Forward -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Teen parenting : an overview / Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin et al -- A state must produce sufficient evidence to prove parental neglect before revoking custody : Supreme Court's decision / Harry Blackmun -- The safety of a teen parent's child outweighs that parent's right to raise the child : state Superior Court ruling / Carmen Messano -- A teenage mother seeks acceptance in the face of struggles : personal narrative / Edith -- Minor fathers must make child support payments for children they conceive state Supreme Court's ruling / Richard Winn Holmes -- Policies affecting teen fathers? : roles should be revised to include emotional as well as financial support / Judith Rozie-Battle -- A school's national honor society cannot deny membership to a student parent -- US district court ruling / William Odis Bertelsman -- Title IX protects pregnant and parenting students from discrimination in school -- National women's law center -- Teen parents face stigma when they return to school / Renee Volny -- A woman who became a teen mother describes the bullying she endured from high school teachers and staff : personal narrative / Natasha Vianna -- Teen mothers should not drop out of school / Philoron Wright -- Schools can help teen mothers achieve better educations / Kelli Kennedy -- A woman who became a mother at thirteen reflects on the importance of education : personal narrative / Sherita Rooney -- Alternative schools for pregnant teens provide necessary educational support / Jake Halpern -- Alternative schools for pregnant teens have failed to provide adequate education for their students / Julie Bosman -- High schools should implement parenting classes for all students / Teresa Armstrong -- Government welfare and school assistance programs may be encouraging teen pregnancy / Patrick Welsh.