The so-called teen pregnancy pact may have fallen off the radar screen
of mainstream news, but the saga continues for the city of Gloucester.
In case you living under a rock during the last two weeks of June, here's the background: Principal Joseph Sullivan drew worldwide attention when he told
Time that he believed the spike in teen pregnancy at his high school was an
intentional choice by girls who had entered a pact to get knocked up before
graduating. The mayor responded with a press conference in which she forcefully
denied Sullivan’s claims. Sullivan stood by his version of events and
complained that he had been slandered.
Apparently, neither party was able to let bygones be bygones. After 10 years at Gloucester
High, Sullivan abruptly resigned this week. He said that without the support of
the mayor and the school superintendent, it was impossible for him to do his
job.
While many Gloucester
residents expressed regret at Sullivan’s departure and faulted the mayor for
keeping the controversy under wraps, others maintain that Sullivan was wrong to
publicize such a sensational account of teen pregnancy in his school. Which side do you fall on?
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