Teen Pregnancy On The Agenda In Gloucester

GLOUCESTER (WBZ) ― Teen pregnancy will be back on the front burner in Gloucester Wednesday night, at a special School Committee meeting to address the issue. The small North Shore community made international headlines earlier this summer when word circulated of a 'pregnancy pact' among some female students. Seventeen Gloucester High School students became pregnant last school year. The school's principal, Joseph Sullivan, said it was his understanding that several of those girls agreed to become pregnant on purpose, and raise their children together. Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk disputed Sullivan's claims in a public press conference, saying her office had not been able to confirm the existence of a pact, and calling his memory "foggy." Pact or no pact, with 17 pregnant students the city acknowledged teen pregnancy was an... [read full story]