TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 10, 2019

The attendance policy at Belmont University College of Law is drawing complaints from pregnant law students, the university's student-run newspaper reports. The Vision interviewed four past and present female law students who claimed the policy discriminates against pregnant women by not allowing them additional absences for hospitalizations or giving birth. The students say they sought help from law school Dean Alberto Gonzales, the university’s former Title IX director and others in the administration, but were not given disability accommodations during pregnancy, even when offering up doctor’s notes, written requests or having, in some cases, life-threatening conditions. Gonzales told the paper the school’s policy was strict, but had never prevented a pregnant student from finishing law school. Read the full article from the Vision.