Pregnant at 18. Hailed by Abortion Foes. Punished by Christian School.
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BOONSBORO, Md. — Maddi Runkles has never been a disciplinary problem.
She has a 4.0 average at Heritage Academy, the small private Christian school she attends; played on the soccer team; and served as president of the student council. But when her fellow seniors don blue caps and gowns at graduation early next month, Ms. Runkles, 18, will not be among them.
The reason? She is pregnant.
The decision by school officials to bar Ms. Runkles from “walking” at graduation — and to remove her from her student council position — would have remained private, but for her family’s decision to seek help from Students for Life. The anti-abortion group, which took her to a recent rally in Washington, argues that she should be lauded, not punished, for her decision to keep her baby.
Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/teen-pregnancy-religious-values-christian-school.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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