Mid-Michigan Community College (MI): In July 2013, OCR resolved a complaint alleging that Mid-Michigan Community College’s nursing program policies discriminated against pregnant students. During the investigation, OCR found that the college’s Student Nurse Handbook stated that should pregnancy “interfere with progress,” students would “need to re-evaluate their choices.” Before the conclusion of the investigation, the college signed an agreement in which it committed to revise its nursing program policies relating to sex discrimination and harassment and pregnancy discrimination, and to provide training to staff to ensure nondiscrimination against pregnant students.

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