Can a school exclude a student from the National Honor Society on the basis of pregnancy?
No, this is a violation of Title IX unless the reasons for dismissal is not her pregnancy or gender but rather that she had engaged in premarital sex. (failure to uphold the high standards of leadership and character required for NHS membership) • Can married students be required to attend adult school instead of regular day school? No. • Can married students be excluded from extracurricular activities? The current legal trend is to protect students’ rights to participate in both curricular and extracurricular activities, whether the students remain single, get married, or become pregnant. SUMMARY • Recent changes in public attitudes, together with important court rulings and new legislation, have led to significant reductions in sex discrimination in public schools. • It is no longer legal to pay men more than women for the same work and males may no longer be given preference over females in administrative positions • Federal legislation also prohibits sexual harassment of teachers b
