program or activity due to discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived membership in a protected class; and 3. Complaints that allege that discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived membership in a protected class affected or altered an individual’s ability to perform academically. Please see Section VII for information on how to submit a report or file a complaint regarding prohibited conduct. V. A TTENDANCE P ROCEDURE FOR P REGNANCY & P REGNANCY -R ELATED C ONDITIONS In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, absences due to pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, including childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and recovery from any of these conditions, shall be excused for as long as the absences are determined to be medically necessary. If students register their pregnancy and/or pregnancy related-conditions with the TIXC, students will be provided with the opportunity to make up any work missed as a result of such absences, if possible. The College may also offer the student alternatives to making up missed work, such as, but not limited to, retaking a semester, taking part in online instruction or allowing the student additional time in a program to continue at the same pace and finish at a later date. For more information or requests for accommodations, students should inform their instructor(s) and/or contact the TIXC at 412.237.4542 or kschoos@ccac.edu. Per mandatory reporting obligations, instructors are required to inform the TIXC if a student discloses a pregnancy and/or a pregnancy-related condition. VI. F REE E XPRESSION AND A CADEMIC F REEDOM The College is firmly committed to free expression and academic freedom and to creating and maintaining a safe, healthy, and harassment-free environment for all members of the College community. Conduct prohibited by this Procedure, including acts of retaliation, does not constitute protected expression nor the proper exercise of academic freedom. The College will, however, consider rights under the First Amendment and academic freedom in its investigation of reports submitted under this Procedure, to the extent that the reported misconduct or retaliation involves an individual’s verbal or written statements or speech, as well as symbolic or other forms Prompt reporting of Prohibited Conduct is encouraged, because facts often become more difficult to establish as time passes. The College will take prompt and appropriate action in response to all reports in order to end the Prohibited Conduct, prevent its recurrence and address its effects. Any person may report Prohibited Conduct (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of the conduct), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by e-mail, using the contact information listed for the TIXC, or by any other means that results in the TIXC receiving the person’s verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time, including during non-business hours, by using the telephone number or e-mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the TIXC. of non-verbal speech. VII. R EPORTING
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