Pregnant and Parenting Students

Title IX is federal law that:

• Prohibits discrimination and ensures that all people have an equal opportunity for education, regardless of their sex or gender.
• Makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, abortion or related conditions, including recovery.
• Ensures the right to take medically necessary leave and to be free of harassment or intimidation because of pregnancy-related conditions, including childbirth and recovery.
• Applies in and out of the classroom, including school-sponsored extracurricular activities, internships, athletics, financial aid and scholarships, and lab and clinical work.
• Requires schools to provide pregnant students with services and accommodations equal to those provided to non-pregnant students. Pregnant students may also be eligible for pregnancy-related disability services under the ADA.

Absences due to medical conditions relating to pregnancy will be excused for as long as deemed medically necessary by your doctor. You will be given the opportunity to make up missed work.

You are permitted to resume your studies in the same status you had before your absence. You will not be penalized for your absence, and you will be allowed to make up any missed credit, including participation credit, quizzes, papers, or exams.

Yes, if the appointment is related to your pregnancy. You are responsible for informing your instructor prior to your appointment. You are encouraged to schedule your appointments at times that do not conflict with your class schedule, whenever possible. If you plan to provide a doctor’s note, it should only be submitted to Disability Services.

Not necessarily, as discussion will need to occur between you and the Disability Services Director to determine options for your unique situation and course load.

Yes. Lactation rooms are available on each campus and center. Please see the lactation information below or the Disability Services Office for your location.

The Disability Services Director will complete an accommodation letter with you and send it to you instructors.

Notify the Disability Services Director and your instructors.

Unless appropriate to course content, children should not be brought into a class/lab or left unattended elsewhere on campus.

If you need assistance in finding resources related to pregnancy or parenting, please contact your campus CARE Team for support.

The terms “breastfeeding students,” “nursing students,” and “lactating students” are used interchangeably and are intended to include any student who expresses milk for the nourishment of their child.

Central Community College shall provide private rooms that are accessible to breastfeeding students. Restrooms may not be classified as designated lactation spaces. The private room/space shall be shielded from view and free from intrusion from the public.

Designated Private Room/Space on Campus

1. Columbus – Room 505 (Resource Center) 
2. Grand Island – Room 202 (Main Campus)
3. Hastings – Room E328 (Dawson Building)

In buildings where space is limited and space identified for lactation is designated as a dual-purpose room (e.g., lactation and general College business), the first priority for use of the room/space shall be for the breastfeeding mother.  See the Learning Center Manager to identify available room/space.

Private Room/Space at Centers (semi-private)

1. Kearney – Room 111
2. Lexington – Dual purpose, see Learning Center Manager (Amy Hill:  308-338-4080/ahill@cccneb.edu)
3. Holdrege – Dual purpose, see Learning Center Manager (Diana Watson:  308-338-4070/dwatson@cccneb.edu)
4. Ord – Dual purpose, see Learning Center Manager (Crystal Ramm:  308-728-3299/crystalramm@cccneb.edu)

Students can utilize designated lactation spaces as needed, as these rooms do not require a key or reservation.

Students

• Students will make reasonable efforts to pump between classes or outside of instruction time.
• Students who need to use the lactation room during a portion of their class period, should register with the Disability Services Office to set up lactation accommodations.
• Instructors and students shall work together to identify solutions for making up in-class work or participation credits, as well as instruction missed.

Any member of the Central Community College community may report a violation of this procedure to any supervisor, instructor, or Title IX Coordinator. Supervisors and instructors are responsible for promptly forwarding such reports to the Title IX Coordinator.

Christopher Waddle, JD
Title IX/Equity/AA/ADA/504 Coordinator
Division of Human Resources
3134 W Highway 34
Grand Island NE  68802-4903
308-398-7325
cwaddle@cccneb.edu

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