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  • August 2008

    • Principal of 'Pregnancy Pact' High School Quits

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 13, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Principal of 'Pregnancy Pact' High School Quits

      (Newser) - The principal of the Massachusetts high school that gained infamy for an alleged pregnancy pact made by 17 students has resigned, the Boston Globe reports. The Gloucester High principal said the mayor "publicly slandered" him and insisted his interview with Time, which set off the controversy, was "direct, truthful, and honest," the Gloucester Times reports. More »

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      resignation  • teen pregnancy  • Gloucester

  • July 2008

    • Parade Mocks Pregnancy Pact

      Boston Herald  |  Jul 7, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      Parade Mocks Pregnancy Pact

      (Newser) - The Gloucester, Mass., teen pregnancy pact is a sensitive matter, which apparently made it fair game for the Fourth of July "Horribles" parade in an upscale neighboring town, the Boston Herald reports. One float in the Beverly Farms procession raucously mocked the situation in blue-collar Gloucester with a giant phallus, which sprayed the crowd while men in diapers crawled from beneath a woman’s legs. More »

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      Massachusetts  • teen pregnancy  • Fourth of July  • Gloucester  • parade

  • June 2008

    • Pregnancy Pact Was Real, Says Principal

      Associated Press  |  Jun 27, 08 9:49 AM CDT

      Pregnancy Pact Was Real, Says Principal

      (Newser) - The principal of a Massachusetts high school who said 17 girls got pregnant at his school as part of a pact isn't backing down from his claim, the AP reports. The principal said he gleaned the information through a nurse practitioner, “verbal staff reports,” and “student/staff chatter.” Amid a media feeding frenzy, the mayor has downplayed the allegation and suggested that the principal couldn't back up his story. More »

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      Massachusetts  • high school  • teen pregnancy  • Gloucester

    • Pregnancy Pact Recollection 'Foggy'

      Boston Herald  |  Jun 23, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Pregnancy Pact Recollection 'Foggy'

      (Newser) - The mayor of the city where high school students reportedly made a "pregnancy pact" reiterated today that local officials haven't found any evidence confirming the agreement, the Boston Herald reports. The Gloucester, Mass., mayor said at a press conference the school principal couldn't provide a source for that claim: “He was foggy in his memory of where he heard the information.” More »

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      pregnancy  • teen pregnancy  • Gloucester

  • July 2007

    • UK Restores Water to Flooded Areas

      BBC  |  Jul 29, 07 5:29 PM CDT

      UK Restores Water to Flooded Areas

      (Newser) - Water supplies are returning to thousands of homes in England after torrential rain flooded the area in an and around Gloucester and knocked out a water treatment plant. Reinstated water will not be potable, warn officials, and should not be used to cook, make ice, or brush teeth. More »

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      Great Britain  • England  • weather  • flood  • water  • Gloucester

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