RESOURCES
Title IX protects individuals who are nursing from being forced to choose between school and breastfeeding. Employers are required to provide a place other than a bathroom that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public. We have designated spaces for both student and employee use on the Pasco and Richland campus. More information on 网赌正规真人实体在线平台’s lactation rooms can be found at: http://olympicviewes.go-rutgers.com/i-am/current-hawk/student-resources/lactation-rooms/index.html.
Below are some links that you may review for further information:
- Office of Civil Rights Know Your Rights:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-know-rights-201306-title-ix.html (For Pregnant and Parenting Students)
- Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant & Parenting Students Handbook: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/pregnancy.pdf
FAQS
- Provide equal access to school for pregnant and parenting (including lactating) students.
- Provide equal access to extracurricular activities for pregnant and parenting students.
- Excuse absences due to pregnancy or childbirth for as long as the doctor deems medically necessary. After which time, the student must be reinstated to the status held when the leave began.
- Ensure an individual professor’s attendance policy does not conflict with Title IX requirements.
- Treat disabilities related to pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or
recovery in the same manner and under the same policies as any other temporary disability
or physical condition.
The College cannot terminate a scholarship based on pregnancy, tell pregnant students they should drop out or switch programs, or exclude qualified pregnant students from opportunities to “work in the field,” through internships, career rotations, etc.
In the past, there has been some confusion by the designation of “parenting” as if it means it applies to the obligations of parenthood, rather than the physical or physiological aspect of being pregnant. The leave is associated with the medical necessity for the leave based on the pregnancy. This does not mean children are allowed in the classroom or that a student (mother or father) is excused from class for childcare, bonding or other non-pregnancy related leave. Your attendance policies are otherwise unaffected, and as always you may use your discretion to excuse absences for students with child-related issues as you deem appropriate.
If you want to request a consultation or clarification, please email the Title IX Coordinator's office at titleix@go-rutgers.com
Yes, Title IX requires a school to excuse a student’s absence(s) due to pregnancy or related conditions; including recovery from childbirth, for as long as the student’s doctor deems the absence medically necessary. When they return, they must be reinstated to the status they held when the leave began, which should include giving them the opportunity to make up any missed work. The professor may offer the student alternatives to making up missed work such as allowing the student to take an incomplete for later course completion.
A school cannot require a student to provide certification of fitness to participate in an education program or activity unless the same requirement is imposed on all other students participating or the certification of fitness is necessary for the participation. Please contact the Title IX Coordinators office 509-542-4740 (HR Main Line). If a pregnancy-related disability occurs, the student should contact Disability Support Services at 509-542-4412.1. Breaks for lactation, breastfeeding, health needs
2. Intermittent absences for medical appointments
3. Access to remote education
4. Changes in schedule or sequence
5. Time extensions
6. Rescheduling of tests/exams
7. Allowing sit or stand
8. Carry or keep water nearby
9. Counseling
10. Changes in physical space or supplies
11. Elevator access
12. or other changes to polices, practices, or procedures if necessary.
Contact
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Email:titleix@go-rutgers.com
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Phone:509-542-4740