Principal Joseph Sullivan claimed that some of the girls had made a pact to become pregnant together, one even seeking a homeless 24-year-old man in her pursuits to conceive.

[7][8] Gloucester mayor Carolyn Kirk quickly responded that they had no confirmation of any pregnancy pact.

"[10] Media reactions to the event ranged from general criticism of the episode as representing a misguided adolescent shortcut to adulthood and identity, to the matter of whether statutory rape occurred; some of the girls were under 16, which in Massachusetts made it illegal for their partners to have sex with them.

This recommendation drew opposition from the board of Addison Gilbert Hospital, which sponsors the clinic.

The clinic staff, a pediatrician and nurse practitioner, resigned in protest at the end of the school year.