Why do private schools have a lower teen pregnancy rate?

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I don't really agree with abstinence only education but it does seem to work sometimes. I know private schools never have pregnant girls. Ever.

CincinnatiRedsfan · Accepted Answer

Take it from someone who used to go to Catholic schools AND someone who studied the field of education, I know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, parents of students in Catholic schools are often strict. So, the reason is because they're more likely to be virgins in the first place. Even though hardly anyone uses birth control in Catholic schools, it doesn't matter, because they don't have sex until they're about 19/20 years old (at the earliest, on average.) I also know many of them wait for religious reasons.

It has nothing to do with sexual education. There is no correlation between sexual education and teen pregnancy rates.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Kids receive a totally different set of social values, expectations and habits at a private school. Often the schools can cherry pick the best students but basically only a certain social standing will get your kids into private school. Most simply couldn't afford it. Making it about privalige. often parents are able to spend more time at home with their kids. Often in 2 parent house holds etc. I'm supprised the gap isn't bigger

crystalt70 · Accepted Answer

Yes, they do have girls in private schools who wind up pregnant. They get kicked out or sent to a school for pregnant teens until they have the baby.

VampireEmpress · Accepted Answer

because the parents are paying so much money, that they would murder their kids if they ever wasted it.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

That's because they get kicked out of the private school when they get pregnant.

ccp16 · Answer

Well a lot are not coed to start. Second, they also give you far less time to mingle, with a higher teacher to student rate, so you have less time to meet others. In the US as well, private schools are often religious by nature as well, and often hide pregnancies, well maybe not the school, but parents do out of shame, I have seen it before.

Illusive_Man · Answer

Better educated parents who tend to be more liberal when it comes to teaching kids about safe sex , which in turns pressure the school into teaching more about it , etc etc etc

SonicRiver · Answer

Better educated parents preempt the situation...

RasmusAiken · Answer

Girls at private schools may be opting for quietly getting an abortion more often than at public schools.

Riggers · Answer

Private schools are for people who want to be their, To learn and gurantee a good future, Hence why they pay so much for the privellage, Education is paramount.

Whereas in public schools, The majority of people couldn't give a shit and just want to go home all day and receieve less education, do more stupid shit and are more likely to get knocked up.

AleDeEurope · Answer

It's not because they teach abstinence, it's because they have better sex ed. The parents of the kids there tend to be more educated, so they educate their kids about the risks of sex.
There are still teens getting pregnant in private schools, but not as often as in public schools, that's true.

Bandit74 · Answer

Wealthier, better educated parents, stricter rules. Maybe easier access to birth control.

sexyphil · Answer

Because they keep the guys and girls apart so no opportunity

Ihav2fart · Answer

Those rich kids are too busy snorting up cocaine

OrdinaryGentleman · Answer

Not true however it is because there are far less people and everyone knows everyone. Plus kids there are more intelligent

bubbletrouble · Answer

They preach abstinence and private schools are often Catholic

apexalpha · Answer

They are more prude I guess and a heavy load of school work and extra curricular activities sees to less time getting knocked up

Noxifer626 · Answer

What you mean is that incidents from private schools are quickly covered up...

Anonymous · Answer

You don't every private school

Anonymous · Answer

i go to a private school and we always have at least 1 girl gets pregnet at my school

Anonymous · Answer

Where do you get those facts?

Why do private schools have a lower teen pregnancy rate?

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