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Brady Swenson on October 9, 2008 - 11:32am Gloucester Schools OK Contraceptives The Gloucester, Massachusetts School Committee voted unanimously last night to dispense, with parental consent, birth control pills and condoms to students from the school health clinic. Gloucester High School made national headlines in June when Time reported on a possible 'pregnancy pact' among 16 pregnant students that turned out the be unsubstantiated. The dubious exposure and the high number of pregnant students did, however, prompt discussions about the merits of providing VIDEO: Contraception in Schoolscontraceptives at the school's health clinic. School Superintendent Christopher Farmer agreed with last night's decision. "People are increasingly realizing the lives of adolescents now are very complex," he said. "We have a significant... [read full story]
