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The gist of the article seemed to be that they wanted these girls to be able to take time off without the penalty of unexcused absences. I can see that perhaps they'd need to take a semester off, go to summer school or night school, or repeat the semester. That's ok to me. It's the "without the penalty of unexcused absences", which I took to mean truancy law follow through. I don't think that making up credits is a penalty for unexcused absences, but being ticketed, put on probation for truancy, having parents fined, etc. are penalties for unexcused absences. I don't think a new mother should be penalized that way.
I didn't make myself clear enough about why I brought up the FMLA and short term disability. The reality is, you're not ready for all normal activity two days after giving birth. You have stitches and a lot of pain. You don't get short term disability for 6 weeks to be able to bond with the baby. You get it because you're not physically up to par to resume all normal activities.
I don't think the child care being provided on site would be the responsibility of the school.. it would be run and funded by the state, just like it is for the moms on ADC while they get work skills training. They have to meet certain requirements to get their ADC, like work skills training and showing that they are looking for work. This would be a similar program, but for teen moms to finish high school and gain parenting skills. Sure, some wouldn't use it and therefore, wouldn't benefit from the parenting classes, but it would be available for those who would.
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