{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-301.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 7–301.1","heading":"","body":"(a) A student’s absence due to a student’s pregnancy or parenting needs is a lawful absence as provided under this section.\n(b) Each county board shall develop a written attendance policy for pregnant and parenting students that, at a minimum, meets the requirements of this section.\n(c) (1) The policy developed under subsection (b) of this section shall:\n(i) Excuse all absences due to pregnancy– or parenting–related conditions, including absences for:\n1. Labor;\n2. Delivery;\n3. Recovery; and\n4. Prenatal and postnatal medical appointments;\n(ii) Provide at least 10 days of excused absences for a parenting student after the birth of the student’s child;\n(iii) Excuse any parenting–related absences due to an illness or a medical appointment of the student’s child, including up to 4 days of absences per school year for which the school may not require a note from a physician;\n(iv) Excuse any absence due to a legal appointment involving the pregnant or parenting student that is related to family law proceedings, including adoption, custody, and visitation; and\n(v) Excuse any parenting–related absence from a class due to use of a lactation space to nurse or express breast milk.\n(2) In addition to home and hospital services, the school may allow the student to:\n(i) Make up the work that the student missed in a time period that equals at least as many days that the student was absent; and\n(ii) Choose one of the following alternatives to make up work that the student missed:\n1. Retake a semester;\n2. Participate in an online course credit recovery program; or\n3. Allow the student 6 weeks to continue at the same pace and finish at a later date.\n(3) Each county board shall publish its written attendance policy for pregnant and parenting students on the county board’s website.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=7-301.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"afe1b8d8636ade9c70586c28368fa24a38a93351d0de2461a8203bf24405faa2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-7-301.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}