The draft released Tuesday includes maintaining in-school child care services and offering sex education that teaches contraceptive use as well as abstinence. The city gained attention when the former principal said some of the 17 pregnant students at the high school last spring formed a "pact" to get pregnant. The Gloucester schools have released the first draft of a new policy put together in response to a dramatic rise in teen pregnancy in the city that . Renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly will offer a preview of an exhibit designed for a new gallery at the Rhode Island School of Design. read more

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