CBS 2 CHICAGO: It is a Chicago public school full of energy and spirit. It has about 800 girls, and 115 of them have something in common – something you might find disturbing.
All those young ladies are moms or moms-to-be at Paul Robeson High School. It’s not a school for young mothers, it’s a neighborhood school. And all of the pregnancies have happened, despite prevention talk.
If you want to know why, the people closest to the situation say there’s no simple explanation.
Chicago Public Schools says it does not track the overall number of teen moms in the district. But Robeson Principal Gerald Morrow knows the count at his school in Englewood: 115 young ladies who are either expecting or already have had children…
This story has really stirred up the imgross office. Gross Writer Alec feels he needs to give a helping hand. He will be traveling to Robeson High on Tuesday afternoon to personally present this film strip to the female students. “If I could touch just one of the girls at Robeson, I have done my job” says Alec.
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115 girls pregnant, alec f-ed up.