Prevention of Pregnancy among Adolescents: Part 1. The Schools' Role.

Ennis, Trudy

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Publication Date: 1987

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Prevention of Pregnancy among Adolescents: Part 1. The Schools' Role.

Ennis, Trudy

School Law Bulletin, v18 n2 p1-15 Spr 1987

There is a high correlation between adolescent women's educational skills, goals, and family income and the likelihood of pregnancy. Schools have a statutory duty to provide health instruction; this may include pregnancy-prevention programs. Includes discussion of Acquired Immune Defficiency Syndrom (AIDS) and school responsibility for educational programs on the disease. (MD)

Descriptors: Birth, Contraception, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, Elementary Secondary Education, Illegitimate Births, Pregnancy, Sex Education, Unwed Mothers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina

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