• Substantial emotional distress means significant mental suffering or anguish that may but does not necessarily require medical or other professional treatment or counseling. All Hagerstown Community College employees (faculty, staff, administrators) are required to report actual or suspected sexual misconduct that occurs in coordination with a HCC activity or event or on a HCC campus to the designated HCC’s Title IX Coordinator immediately. Reporting is not optional. Title IX - Pregnant and Parenting Students Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex-including pregnancy, parenting and all related conditions-in educational programs and activities that get federal funding. This means that schools must give all students who might be, are, or have been pregnant the same access to school programs and educational opportunities that other students have. • HCC must excuse absences due to pregnancy or any related conditions for as long as the student’s doctor says it is necessary to be absent. When the student returns to school, she must be reinstated to the status held before they leave. • Professors who base grades on class attendance cannot penalize a pregnant student for their absence and must allow the student to earn back the credit from the classes that were missed. • HCC is required to let pregnant and parenting students make up the work missed while absent from class due to pregnancy or any related conditions, including bed rest or recovery from childbirth. It is recommended that for an extended absence, the student and professor work together to keep up with regularly scheduled assignments. • HCC students who are pregnant or experiencing any pregnancy-related conditions must be permitted to continue their off-campus work, including internships and career rotations. HCC cannot require a doctor to approve the continuation of these activities unless a note is required of all students with a medical condition. Questions regarding how to respond to a pregnant or parenting student, under Title IX guidance, should be addressed to: Dr. Christine Ohl-Gigliotti, Title IX Coordinator for Students Dean of Students Office STC Building, Room 142, 11400 Robinwood Drive Hagerstown, MD 21740 240-500-2526, Caohl-gigliotti@hagerstowncc.edu Pregnant or parenting students who feel they are being discriminated against should be referred
to the Dean of Students Office for assistance. Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites
Pre-requisites are preparatory courses or placement tests that must be successfully completed before students are allowed to enroll in a course. These requirements are enforced by the registration system; students attempting to register for a class will not be allowed to register if they are missing these pre-requisites. The course description, located in the catalog or in Self- Service, will dictate the pre-requisite course(s) or required placement level. Some course
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