A mom in Texas says her daughter's school crossed a line when they forced the girl to reveal her pregnancy to staff, then sent her for medical testing and counseling.
Considering it's a Christian school, it's not surprising the First Choice Pregnancy Center, where they sent the teen, just so happens to be one of those abstinence-only, pro-life organizations. But then the Trinity Christian School allegedly expelled the girl in May of 2008, two weeks shy of the end of school.
The girls mom is suing the school, church and specific staffers at the school. But it sounds like her biggest problems are with the center, which the lawsuit says, "The pregnancy center interviewed, counseled and tested Jane Doe without the consent or knowledge of her mother and disseminated her private medical information to [school Bible teacher Shannan] Morgan and [school counselor Brad] Watson without consent or authorization."
So there was a violation of HIPAA here on behalf of the center. Her health info should not have been given to school staff based on federal guidelines regarding the privacy of health information. It's inappropriate too that the school ordered any form of medical testing, and that the girl was forced to reveal her pregnancy. Again, that's private health information. Her pregnancy was not swine flu. It was not going to affect public health. It's where the school clearly crossed a line. As they did by kicking out a student for her pregnancy.
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- retro_Syl
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She has every right in suing this school, they violated the HIPAA.
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The pregnancy center should not have released any info without permission.
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- unimatrix0
- 6 months ago
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The school shouldn't care about the pregnancy status of its students. it also shouldn't make her tell every staff member about it.
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"More children from the fit, less from the unfit- that is the chief aim of birth control." Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood (Birth Control Review 5/19, p.12)
"The purpose of birth control is to create a race of thoroughbreds." Margaret Sanger (Birth Control Review 11/21, p. 2) I'm simply throwing this out there as meat for the vultures. Do with it what you will, and make your conclusions......-
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- unclecharlie
- 6 months ago
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school probably just wanted to make sure the kid wasn't one of the teachers )
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- boywhocould
- 6 months ago
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Certainly this school should be sued. Bottom line is christian school or not they cannot violate students' rights to medical privacy.
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What are these people thinking? The parent is the first person you ask. Not the child. They are minors for a reason.
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I would sue! This school stepped way out of line. No matter what, the parents should have been contacted if they sensed anything indifferent. And to suspend her after they found out she was pregnant, seems like such an oxymoron to the education system.
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- cafiredancer
- 6 months ago
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this is not surprising coming from a christian school... have any of you attended one? you wouldnt be surprised if you have...
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know your right's, and these things won't happen. Nothing can be done if you tell somebody "no", in fact any other response would only elevate the situation. But, the school and the center were wrong, plain and simple
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- TEC_Photos18
- 6 months ago
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