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This case addresses students with mental health disabilities and agreement for revision of absence policies and procedures. Case documents provided by Disability Rights Advocates. (2019)
Case of mental health/direct threat. The Supreme Court found that colleges, due to their “special relationship” with students, owe them a “duty to protect them from foreseeable acts of violence in the classroom or during curricular activities” — in this case, the circumstances were sufficiently plausibly foreseeable to let a jury decide. (2018)
Case of mental health ”threat to self” discrimination by the university. Remedy includes comprehensive revision of policies, including creation and adoption of: ADA/Non-Discrimination Policy; Reasonable Accommodation Policy; Policy Relating to Self-Destructive Behavior; and Withdrawal Policies, Practices, and Procedures. (2018)
Case of student with mental health disabilities that impacted his ability to participate in the program and to satisfy the Technical Standards of the FSU pharmacy program. This was an appeal, and the court agreed with the district court. (2018)
This case addresses a student with PTSD and ADHD. Addresses temporary leave of absence, accommodations, and retaliation. Includes policy changes. (2016)
This case addresses a student with a mental health disability that became a behavioral concern to the student and the campus. Note: the link for this letter goes to Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: Campus Mental Health section of website. (2008)
This case addresses a graduate program in a clinical setting. Student has generalized anxiety disorder and nonverbal learning disabilities. Accommodation requests include attendance, reduced work-load in terms of cases, additional time for assignments. Essential program requirements question. (1999)
OCR Letter 11-05-2217. Addresses discrimination and processes for assessing direct threat.See also Resolution Agreement (2016)
Plaintiffs are non-profit organizations that represent the interests of veterans of the Iraq, Afghanistan and earlier conflicts who have sought medical treatment or filed disability claims based on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”). (2008)