All 50 students in downtown Spokane’s Lumen High School are pregnant or already parents to young children.
As many as 60% of them don’t have a parent or guardian present in their own lives.
“They are essentially a minor with another minor, trying to navigate the world without a lot of legal rights,” said Shauna Edwards, executive director at the school. “You know, you can’t go get an apartment if you’re under 18.”…