Daily outrage, "treating young people as chattel" edition

[firecat]

http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights-lgbt-rights-religion-belief-reproductive-freedom/get-tested-or-get-out-school

The ACLU is demanding that the Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana, end its policy of forcing students to get pregnancy tests (and kicking them out if they refuse).

After perusing the school policy manual, I also disapprove of the school's policy allowing corporal punishment of students, and I'm glad that "public display of affection" including "holding hands, hugging, kissing, leaning against each other" wasn't consider a "major infraction" at my school.

Edited to add: The school is changing its policy.

Comments

[lilacsigil]

And gee, I wonder what happens if the student *is* pregnant? And I wonder what their policy on student fathers might be?

[firecat]

If the student is pregnant, they kick her out, but in some cases she is allowed to continue studying the school curriculum from home.

Student fathers? Whatever do you mean? Double standard? Pardon me, I don't understand?

[lilacsigil]

These young women and their parthenogenesis! Downright disrespectful, I tell you.

[bibliofile]

Kids! These! Days!!!1!

[ailbhe]

you can't damage young men's prospects, they'll have to support a family one day.