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pregnancy discrimination  

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  • Pregnancy discrimination, although illegal, remains a problem for both students and teachers in U.S. school settings. This entry provides a brief overview of forms of discrimination—expulsion, stigma, harassment, isolation, and racial segregation—and highlights underlying attitudes and assumptions that continue to hamper the quest for full equality for pregnant and parenting students. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Pregnancy Discrimination]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/pregnancy_discrimination

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