Pregnant & Parenting Students

Teen parents face enormous barriers to success in school.  We’re working to ensure that Title IX’s mandate of equal treatment for pregnant and parenting students is enforced and to encourage schools to help them graduate ready for college and careers.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Pregnancy Harassment Is Sexual Harassment: FAQs About Title IX and Pregnancy Harassment

January 17, 2012

This fact sheet answers common questions about sexual harassment and pregnancy.  Harassment because of pregnancy, any related medical conditions, or recovery therefrom, is always sex discrimination.  If you’re experiencing harassment because you’re pregnant or have been pregnant, Title IX can protect you.  Title IX prohibits other types of pregnancy discrimination too (such as not excusing pregnancy-related absences).

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Fact Sheet | Fact Sheet: Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act

August 5, 2011

Teen parents face enormous barriers to success in school. The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (PPSAE) provides states and school districts with the necessary framework and resources to support pregnant and parenting students and ensure that they have equal access to educational opportunities.  This fact sheet outlines key provisions of the bill and provides background information on pregnant and parenting students in the U.S. 

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Fact Sheet | Pregnant and Parenting Students' Rights: FAQs for College and Graduate Students

July 21, 2011

If you are a pregnant or parenting student, you should know that under Title IX, you have a right to stay in school so you can meet your education and career goals. Below are answers to frequently asked questions from students in post-secondary schools, including colleges, community colleges, universities, for-profit institutions, trade schools, etc.

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Fact Sheet | What Would a Successful, Safe and Healthy School Look Like for Girls?

June 22, 2011

This fact sheet describes areas of focus for schools in order to ensure that all girls have access to a safe and healthy school environment that is conducive to learning.   Schools should address the needs of at-risk girls, including pregnant and parenting students, foster girls' athletic opportunities, protect girls from bullying and harassment, use positive, evidence-based approaches to discipline, provide comprehensive and medically-accurate sex education, and ensure transparency, in order to engage parents and the community members.

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Fact Sheet | What Would a Successful, Safe and Healthy School Look Like for Girls?

June 22, 2011

This fact sheet describes areas of focus for schools in order to ensure that all girls have access to a safe and healthy school environment that is conducive to learning.   Schools should address the needs of at-risk girls, including pregnant and parenting students, foster girls' athletic opportunities, protect girls from bullying and harassment, use positive, evidence-based approaches to discipline, provide comprehensive and medically-accurate sex education, and ensure transparency, in order to engage parents and the community members.

 Read more...

Fact Sheet | Pregnant and Parenting Students' Rights

June 14, 2009

If you are a pregnant or parenting student, you should know that under Title IX, you have a right to stay in school so you can meet your education and career goals. This fact sheet outlines students’ rights in key areas including school absences, activities and make-up work.

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Fact Sheet | Title IX Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: A Guide for Schools

June 14, 2009

This fact sheet provides a quick guide to schools for understanding how Title IX protects the rights of pregnant and parenting students by addressing many of the most frequently asked questions educators have about how to treat students who might be, are or have ever been pregnant.

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Reports & Toolkits | Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation

June 08, 2009

To help keep girls in school and on track for success, the National Women's Law Center and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund went straight to the source: Latina students and the adults who work with them every day. Our Reports & Toolkits, Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation, explores the causes of the dropout crisis for Latinas and identifies the actions needed to improve their graduation rates and get them ready for college.

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Fact Sheet | Pregnancy Harassment Is Sexual Harassment: FAQs About Title IX and Pregnancy Harassment

January 17, 2012

This fact sheet answers common questions about sexual harassment and pregnancy.  Harassment because of pregnancy, any related medical conditions, or recovery therefrom, is always sex discrimination.  If you’re experiencing harassment because you’re pregnant or have been pregnant, Title IX can protect you.  Title IX prohibits other types of pregnancy discrimination too (such as not excusing pregnancy-related absences).

 Read more...