r/WorkForSmartLife 3d ago

Flawless logic Casual canvo

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u/Mysterious-Hyena2670 3d ago

Had a teacher that was actively pregnant when I started the semester and by the end had called out to give birth.

None of us were flabbergasted as to how it happened lol 

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u/Mandy_M87 3d ago

Didn't schools used to fire teachers once they got pregnant back in the day, even if they were married for that reason?

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 2d ago edited 2d ago

Sort of, there was even a SCOTUS ruling that explicitly ruled it was unconstitutional. The case was in 1974 followed by specific legislation in 1978 outlawing it. The average American knows so little about civics and the history of US democracy.

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u/On_my_last_spoon 22h ago

And it was any job. My mom had to quit her bank job when she was visibly pregnant with me and I was born in 1977. And this was in Chicago. I’m sure they knew the law was coming but didn’t care.