Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1301 (2026)

Pregnant persons; expulsion or exclusion from public school prohibited; withdrawal; alternative educational program or program of special services; rules.

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THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE

Act 451 of 1976

380.1301 Pregnant persons; expulsion or exclusion from public school prohibited; withdrawal; alternative educational program or program of special services; rules.

Sec. 1301.

(1) A person who has not completed high school may not be expelled or excluded from a public school because of being pregnant.

(2) A pregnant person who is under the compulsory school age may withdraw from a regular public school program in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board.

(3) The board of a local or intermediate school district may provide an accredited alternative educational program for school age expectant parents and school age parents and their children, or provide a program of special services within the conventional school setting, or contract with another school district offering the educational program.

(4) The state board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 109, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1980

PopularName Notes:

Act 451

AdminRule Notes:

R 340.1121 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1989–1993 · leading case: Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 501 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 1993).

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Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 501 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 1993). · cites it 4× “" MCL 380.1301(2); MSA 15.41301(2). "A pregnant person who is under the compulsory school age may withdraw from a regular public school program in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board.”

Garrett v. Bd. of Educ. of Sch. D. of Detroit, 775 F. Supp. 1004 (E.D. Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp.Laws Ann. § 380.1301. The practical effect is that the predominant sex of the students at the alternative education institutions for pregnant students are female; however, such an effect does not render these institutions illegal as a violation of the Code.”

Mercado v. Kingsley Area Schs./Traverse City Pub. Schs. Adult Educ. Consortium, 727 F. Supp. 335 (W.D. Mich. 1989). “§ 380.1301, (prohibiting expulsion from a public school because of pregnancy), nor was she suspended for some other reason like the plaintiffs in Goss .”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1301(2) — 1 case

Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 501 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 1993). “" MCL 380.1301(2); MSA 15.41301(2). "A pregnant person who is under the compulsory school age may withdraw from a regular public school program in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1301(4) — 1 case

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