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I disagree. In order to graduate, she is required to be in class.
Attending class is a choice, not a requirement. Neither is graduation. She made the choice to start the class and she makes the choice whether or not to continue. There's no legal requirement of her to be there. And if I'm paying hundreds of dollars per class to be somewhere, I assure you I'd complain.
In the state of KY (I'm speaking specifically of there because of the way that particular state law is written), the school cannot forbid her from bringing her infant to class and nursing him. The way that law is written, your attempt to prevent her from nursing is illegal. You could complain all you like, but there is nothing the school can do for you if she has paid her tuition and is in good standing with the school. They cannot expel her for it. If you choose to harass her as she is nursing, she can sue you and/or have you arrested.
Pennsylvania recently enacted its first law regarding breastfeeding exempting breastfeeding from criminal laws, and giving women “permission,” but not the “right,” to breastfeed.
35 P.S. § 636.2 et seq. (2007)
35 P.S. § 636.2. Declaration of policy
The General Assembly finds that breastfeeding a baby is an important and basic act of nurturing that must be protected in the interests of maternal and child health and family values.
§ 636.3. General rule
A mother shall be permitted to breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be present, irrespective of whether or not the mother’s breast is covered during or incidental to the breastfeeding.
§ 636.4. Freedom to breastfeed
The act of breastfeeding shall not be considered:
(1) Indecent exposure as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).
(2) Open lewdness as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5901 (relating to open lewdness).
(3) Obscenity or sexual conduct as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials and performances
(4) A nuisance as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6504 (relating to public nuisances).
Pennsylvania: City of Philadelphia City Ordinance 9-1105
City Ordinance 1996 Amends Section 9-1105 of the Fair Practices Code entitled “Unlawful Public Accommodations Practice” to prohibit a breastfeeding mother from or segregate a breastfeeding mother within any public accommodation where she would otherwise be authorized to be irrespective of whether or not the nipple of the mother’s breast is covered during or incidental to breastfeeding.
Cities can make the law even broader than the state.
North Carolina is pretty much... in your face.
In 1993, North Carolina exempted breastfeeding from the criminal statutes, and clarified that women have the right to breastfeed in public, even if there is exposure of the breast.
N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-190.9
§ 14-190.9. Indecent exposure.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breast feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding.
http://breastfeedinglaws.uslegal.com/state-laws/
Again, people should really read about the laws before saying anything more.
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