FILE:  JQE

PREGNANT STUDENTS

The Cameron Parish School Board is cognizant of the problems of marriage, pregnancy and parenthood among students prior to their graduation from high school.  The Board authorizes the Superintendent to assure that such students have the opportunity to earn the education which they deserve.

A pupil who becomes pregnant shall notify the principal in writing immediately upon knowledge of the condition.  Pregnant pupils will be permitted to continue in school in all instances when continued attendance has the sanction of the expectant mother's physician. A physician's statement shall be required to be put on file stating the pupil's medical condition, approval for continued attendance, and activities in which the pupil may not participate.  The student shall keep the school administration continually apprised of her progress.  The school shall not be held responsible for any medical problems that may arise with a pregnant pupil while she is in school.

Marital, maternal, or paternal status shall not affect the rights and privileges of pupils to receive a public education nor to take part in any extracurricular activity offered by the schools.

After delivery, the student shall be permitted to return to school as soon as she is physically able, upon certification by her physician.

Ref:     U.S. Constitution, Amend. XIV, Sec. 1

20 USC 1681 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972)

Davis v. Meeks, 344 F.Supp. 298 (N.D. Ohio 1972)

Holt v. Shelton, 371 F.Supp. 821 (M.D. Tenn. 1972)

Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 94 S.Ct. 791 (1974)

Cameron Parish School Board