The University of Montana Western is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for pregnant and parenting students.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities including academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic, and other programs or activities of schools. This prohibition includes discrimination against pregnant or parenting students.
Students may request adjustments based on general pregnancy or parenting needs or accommodations based on a pregnancy or parenting-related condition. See below for more information on each process.
Students seeking a pregnancy or parenting adjustment are to complete a Pregnancy & Parenting Adjustment Request Form noting the requested reasonable adjustment. Specific adjustments will be handled on a case by case basis and will depend on medical need and academic requirements. Some examples include:
Adjustment requests should be submitted through the Pregnancy and Parenting Adjustment Request form or by contacting the Student Success Office, 406-683-7311. A Student Success staff member will discuss the pregnant individual’s needs, and may ask for documentation that supports the requested adjustments.
Pregnancy Adjustment Request for Students
If you have experienced discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on the basis of pregnancy or parenting, including denial of reasonable pregnancy or parenting adjustments/accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to make a report to the Office of Title IX. Retaliation against any person for making a report or participating in an investigation is strictly prohibited. You have the right to report without further participation in an investigation.
Report Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation to EO/Title IX Online
Phone: (406) 683-7900
Email: [email protected]
Visit our office: 528 E. Poindexter – Dean of Students Center
Mail:
Title IX/Dean of Students
710 S. Atlantic #120
Dillon MT 59725
