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Keeping Pregnant and Parenting Students From Dropping Out: A Guide for Policymakers and Schools

Organization: 
Healthy Teen Network, National Women's Law Center
Publisher: 
Healthy Teen Network, National Women's Law Center
Date Published: 
April, 2008

This guide for policymakers and schools explains how Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 protects pregnant and parenting students' rights to an equitable education. The guide describes the issue in brief and what the law says. Topics include access to school, classes, extracurricular activities, absences, and specialized support. Recommendations for policymakers are also included.

Download a copy of Keeping Pregnant and Parenting Students From Dropping Out: A Guide for Policymakers and Schools (PDF, 69.46 KB) from the Healthy Teen Network Web site.