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Equity and inclusion are core institutional values at Metro State. All individuals affiliated with the university have a shared responsibility to ensure that pregnant, parenting, and lactating students are aware of their rights, modifications available to them, and feel valued and supported in the Metro State community and in their educational endeavors.
Metro State is committed to creating and maintaining a community where all individuals are free from discrimination, including discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex. Sex discrimination, which can include discrimination based on pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical condition(s), marital status, or parental status, is prohibited and illegal in admission, educational programs and activities, hiring, leave policies, employment policies, and health insurance coverage.
Metro State is committed to providing access to pregnant, parenting, and lactating students to request reasonable modifications.
Metro State supports lactating persons by providing lactation spaces and reasonable modifications for lactating students to ensure they have equitable access to educational and professional opportunities while also meeting their health needs.
Supporting our pregnant and parenting students is not just about compliance — it’s about educational equity. Ensuring pregnant and parenting students have the support and resources to reach their academic, career, and family goals contributes to their long-term stability, economic security, and overall well-being, and even that of their child(ren).
Federal, State, and Minnesota State System protections that apply to pregnant and parenting students.
Metro State is committed to ensuring its programs, services, and activities are accessible to students who may be pregnant, experiencing a pregnancy-related condition, or parenting a child under the age of 18.