In alignment with the Word of God, Geneva students are called to live sexually pure lives. This calling is in direct contrast to the licentiousness of the world and what is accepted as normal in our culture today. In Ephesians 5:3, we read, “But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.” Other translations phrase the verse, “But among you there must not even be a hint of sexual immorality.” The Apostle Paul originally gave this teaching to first-century Christians living in a licentious and sexually perverse culture not radically different from our own. Sexual activity before or outside of marriage is a particularly damaging sin, as we read in 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, “Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” Geneva students are called to a higher standard and must live out this standard in every area of their lives.
Pregnancy is the natural result (or “consequence”) of sex. Outside of marriage, the sexual act, rather than any resulting pregnancy, is the damaging sin and error of primary concern. Even in cases of unintended pregnancy (which the world views as the “worst” thing that can happen as a result of sex), the school affirms the goodness of life and believes that taking the next right step, rather than continuing down a path of sin, will result in greater blessing. While the school will determine how to navigate reports of sexual activity between students, this type of behavior is out of alignment with the standards and expectations of students enrolled at Geneva, and as a result, may result in disciplinary action. Sexual activity that results in pregnancy will be navigated with great care and respect for the students, families and larger school community. In the case of student pregnancy, both the mother and father will enter an amended enrollment agreement leading to unenrollment from Geneva.