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| US probes teen 'pregnancy pact' | US probes teen 'pregnancy pact' |
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| Officials in the US state of Massachusetts are investigating how 17 teenage girls from the same school have become pregnant. | Officials in the US state of Massachusetts are investigating how 17 teenage girls from the same school have become pregnant. |
| The number is four times as high as the year before at Gloucester High School. | The number is four times as high as the year before at Gloucester High School. |
| There are reports that some of the girls - none of whom is older than 16 - entered into a pact to have their babies together. | There are reports that some of the girls - none of whom is older than 16 - entered into a pact to have their babies together. |
| The girls and their families have so far made no comment. Officials are also investigating the ages of the fathers. | |
| Some are believed to be in their twenties and could face the possibility of being charged with having sex with minors. | Some are believed to be in their twenties and could face the possibility of being charged with having sex with minors. |
| Disturbing | Disturbing |
| When students at Gloucester High School broke up for the summer, officials, parents and the whole community had to face up to a shocking statistic. | When students at Gloucester High School broke up for the summer, officials, parents and the whole community had to face up to a shocking statistic. |
| Seventeen teenage pupils had walked out of the school gates pregnant. | Seventeen teenage pupils had walked out of the school gates pregnant. |
| More disturbing is that some of the school's own staff believe that this was no accident. | |
| Local officials say that nearly half of the girls had entered into a bizarre pact to have their babies together. | Local officials say that nearly half of the girls had entered into a bizarre pact to have their babies together. |
| The school principal says that several students returned multiple times to take pregnancy tests and some appeared upset when they found out they were not pregnant. | |
| The school - which has 1,200 students - carried out 150 pregnancy tests in the past year alone. | The school - which has 1,200 students - carried out 150 pregnancy tests in the past year alone. |