Maybe. Title IX requires a school to engage in the interactive process to ensure students have full access to their educational opportunities, by means of pregnancy modifications. Once a student has filed a request for a pregnancy modification the Title IX Coordinator, or designee, will approve the student's request, deny their requ​​​est as unreasonable, or offer the student alternatives.

This may require your school to excuse a student's absence due to pregnancy or related conditions, including recovery from childbirth. Title IX regulations may also require that a student be returned to the same status she held when the leave began. This often includes providing the student with the opportunity to make up any work missed.

The interactive process may require the student to submit a doctor's note supporting their ind​ividual request(s) for pregnancy modification. ​

You can't be penalized for taking legally-protected leave. Professors may require you to complete missed assignments or other work to make up for miss participation, but the make-up work should be comparable with the work given to other students, not extra. When setting timelines for make-up or missed work, professors need to treat leave as leave (time off not doing homework); for example, assignment deadlines should not be due the day you return, but should be pushed back to give you at least the same amount of time as other students have had to complete the assignments.

No. Title IX covers all aspects of your education. You cannot be forced to limit your educational activities due to pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, or related conditions. This includes school-sponsored internships or externships, clinics, lab work, athletics, and extracurricular activities. Job placement and career counseling can't be biased because of your pregnancy or parental status.

Examples of the types of things you could ask for include: a larger desk; to take breaks during class or while at your campus job; a stool or chair instead of standing; temporary access to elevators; rescheduling of tests or exams; excused absences for pregnancy or related conditions (both male and female); submitting work after a deadline missed due to pregnancy or childbirth; accommodations involving lab classes, or alternate course materials if necessary. 

Discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditions, such as childbirth, miscarriage, false pregnancy, or abortion is prohibited under Title IX.  University officials are responsible for preventing and remedying the effects of discrimination. Consider reporting your experience to the Title IX Coordinator.

Title IX Coordinator:​

Joseph P. Primiano, J.D.
Assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action and Title IX
715-346-2550, titleix@uwsp.edu​
Old Main, 116E

You are entitled​ to resources through the university. The Title IX Coordinator can point you in the right direction. Additionally, depending upon your condition, you may also have a right to accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). 

Students should contact the Title IX Coordinator or Disability and Assistive Technology Center (DATC) to learn more. 

Title IX Coordinator:

Joseph P. Primiano, J.D.
​Assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action and Title IX
715-346-2550, titleix@uwsp.edu​
Old Main, 116E

More resources are located at : resources-student - Title IX | UWSP

UW-Stevens Point has designated lactation spaces on all three campuses. If these are not convenient for you, we can help you identify a different space.

Stevens Point campus:

• Albertsons Hall/Library Building (ALB) - Room 304
• Chemistry/Biology Building (CBB) - Room 119
  
• College of Professional Studies (CPS) - Room 238A
• Collins Classroom Center (CCC - Room 318
  
• Key for space can be obtained from the  Dean's office in Chemistry/Biology Building (room 200)
  
• DeBot Dining Center - Room 052A
  
• Dreyfus University Center (DUC) - Room 222A
  

• WW Clark Administration Building - Room 105
  

• Main Academic Building - Room 328
  

If you have questions about how UW-Stevens Point can support you, connect with the Human Resources team. They can provide information on possible work-place accommodations, planning for time away, and how you might use your leave time.​

Yes! Here a brief list of resources for pregnant and/or parenting individuals. 

Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students​ - US Department of Education
Brochure from the Department of Education about the Title IX requirements to support pregnant and parenting students.

Breastfeeding Resources Assistance (BRA) - Portage County 
The Breastfeeding Resources Assistance (BRA) program helps reduce the strain on budgets by providing breastfeeding supplies to women with low incomes.

Breastfeeding Support - Marathon County

Breastfeeding Services - Wood County 
The Wood County Health Department provides breastfeeding education, support, and resources to all breastfeeding mothers regardless of income, age, or race.

Childcare Information - Wisconsin Department of Children and Families 
The vision of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is that all children have access to high-quality early care and education. 

Childcare On-campus - The Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center
UCLCC provides convenient child care services at a reasonable cost to UW-Stevens Point students, faculty/staff, alumni, and community members.  UCLCC is nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and rated a 5-star provider by YoungStar, Wisconsin's quality rating program.

Disability and Assistive Technology Center (DATC)
DATC provides accessibility, accommodation, and assistive technology services to students with disabilities, working individually with qualified students to identify, design, and implement an accommodation plan that will aid them in acquiring equal access to their education. 

Human Resources at UW-Stevens Point
If you are a student or full-time employee of UW-Stevens Point, our Human Resources team can guide you through pregnancy and/or parenting as it is connected to your employment at the university.

Pregnancy - Start Right - Marathon County 
Start Right provides education, support and resources to help families in Marathon County raise healthy, school ready kids. From pregnancy through age 5, from personal home visits to Family Resource Center visits, Start Right provides the support that parents need to become their children’s first teachers.

Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC) - Portage County 
PNCC is a Medicaid benefit that helps pregnant women get the support and services they need to have a healthy baby. 

The Pregnant Scholar
An online collection of information about Title IX and pregnant/parenting.

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Program 
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly know as WIC, is a nutrition program for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding, and families with children younger than 5. WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, supplemental nutritious foods, and connections to other community services. Wisconsin families want to raise strong and healthy kids, and WIC is here to help.