Georgetown Law Reverses Stance on Exam Timing for Pregnant Student After Backlash
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Brittany Lovely, a pregnant law student at Georgetown University, faced challenges when her request to reschedule exams due to her due date was initially denied. Despite proposing alternatives through a Title IX official, her requests were rejected, citing the university's honor code. After her friends launched a petition garnering over 7,000 signatures, the university eventually offered an additional deferral date in January. Lovely hopes for policy changes to better support pregnant students in the future.
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