On the other hand, who knows, it could provide some measure of "birth control" within the school. Instead of these girls dropping out and never being seen around school again (there could be some "cool mystique" for those left in classes all day), they'll still be in circulation, probably exhausted and irritated, if the baby had a bad night, and they'll share the "real" stories of what having a baby is like, versus everyone else who can still talk about all their free time and social schedules. The set-up could require the moms to spend their lunch breaks or certain times of the day in the center and could also provide some parenting/coping courses, which I can only imagine 16, 17 year olds will desperately need. And I particularly see how trying something "different" like this might be a positive because:
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Denver has one of the highest teen-pregnancy rates in the state. Of every 1,000 girls ages 15 to 17, 54.5 will become pregnant in the city, compared with 24.3 throughout Colorado, according to state health statistics.
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