Skyler Benson

May 1999 (age 15)

## Age

Birthdate: April 28th, 1984Current age group: Teenager
Current age: 15
Pregnant in High School: 15 -

## Physical Description

Height Preset: Preteen & New teenGender: Female
Race: White & Korean
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black

## Romantic

Sexual orientation: StraightMarital status: Dating
Boyfriend: Zach

## Family

Father: Not named (Estranged)Mother: Chloe Benson

## Education

**Kindergarten**Started: 1988
Finished: 1990

**Primary school**Started: 1990
Finished: 1995

**Intermediate school**Started: 1995
Finished: 1998

**Secondary school**School: East High school
Current grade: 9th
Started: 1998
Finished:

## Run in series

**Special episodes**

**Pregnant in high school**First episode: S1 E1
Latest episode: S1 E3
Last episode:
Episode count: 3 episodes

## **Introduction**

Skyler Benson first appeared in season one of Pregnant in high school (1999) when she was fifteen years old. She is the daughter of Chloe Benson and is estranged from her father, who walked out of her life when she was 12. She is an only child. Her relationship status is not known. Skyler is a troubled kid, acting out due to her father abandoning her. She is disrespectful towards her mother and often skips school with her boyfriend.

## **Pregnant in high school**

###### **Season one**

On the tenth of May 1999, Skyler decided to get a pregnancy test at planned parenthood. She crossed paths with Spencer and Tracey in the waiting room, and when Spencer said he recognized her from school, Skyler denied it was her. Tracey later stated that Skyler was probably just embarrassed to be at Planned Parenthood. On Friday, the 14th of May, Skyler received a phone call from planned parenthood. She was told the results of her pregnancy test were negative, but it was recommended she take a second test in a few weeks; an appointment for that was scheduled for the third of June.

In **episode one**, She was seen sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night and didn't return home until early morning, and it wasn't shown what she was doing. When she came home, her mother was waiting for her. It turned out Skyler had snuck out while she was grounded. When confronted, Skyler told her mother to stay out of her business.

In **episode three**, Skyler's mother was called into the school to discuss Skyler's grades. Skyler was failing all of her classes as a result of skipping school with her boyfriend. The good news was that Skyler still had a chance to graduate from her freshman year if she attended all of her classes and completed all of her assignments as well as makeup assignments for the remainder of the year. Otherwise, her only chance would be summer school to avoid having to repeat the ninth grade. To ensure Skyler attended all of her classes, Chloe threatened to join her in class and at lunch if she skipped even one more class.

It was mentioned in **episode three** that Skyler's father had left when she was around twelve years old, and Skyler had been out of control and spiralling ever since. Chloe had tried to get Skyler to talk to a therapist, but Skyler refused. Her father's leaving was Chloe's explanation for Skyler's behavioural problems.