Oklahoma State University- Tulsa Pregnancy and Parenting Help

Lactation Room Available: located in North Hall 103 Student Services, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Title IX Policy: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. The Department’s Title IX regulations prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy and related conditions in institutions that receive Federal funds.

The regulations make clear that Title IX protects students and employees from
discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of
pregnancy, or recovery therefrom.

In addition, the University must assist a student with reasonable adjustment to continue their education. (U.S. Department of Education).

Title IX protects students who are navigating pregnancy, childbirth, and related outcomes. This includes their partners too!

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the University must abide by the following:

• Pregnant students must be provided with the same special services the university provides to students with temporary medical conditions. This includes homebound instruction/at-home tutoring/independent study, parking accommodations, and desk accommodations.
• Pregnant students are allowed to return to the same academic and extracurricular status as before their medical leave began, which includes giving them the opportunity to make up any work missed while they were out.
• Pregnant students cannot have their academic or athletic scholarships withdrawn or face any other form of financial punishment because of their pregnancy.
• Pregnant students are given excused absences due to pregnancy or childbirth for as long as their doctor says it is necessary.
• Instructors must provide reasonable adjustments for pregnant students.
• Instructors may not refuse to allow pregnant students to submit work after a deadline missed because of pregnancy or childbirth. If a teacher’s grading is based in part on class participation or attendance and a pregnant student missed class because of pregnancy or childbirth, she is allowed to make up the participation or attendance credits she didn’t have the chance to earn.

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