers,et al)are not perfect,why do some folks think adolescents should be perfect?

PEACE
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

You can't dismiss what I suggested by fleeing to Ancient Greece. We are in 21st century Ghana with an explosion population of close to 25 million and counting.

Let me reiterate some of what I said:
We as a society are too ...
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You can't dismiss what I suggested by fleeing to Ancient Greece. We are in 21st century Ghana with an explosion population of close to 25 million and counting.

Let me reiterate some of what I said:
We as a society are too much focused on testing our young ones, and not adequately preparing them academically and for the world of work. I also stated that the relationship between adults and our young people are not based on mutual respect.
And I lamented the fact that our school's curriculum are not challenging, fun and engaging enough for our young people to keep them focused.

Yes, there are troublling instances of teenage pregnancy worldwide, but we in Ghana don't have the safety net to deal with what is becoming an unacceptable menace.
GOLD COAST 11 years ago

"---but we in Ghana don't have the safety net to deal with what is becoming an unacceptable menace."

Brother Marcus,if we are faced with a potential population explosion,which we don't have the resources to mitigate,then w ...
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"---but we in Ghana don't have the safety net to deal with what is becoming an unacceptable menace."

Brother Marcus,if we are faced with a potential population explosion,which we don't have the resources to mitigate,then we should also consider offering sex education in our senior schools,in addition to abstinence.

In fact,we should offer free condoms(the "moralists" will hit the roof )to students in the senior schools - IF PARENTS CONSENT.This will protect the girls from pregnancy,HIV,other sexually transmitted diseases and slow down the potential population explosion.

I'm sure both of us now agree that nothing can stop teenagers from having sex and getting into trouble - despite interventions in schools, churches,mosques and at home.The question now is,will the public and leaders accept some of the propositions?

PEACE
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Thanks for your cordial response.
If we are able to make our schools relevant, many of our problems would be solved, I sincerely believe that.

Thanks for your cordial response.
If we are able to make our schools relevant, many of our problems would be solved, I sincerely believe that.
zimzim 11 years ago

what we should be discussing is the underlying factors that may lead to girl child pregnancy -poverty, unscrupulousness of men/boys (TEACHERS /DADS/PASTORS/TRADITIONAL LEADERS/FAMILY MEMBERS/ CLASSMATES /COMMUNITY LEADERS) pr ...
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what we should be discussing is the underlying factors that may lead to girl child pregnancy -poverty, unscrupulousness of men/boys (TEACHERS /DADS/PASTORS/TRADITIONAL LEADERS/FAMILY MEMBERS/ CLASSMATES /COMMUNITY LEADERS) promiscuous girls, rape, lack of parental control, absence of father figures and so on.

We should not also forget the torture these girls go through at home, community and school. Sacking them from the school does not solve the problem, though in some instances it may serve as a deterrent, the problem is not solve until the underlying factors are addressed. Parents, teachers, community leaders, churches, mosques must join hands together to find a solution to these problems.

Having and exercising rights is not enough, there should be equal emphasis on the responsibilities too.

In some areas of our nation, girls who became pregnant continue their education after birth at other schools. At least this approach not only ensure that they get the basic education needed but also reduced the shame that these girls may entertain should they continue or go back to their former school. The students would eventually know of these girls but it is none of their.

We therefore need a multi-faceted approach to this lingering problem in our nation

Those who impregnate minors should be dealt with accordingly irrespective of their social status in the community.
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

Triplets are lounging around in the womb, discussing what they
want to be after they are born and grow up.
First one says, "I want to be a plumber, 'cause after floating
around in this swamp for nine months, I want to ...
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Triplets are lounging around in the womb, discussing what they
want to be after they are born and grow up.
First one says, "I want to be a plumber, 'cause after floating
around in this swamp for nine months, I want to make sure that
from now on the water's drained right."
Second one says, "I want to be an electrician, 'cause I'm tired
of being in the dark all the time."
Third one says, "Well, I want to be a hunter."
In unison, the other two ask, "Why a hunter?"
Third one says, "cause the next time that rat starts
sticking his head in that little hole down there, I'm gonna
blast his ass off!"
ghanaba 11 years ago

attach maternity wards to all female attending schools. the presence of impregnated females are akward to whatever represents formal education. it has been always been practiced, these young and infant or teenage mothers stay ...
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attach maternity wards to all female attending schools. the presence of impregnated females are akward to whatever represents formal education. it has been always been practiced, these young and infant or teenage mothers stay away and get back to school without any hindrance. why all these noise about a natural phenomenon. do you know how much the education of any child gender causes us? multiplied by natural dropouts and pregnant ones. although teachers are not well paid and open air classrooms are free, but in time of rain. please let us avoid intellectual confrontation with nature, for the sole proprietor of nature has decreed that everything except his word shall come to void. when we have nothing to say or when we have little to say why all this rush up to void. it is not very clever an attitude.
Nicholas . J. Bedzo 11 years ago

All Pregnant girls in school should be
dismissed because they cannt cope with
the sylabus the body is weak and sleepy, why do you allow this to happen your class? Better get them off
no mercy.

All Pregnant girls in school should be
dismissed because they cannt cope with
the sylabus the body is weak and sleepy, why do you allow this to happen your class? Better get them off
no mercy.
S.K.YORMESOR(SA) 11 years ago

This human right thing should be handle with care,if the first pregnant girl is allowed in the school,the rest of learners will learn and continue to practice such sexual act. countries dat practice this wish they can reve ...
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This human right thing should be handle with care,if the first pregnant girl is allowed in the school,the rest of learners will learn and continue to practice such sexual act. countries dat practice this wish they can reverse it but is too late.
Nii Kootse. 11 years ago

If you educate a man you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family.”

Dr.James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey

If you educate a man you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family.”

Dr.James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey
Obed Adore 11 years ago

Hello Guys,
Dismissing pregnant school kids from school outright is not good; it indeed infringes on their right to education. However, leaving them in the mainstream schools tends to do the following:
- sets bad example
- ...
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Hello Guys,
Dismissing pregnant school kids from school outright is not good; it indeed infringes on their right to education. However, leaving them in the mainstream schools tends to do the following:
- sets bad example
- encourages other girls to emulate.
- many of the young to be mothers can not pay strict attention to rigorous lectures and learning
- poor attendance due to sleepiness, and possible medical complications
- poor academic performance (same as above), and stress- both physical and psychological.
--etc...
In the country or province that I reside, such young pregnant pre-college/university girls are indeed removed from the mainstream schools to special schools in certain districts. These schools have special teachers. The lessons are not structured as rigorous. The young to-be-mothers are also given parental lessons on childcare, home care, home making, etc...
After they deliver their babies, baby feeding and breast feeding periods are included in their daily academic agenda. After 18, they are provided with accommodation in the community.(Note; I am not guessing. This is because, as a Trainee Public Health Inspector many years ago, I had the opportunity to inspect the kitchen of such an institution and I got briefed on the program, believe me).
Dismissing them outright is not good. I am however hopeful that in the nearest future, the first cycle education program in Ghana will be re-structured to cater for such unfortunate girls.
Obed Adore 11 years ago

Guys,
My posting may have created the impression that every pre-college or university pregnant girl is treated this way. No; this is not the case at all. Rather, this applies to those kids that have no welcoming homes, and ...
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Guys,
My posting may have created the impression that every pre-college or university pregnant girl is treated this way. No; this is not the case at all. Rather, this applies to those kids that have no welcoming homes, and who are at risk of living on the streets.
Raphael 11 years ago

It is the most idoitic thing that takes place in our local schools in Ghana and may be other african countries.Getting pregnant is not against the laws and yet ours high schools has laws that purnishes students who get pregna ...
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It is the most idoitic thing that takes place in our local schools in Ghana and may be other african countries.Getting pregnant is not against the laws and yet ours high schools has laws that purnishes students who get pregnant. So the schools laws conflicts with the country's laws and still the school's laws stands.And by the why do they dismiss only the girls? What about the guys who get the girls pregnant ooutside the schools and those in the schools? So annoying that these schools are ruining these girls lives just because they got pregnant. I am yet to know how someone's pregnancy will affect the schools work.
kwapea 11 years ago

It is simple for you to just insult everyone involved in such a situation. Some wrongs have been committed in the past but that was not idiotic. It was supposed to be a deterrent to those who dared. In elementary schools, I k ...
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It is simple for you to just insult everyone involved in such a situation. Some wrongs have been committed in the past but that was not idiotic. It was supposed to be a deterrent to those who dared. In elementary schools, I knew those who got pregnant were allowed to stay at home but went to another school they were delivered because of the stigma and the name calling the girl's peers would visit on her (you know teenagers). In the Secondary it was about the same except that many of the girls lost their education not because the schools dismissed them but parents refused to send them back to school after delivery because they felt let down by the daughters. Many young boys have also lost their education for impregnating other school going girls. So the impression should not be created as though girls have losing out all the time. I know many girls who have gone back to school after child birth. They are not allowed to stay in the school for moral reasons after all the school is for children and not adults.
In the Teachers' Schools, those who are duly married are allowed to go back home to have their children having deferred their studies and come back to continue. Many teachers who have impregnated school girls have had their licences withdrawn if their cases have brought before school authorities. No one really dismisses a school girl for getting pregnant but the atmosphere makes them 'sack themselves' to return later in another school.
OLAALAAAA 11 years ago

ALL THE GIRLS IN OUR SCHOOLS WILL BECOME PREGNANT SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IF GIRLS ARE NOT DISMISSED. DISMISSAL SERVES AS A DETERENT FOR OTHERS.

ALL THE GIRLS IN OUR SCHOOLS WILL BECOME PREGNANT SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IF GIRLS ARE NOT DISMISSED. DISMISSAL SERVES AS A DETERENT FOR OTHERS.
Ghana 11 years ago

It seems to be a favorite hobby to engage in activities leading to pregnancy among school girls. Who are the fathers ? Little boys, teachers or old sugar daddies.

It seems to be a favorite hobby to engage in activities leading to pregnancy among school girls. Who are the fathers ? Little boys, teachers or old sugar daddies.
Sankofa 11 years ago

If there is no deterrent, there will be more girls falling pregnant. Do you realise the effect that pregnant girls have on their mates?

The rise of NGOs in the country invariably sponsored by foraign interests is a serious ...
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If there is no deterrent, there will be more girls falling pregnant. Do you realise the effect that pregnant girls have on their mates?

The rise of NGOs in the country invariably sponsored by foraign interests is a serious concern. Foreign interests are using these NGOs to influence decision-making in our country.

We call on President Mahama to review the activities of these NGOS and their Ghanaian collaborators, and ensure that they are kept in check. They cannot tell us what to do.
Akosua 11 years ago

N YOUR OLD AGE. NO WONDER MOST WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY ABORT KIDS GO FOR THEIR PHDS AND DIE CHILDLESS. DON'T DISMISS THEM. ONEDAY THOSE KIDS WILL BECOME FUTURE LEADERS. SHAME ON THOSE SICK HEADS WHO DISMISS PREGNANT KIDS.

N YOUR OLD AGE. NO WONDER MOST WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY ABORT KIDS GO FOR THEIR PHDS AND DIE CHILDLESS. DON'T DISMISS THEM. ONEDAY THOSE KIDS WILL BECOME FUTURE LEADERS. SHAME ON THOSE SICK HEADS WHO DISMISS PREGNANT KIDS.
GHANABA 11 years ago

THIS STUPID ARIORI DONT NO THAT WITHOUT DISMISSAL,TEENAGE WILL RISE IN THE COUNTRY?

THIS STUPID ARIORI DONT NO THAT WITHOUT DISMISSAL,TEENAGE WILL RISE IN THE COUNTRY?
Velve 11 years ago

@GHANABA YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING BALLOON.READ OVER YOUR COMMENT BEFORE SENDING THEM IT HAS NO MEANING. AM SURE YOU FORGOT TO TAKE PINK TABLET BEFORE TYPING. KWASIA BORDOOOOOR
contribute meaningful and stop the insult. HEEEEEEEE ...
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@GHANABA YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING BALLOON.READ OVER YOUR COMMENT BEFORE SENDING THEM IT HAS NO MEANING. AM SURE YOU FORGOT TO TAKE PINK TABLET BEFORE TYPING. KWASIA BORDOOOOOR
contribute meaningful and stop the insult. HEEEEEEEEEEEFU, OHIEFLEFLE!
I love Nigeria 11 years ago

we have begin to lost our core value or in the name of Right, instead of u people to promote a program that will helo them abstain from sex. u are rather saying the should stop them from school.westerner Style of life.

we have begin to lost our core value or in the name of Right, instead of u people to promote a program that will helo them abstain from sex. u are rather saying the should stop them from school.westerner Style of life.

Do not dismiss girls who get pregnant in School - HRAC

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