SCU is committed to creating and maintaining a non-discriminatory learning environment for all students, including students who are pregnant or parenting. This includes pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, lactation, related conditions, and recovery.
Reasonable Modifications
Reasonable modifications to an education program or activity may include, but are not limited to:
- Breaks during class to express milk, lactate, or attend to health needs associated with pregnancy or related conditions, including eating, drinking, or using the restroom;
- Intermittent absences to attend medical appointments;
- Access to online or homebound education;
- Changes in schedule or course sequence;
- Extensions of time for coursework and rescheduling of tests and examinations;
- Allowing a student to sit or stand, or carry or keep water nearby;
- Counseling;
- Changes in physical space or supplies (for example, access to a larger desk or a footrest);
- Elevator access;
- Other changes to policies, practices, or procedures;
- Voluntary leaves of absence
- Voluntary access to separate and comparable portions of a program
Each reasonable modification will be based on the student’s individualized needs following consultation with the student.
Request a Reasonable Modification
If you have questions about pregnancy or parenting modifications or would like to request a reasonable modification related to pregnancy or parenting, please email the Interim Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator, Brandi Williams, at bwilliams2@scu.edu, or Program Manager, Summer Reid, at sreid@scu.edu, or fill out the form linked to the button below.