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BREAKING BARRIERS - Women’s Centre helping 139 teen moms to head back to school on Monday

From Jamaica Gleaner · () English

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  • Nearly 140 adolescent mothers in Jamaica are set to return to school on Monday with support from the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation.
  • Executive director Novlette Howell said the development reflects changing attitudes toward reintegrating teenage mothers into classrooms.

Nearly 140 adolescent mothers are due to return to school on Monday, supported by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation.

The centre’s executive director, Novlette Howell, said the return reflects a changing attitude toward allowing teenage mothers to re-enter the classroom.

“The notion where our girls are not getting into institutions, it’s a thing of the past,” Howell told The Gleaner.

The notion where our girls are not getting into institutions, it’s a thing of the past.

· Novlette HowellThe Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation executive director described changing attitudes toward the return of adolescent mothers to school.
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