Louisiana School Forces Pregnancy Tests On Girls

Posted by | August 7, 2012 18:02 | Filed under: Top Stories


It’s being challenged by the ACLU.

“…Delhi Charter School, in Delhi, Louisiana, a school of 600 students…does not believe its female students have a right to education free from discrimination. According to its Student Pregnancy Policy, the school has a right to not only force testing upon girls, but to send them to a physician of the school administration’s choice. A positive test result, or failure to take the test at all, means administrators can forbid a girl from taking classes and force her to pursue a course of home study if she wishes to continue her education with the school.

“This is in blatant violation of federal law and the U.S. Constitution…

“The policy’s complete disregard for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, is astonishing.

“Besides violating Title IX, the policy is also in violation of the Constitution’s due process right to procreate, and equal protection: it treats female students differently from male students and relies on archaic stereotypes linked to sex and pregnancy.”

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