Supreme Court Provisions on Litigation for Epilepsy Girls Think Could I Affect Education Visits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court stood with a teenage girl with rare epilepsy symptoms in Thursday’s unanimous ruling, which could make it easier for families like her to get education in court.

The girl's family said her Minnesota school district did not do enough to ensure she needed to study accommodation, including failing to provide adequate guidance on nights where seizures are not too frequent.

But the lower court ruled that despite ruling that the school was insufficient, it ruled that the family had discriminatory requirements in court. This is because courts in the country in this area require plaintiffs in lawsuits against schools to indicate that officials use “malice or serious misjudgment”, which is a higher legal standard than most disability discrimination claims.

The family appealed to the Supreme Court. The Osso Regional School in the region says lowering the legal standards could lead to more litigation in the country’s unethical public schools, even if officials work sincerely.

The district also believes that all claims on accommodation for people with disabilities should meet the same higher standards – a potential major shift that could be a “five alarm fire” for the disabled rights community.

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