Policy JIE- Pregnant Students
The Board of Education recognizes the importance of continuing the education of pregnant students or young parents enrolled in Denver Public Schools and it shall be the policy of the school district to provide educational opportunities to all students, including those who are pregnant or young parents responsible for the care of their own children.
The district shall not discriminate against any student or exclude any student from its educational programs or activities. including any class or extracurricular activity, solely on the basis of a student's pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical condition. Continued participation in athletic or extra curricular activities will require a permission form signed by a doctor and the parent/legal guardian of the student as in all other cases.
The superintendent or his/her designee may authorize waivers from Policy JE, Student Attendance, in order to allow for such services as homebound instruction, counseling, or participation in established teen programs to pregnant students or young parents.
Adopted: August 22, 1975
Revised to conform: date of manual adoption
Revised: June 1998
LEGAL REFS.: 20 U.S.C. §§1681, 1682 (Title IX)
34 C.F.R. 21 (c)(2)
CROSS REFS.: JE, Student Attendance