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Re:Student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half ... by Frondo on Friday March 05, 2021 @05:33PM (#26363098)
We don't know the circumstances of someone working three jobs with three children - maybe they had a good job, maybe they were married to someone who also had a good job, maybe life was going swimmingly until someone in their family got cancer and bankrupted them or their spouse died or their employer closed and down and because it's Baltimore it was tough to find another decent job.

Better to figure out how we can support these people so that their lives aren't filled with such abject suffering than to say "they (retroactively) shouldn't have kids."

Re:Student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half ... by viklove on Friday March 05, 2021 @06:02PM (#26363377)
> Better to figure out how we can support these people

Yes, by supplying them with adequate family planning education and free access to contraceptives so they understand the risk and burden of parenthood before inflicting it upon themselves.

Re:Student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half ... by colejohnson66 on Friday March 05, 2021 @06:53PM (#26363823)
Even if those were available, if their situation was good at the time before it went to shit, access to that stuff won’t help. Because the kid already exists. You can’t contraceptive your way out of a toddler.
Re:Student passes 3 classes in 4 years, ranks near top half ... by m8s on Saturday March 06, 2021 @01:58PM (#26369601)
I agree, I'd love for this to not happen in the future. Let's provide extensive family planning education, those are excellent ideas.

Let's also help those that have been left behind though. We have the ability to help everyone.