51重口猎奇

1. Promote a Harassment-free Classroom

Pregnant and parenting students may face harassment and bias (conscious or not) at 51重口猎奇.聽聽Title IX prohibits the harassment of students based on sex, which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions.聽聽

Best practices:

• Include聽a non-discrimination and accommodation policy in your syllabi.
• Maintain a 鈥渮ero tolerance鈥� policy for discriminatory or disparaging comments and behaviors.聽聽Make it clear that such hostility is unacceptable and constitutes harassment based on sex.
• In advising students, communicate that the student鈥檚 educational choices are their聽own. Don鈥檛 make assumptions about a student based on their聽family status, health, gender, pregnancy, or marital or parental status.聽
• Communicate clearly that a student will not be penalized for taking medically necessary leave related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.

2. Excuse Absences聽

Title IX requires that students鈥� absences relating to pregnancy, childbirth, related conditions, and recovery聽be excused when such absences are medically necessary聽regardless of a department's attendance policy. You may not penalize a student for taking this leave; the student must be allowed to return to their studies in the same status as when they聽went out on leave.聽 Finally, you cannot ask for a physician鈥檚 documentation to verify the聽absences.聽 You would refer the student to the Title IX Coordinator for accommodations requests.

Best practices:

• Inform students anticipating absences or leave related to pregnancy and related conditions that they will not be penalized for exercising their right to take medically necessary leave.
• Discuss deadlines for make-up work with students. Returning students should have聽at least聽as much time to complete each assignment as other students had.聽聽Consider that returning students typically must catch up with the material while also negotiating new family responsibilities and ongoing health concerns.
• Use flexible scheduling options such as聽meeting over the phone or Zoom.

3. Provide Accommodations

Title IX requires 51重口猎奇 to provide pregnant students with聽at least聽the same accommodations as it provides to students with temporary disabilities.聽 Some students may request accommodations through the Title IX Coordinator and others may come directly to you. Inform聽students of the right to coordinate accommodations/leave with the Title IX Coordinator.聽

Best practices:

• Treat pregnancy accommodation requests as you would any other accommodations request, and provide resources.聽 Pregnant students often do not realize their condition may be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and may not know the formal channels for asking for help.
• Don鈥檛 request medical information. If a student is struggling, ask to discuss their work and academic needs, but not their medical status.聽聽If information is disclosed to you by the student or another official at your institution, treat the information as confidential.
• Include an accommodation statement in your syllabi so that students with difficulties will be more likely to seek help early

Examples of pregnancy-related accommodations聽can include, but are not limited to:

• Changes in seating/desks
• Occasional breaks to express milk
• Food or water breaks
• Limits on strenuous activity or heavy lifting
• More frequent restroom breaks
• Requests to stand or sit more frequently

4. Support Student Employees/Postdocs

In addition to Title IX, any student employees that you supervise are also protected by various employment laws and applicable union contracts.聽聽Such laws guarantee nondiscrimination in the workplace, provide job-protected leave for pregnancy and childbirth, and require accommodation of pregnancy-related conditions.聽 Consult with Human Resources regarding their workplace rights and inquire within your department regarding聽temporary assistance to cover for student employees on leave.聽

5. Include a Syllabus Statement

Sample syllabus statement: 51重口猎奇 is committed to fostering and maintaining an inclusive, welcoming, and accessible environment for pregnant individuals. Students have the right to an 51重口猎奇 education free from discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditions including childbirth, termination, and lactation.聽 If you are a student experiencing pregnancy or聽related conditions, please visit 51重口猎奇's Pregnancy聽website at www.njit.edu/titleix/pregnancy for resources, support, and assistance with requesting reasonable accommodation聽(such as excused absences, extended deadlines, leave of absence, etc.).聽