Pregnancy and Related Conditions – Title IX Protections, Accommodations, and Other Information

Texas A&M is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for pregnant and parenting students. Staff and faculty should contact Texas A&M University Human Resources for guidance on accommodation requests.

Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex, including pregnancy and sex-based harassment, in employment, educational programs, and activities.  This includes harassment and discrimination against a student based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, or lactation, as well as any related medical conditions or recovery therefrom. 

Texas A&M will provide reasonable accommodations due to pregnancy and/or related conditions.  The University will allow access, on a voluntary basis, to any separate and comparable portion of a program or activity.  Texas A&M will also allow a voluntary leave of absence, ensure the availability of lactation space, and maintain grievance procedures to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints of sex discrimination.   

Title IX mandates that schools (1) offer supportive measures to students who are pregnant or have related conditions and (2) allow students who are pregnant to return to their same academic and extracurricular status as before their pregnancy.

Request an Accommodation

For information regarding pregnancy or related conditions, leave or to request an accommodation related to pregnancy, please contact Jessica Mata at: [email protected], or 979-458-9115.

Schedule an initial intake meeting to discuss accommodations here:  https://outlook.office.com/book/[email protected]/

Accommodations

The following is a non-exhaustive list of reasonable accommodations provided under Title IX:

  • Excused absences and medical leave that are deemed medically necessary for pregnancy or related conditions.  The Title IX Office will work with both the student and the student’s faculty member to create a plan for completion of course work and continuation of the student’s education. Individual plans may be adjusted as circumstances change.
  • Opportunity to make up any work missed, such as extensions of due dates or rescheduling of tests.
  • Breaks during class to attend to health needs or express breastmilk
  • Access to online resources
  • Changes in schedule or course sequence
  • Counseling resources
  • Reasonable adjustments to an education program or activity, which include, but are not limited to:
    • Accessible seating (i.e. a larger desk)
    • Appropriate restroom breaks.
  • Leave of Absence
    • Pregnant and parenting students can take a leave of absence, and if in good standing when leave is taken, the ability to return to the degree or certificate program in good academic standing without being required to reapply for admission.
  • Non-birthing Parent Leave

Documentation

A student seeking accommodations, adjustments, or requesting excused absences for pregnancy or related conditions may be required to provide documentation from the student’s physician/medical provider. Documentation must include dates for excused absences and a statement that absences are deemed medically necessary and/or other information to support the need for adjustments or accommodations.

Documentation can be submitted:

  1. Via email
    To [email protected], and reference “Documentation for Pregnancy” in the subject line. Include your name and UIN in the body of the email.
  2. In-person
    Bring your documentation materials to the Title IX Office at the YMCA Building, Ste. 101A, 365 Houston ST., College Station, TX  77843.

Lactation

TAMU will allow reasonable breaks to students and employees for lactation.  TAMU will ensure the availability of a clean, private, non-bathroom, space for lactation that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from others.  Discrimination based on lactation or related medical conditions is prohibited.  

Report a Concern

Students who have concerns related to the implementation of pregnancy accommodations or lactation spaces are encouraged to contact Julie Kuder,  ADA & Pregnancy Accommodations Coordinator at the YMCA  Building, Ste. 101, 365 Houston St., College Station, TX 77843, telephone number (979) 458-8407, or email address [email protected].   

Students who have questions or believe they have experienced discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment/sex-based misconduct, and/or related retaliation are encouraged to contact Jennifer Smith, Associate Vice President and Title IX Coordinator, at the COKE Building, Ste. 202, 415 Houston St., College Station, TX 77843, telephone number (979) 458-8407, email address [email protected], or report online at titleix.tamu.edu.

Students can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-1100 or fax a complaint to (202) 453-6012.

Pregnancy & Parenting Resources

University SAP 08.01.01.M0.02, Pregnancy and Parenting Rights, Accommodations, and Resources for Students: https://rules-saps.tamu.edu/PDFs/08.01.01.M0.02.pdf

Office of Student Life, 979.845.3113: Parenting & Pregnancy Student Rights & Resources  

Community Resources: https://studentlife.tamu.edu/community-resources/  

Food Resources: https://studentlife.tamu.edu/support/food-resources/  

Counseling: https://uhs.tamu.edu/mental-health/index.html  

Nurse – Family Partnership: https://nursing.tamu.edu/research/cpp/poemcf/nfp.html#:~:text=Nurse- Family%20Partnership%C2%AE%20at%20Texas%20A&M%20supports

Lactation spaces on-campus: https://titleix.tamu.edu/title-ix-and-pregnancy-students/lactation-spaces/  

Lactation spaces – remote locations: https://titleix.tamu.edu/lactation-spaces-remote-locations/ 

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