Pregnancy and Parenting

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., and the implementing regulations under 34 C.F.R. 106,  are Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex—including pregnancy and parental status—in educational programs and activities.  This also includes all related conditions, such as abortion, miscarriages, adoption, fostering. The U.S. Department of Education has more information online.
Students should notify the Title IX Coordinator of their or their partner’s pregnancy, pregnancy-related condition, abortion needs, or intent to adopt or foster. Students who adopt or foster children are entitled to the same rights and benefits as birth parents. The Title IX Office can facilitate a coordinated approach to short-term accommodations, maternity or paternity leave, and academic accommodations, due to medical necessity or extraordinary parenting or caretaking responsibilities.