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. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools that receive federal funding. Every pregnant and parenting student should know that Title IX regulations require that pregnant and parenting students have equal access to schools and activities, that all separate programs for pregnant or parenting students must be completely voluntary, and that schools must excuse absences that due to pregnancy or childbirth for as long as is deemed medically necessary by the students physician.

Resources for Students, Parents, & Educators

• Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Rights under Title IX
• Pregnant and Parenting Students' Rights: FAQs for College and Graduate Students
• Title IX Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: A Guide for Schools
• How to Keep Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out
• Pregnancy Harassment IS Sexual Harassment: FAQs About Title IX and Pregnancy Harassment
• Know Your Rights: A Conference Call for Pregnant and Parenting Students
• It's Your Education: How Title IX Protections Can Help You
  

Recent Cases & Legislation

• Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
• Justice for Pregnant and Parenting Students in Michigan
• Letter to Michigan Dept. of Education re: Guidelines for Homebound and Hospitalized Services for Public School Students