P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 1594
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico establishes that there shall be a public education system that shall not discriminate on account of race, color, sex, birth, social origin or condition, or political or religious ideas. To guarantee the essential equality of all human beings, it is hereby declared that every pregnant student, without impairment to the laws in effect, shall be entitled to:
(1) Enjoy a tranquil and peaceful environment, and the respect to her right to intimacy and dignity and to not being a victim of bodily or emotional harm or of psychological pressures due to her pregnancy in all school premises of the public education system of the country.
(2) Receive professional advice, aid and counseling through available programs and by personnel trained in the planning and the consequences of teenage pregnancy, the medical conditions and the possible changes in her health she may experience during that period and on how to develop optimum family and community relations according to her situation, as well as on the rights, responsibilities and duties she must assume as a mother, with special emphasis on ensuring that she will be able to remain as a regular student of the public education system.
(3) Receive from the Department of Education, if available and as needed, emergency medical or therapeutic assistance, tutors or teachers for the various courses so that she may capably meet the curriculum requirements as so finish her school year.
(4) Receive any financial aid and guidance on government subsidy programs or alternatives that will allow her to achieve her full social development and that of her family unit and to continue participating as a regular student of the education system.
(5) The establishment of effective coordination to access the resources of the Department of the Family to attend to possible social, family or community problems that have led to her pregnancy or that may affect said pregnancy or her studies.
(6) The establishment of effective coordination to access the resources of the Department of Health to follow-up and provide proper care for her pregnant condition so that her capacity as a student of the school curriculum is not affected.
History —Aug. 21, 2004, No. 220, § 1, eff. 30 days after Aug. 21, 2004.