PANORAMA CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A group of students who studied in a classroom alongside their babies at a Panorama City school received their diplomas Monday.
When 19-year-old Teresa Campa attended classes at the Assurance Learning Academy, her 5-month-old daughter Lydia usually sat with her.
"Once I found out I was pregnant, I knew I had to finish high school," Teresa Campa said.
Campa is one of nine teen mothers who received their high school diplomas thanks to a curriculum called the Learn4Life Hope Program, which gives students one-on-one attention and a tailored schedule.
"Having little ones, especially if they're babies, they get sick, or if the parents need some time off, we can be flexible and allow for that, and they can catch up at a later time," Learn4LIfe Hope Program Coordinator Staci Roth said.
Besides standard high school classes such as math, history and science, students in the program also learn through other practical subjects.
"Child development, food and nutrition, personal finance," Roth said. "We bring in parenting classes from in the community on to campus."
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