Word: parented
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to RAZA President Monica M. Ramirez '01, this conference was the first of four that will take place this year under the auspices of the ECCSF, the parent organization of Harvard RAZA as well as groups at more than a dozen other schools...
...high school kids say they wouldn't know what to do if they or someone they know were raped, 51% wouldn't know where to go to be tested for a sexually transmitted disease, and 46% don't know they can get birth control pills without a parent's approval...
...Dirties "like how they have an identity," observes Webster social studies teacher Jenni Wilson. With it comes a home in Gene's basement and a surrogate parent in Gene's divorced mom, Eileen Stewart, 42, a former computer consultant. Thirteen of the Dirties come to her house five days a week for an informal study program. She knows their class schedules and their family situations. They call her "Mom." But Mom has rules in her basement: no disrespect, cursing, drugs or sex. Their real parents must know where they are, and they must do their homework. Stewart keeps the basement...
...House A and The Pilot School as being the best houses," says Less Kimbrough, assistant house administrator for the Leadership School. "Kids choose based on the reputation. Perception is reality sometimes. If you think it, it is true." Kimbrough adds that Pilot has tended to attract highly educated parents. Small numbers and strong parent involvement create a tightly knit house with "a strong sense of community...
Panelists warned that single families are becoming increasingly prevalent in America, with a quarter of all families having only one parent. If current trends continue, one half of all children will experience part of their childhood in families with only one parent, they said...