Was there a pregnancy pact between the teenage girls attending Gloucester High School?  Whether or not there was a pact I believe the real issue is not the veracity of the story but the fact that there are so many pregnant girls in this Massachusetts High School.

This article, and the comments in response, make me want to throw something. The (white, male) author bemoans the frequency of teen pregnancy amongst the low-income, mostly non-white girls he teaches. He writes:

It happens too often. A female student approaches my desk, says "Mr. Okun?", and and whispers the two words no adult wants to hear from a teenager: "I'm pregnant." I want to scream, I want to cry, I want to shake her with anger. What have you done? Life is not hard enough already? Is it over, have you given up? What about finishing high school? What about college? What about your own dreams? What about enjoying the last of your own childhood? How can you parent a child when you are just a child yourself? How will you support your baby, how will you support yourself? Where is the man, will he be here next year? Will I see you and your baby coldly waiting alone for a city bus that will not come? Please look me in the eye and tell me you know what you have done.