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Pregnant teenagers are being forced out of education
on “spurious health and safety grounds”, a children’s charity has claimed.
Barnardo’s is calling for extra support for teenage mums to help them continue their studies during pregnancy and as young mothers.
In a report published by the charity entitled “Not the end of the story”, Barnardo’s claims many teenage mothers are having to abandon career ambitions and resign themselves to low income lifestyles.
It found 70% of young mothers are not in education, employment or training (Neet) compared with about 10% of 16- to 18-year-olds generally.
A spokeswoman said many of the young mothers interviewed as part of the research had not been officially excluded.
However, they said they had been pressured into leaving because of unfounded health and safety fears.
Other mums interviewed dropped out because of lack of support and flexibility in schools over their pregnancies and in some cases there were no offers of home tuition or alternative teaching arrangements.
The spokeswoman said: “Teachers are encouraging pregnant teenagers to leave school out of fear of knocks and bumps in the corridor and by saying it is just not safe in school.
Vive em Lisboa e quer manter uma boa aparência das unhas? O secredo tem nome: “Maria Antonia Avila” . Contacte-me. “Clique foto”“The same arrangements that are in place in the workplace for pregnant women just aren’t being made for girls at school.
“We had one girl who was seven months pregnant who was encouraged to leave because she was told the stress of her GCSEs could bring on a premature birth.
“These are teachers saying this, not medically trained staff.”
Dr Jane Evans, Barnardo’s research and policy officer and co-author of the report, said: “The 20,000 girls and young women under 18 who become mothers each year include some of the most vulnerable and isolated in society.
Extra support will be required when the law changes in 2015 requiring all teenagers to stay in education or training until they are 18, she added.
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