This community wants an expanded ski area and anyone reading the 600 page draft environmental impact statement can see that the Forest Service has done its job to ensure environmental protection of the area both during and after expansion. If you still have any doubts, you can meet with the Forest Service by calling Steve Johnson at 482-3333 and making a personal appointment. Your comments must be received by April 3. In the March 5 Mail Tribune, a writer stated opposition to the implementation of a teen parent program in Eagle Point School District. It is important that your readers consider some of the more complex issues involved.
Educators have the responsibility to address the individual needs of all students.
I think not. Teen pregnancy is rarely the result of an isolated incident involving a conscious, poor choice. Interrelated elements such as abuse, rejection, poverty, exploitation, and school failure may cause or increase adolescent vulnerability to early sexual activity, pregnancy and childbearing. Without school or community support, the cycle of abuse will continue. A comprehensive program offering instruction in prenatal care, childbirth education and child development need not be expensive to be effective and supportive.