12 Girls Fallen Pregnant In A Catholic School A The Same Time..And No Its Not Canon Palmer

Outrageous and shocking article was published in The News Of The World. This really shows how Media has an affect on the portrayal and representation of teen mums. A staggering 12 girls got pregnant at the same time period and most of them were under the age of 16 and attended St Andrews RC School, which is quite worrying, however Media has the tendency to make events look more horrific and exaggerated than they really are.

Last night one parent blasted: “It’s outrageous — half the school must have been at it like rabbits.”
Some staff within the school blame the Media for encouraging such behavior and influencing the girls to get pregnant:''Staff at the school blamed Hollywood films such as Juno for glamorising teen pregnancies.''

This shocking story mirrors the events that happened in Massachusetts where a pact was made between 17 girls at a Catolic School to fall pregnant at the same time so that they can raise their children together. One thing that they did not think about was the havoc and the media frenzy that they have caused.

In relation to this films such as Juno may be getting negative publicity due to the girls careless actions, which to an extent may not have even been influenced by the film. It could simply be argued by many people that teenagers nowadays are out of control. Even though Media plays some sort of part in encouraging sexual behavior that leads to careless and unplanned teen pregnancy, it is really the girls decision to participate in such things.

Source:http://blogs.notw.co.uk/newsoftheworld_scotland/2008/06/shock-as-teen-p.html