Pregnancy | Parental Status
United States Department of Education Resources
Pregnancy or Parental Status
Title IX prohibits a school from discriminating against a student based on the student’s pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from any of these conditions. Title IX also prohibits a school from applying any rule related to a student’s parental, family, or marital status that treats students differently based on their sex.
Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students (6/2013)
Provides strategies that educators may use and programs schools can develop to address the educational needs of students who become pregnant or have children.
Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students
Provides information on requirements for services and programs which support attendance, retention, and graduation rates supporting students.
Know Your Rights: Pregnant or Parenting? Title IX Protects You From Discrimination At School
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex—including pregnancy and parental status—in educational programs and activities.
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