Title IX Pregnancy-Related Requirements
New Regulation Update
The included the following updates related to pregnancy:
The definition of sex discrimination was expanded to include 鈥渟ex-based harassment,鈥�
sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, and
related medical conditions and recovery. Schools must inform students and staff of their
rights related to pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions.
Reporting a Pregnancy or Related Condition
When a student, or a person who has a legal right to act on behalf of the student,
informs an employee of the student鈥檚 pregnancy or related conditions, the employee
must promptly provide that person with the Title IX director's contact information
and inform that person that the Title IX director can provide supportive measures.
This notification requirement doesn鈥檛 apply if the employee reasonably believes that the
Title IX director has been notified.
School employees aren鈥檛 required to ask students about their pregnancy or about their
needs or medical status.
Carol D. Branch, Ph.D.
Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Officer
707-654-1178
cbranch@csum.edu