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This webpage includes information about pregnancy accommodations, protections, and lactation rooms at the Pikes Peak State College.
When PPSC students, employees, and volunteers are pregnant or have pregnancy related conditions, reasonable accommodations may be available upon request.
Pregnancy will generally include:
To access reasonable accommodations for pregnancy or related conditions, an individual
may contact the Title IX Coordinator:
Once notified, the Title IX Coordinator will promptly and effectively take the following steps:
“Reasonable modifications” are changes or adjustments to the educational or working environment. Some examples of reasonable modifications under:
This list provides examples and is not exhaustive. Modifications will vary depending on the individual’s specific needs, and a modification that would fundamentally alter the nature of its education program or activity will not qualify as a reasonable modification.
Under the 2020 Title IX Regulations, schools must treat pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and recovery therefrom the same as any other temporary disability with respect to any hospital or medical benefit, service, plan, or policy for students.
For more information from the U.S. Department of Education, visit the USDE Pregnancy or Parental Status Website.
Implemented in 2016, the Colorado Pregnant Workers Fairness Act created protections for pregnant workers. Under the act, it is a discriminatory or unfair employment practice if an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodations to an applicant or employee who is pregnant, physically recovering from childbirth, or a related condition. CRS § 24-34-402.3.
In addition, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on June 27, 2023 and also requires covered state employers to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified employee’s or applicant’s known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of a pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions unless the accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship. To learn more, visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Website.
Pikes Peak State College provides lactation rooms as private spaces for parents to breastfeed. Lactation rooms are free from intrusion and shielded from view. Employees and students are provided lactation rooms at the Rampart, Centennial, and Downtown campuses. For more information regarding access to lactation rooms, contact the Title IX Coordinator:
.View PPSC Lactation Room Locations