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Supreme Court Win for Girl with Epilepsy Expected to Make Disability ...

  • The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 12 in favor of Ava Tharpe, a teenager with epilepsy suing her Minnesota school for inadequate disability accommodations.
  • The case arose after lower courts applied a higher legal standard requiring proof of bad faith or gross misjudgment, which the school district sought to extend to all disability discrimination claims.
  • The Court held that disability discrimination claims in educational settings must meet the same deliberate indifference standard as other ADA cases, rejecting the school district's request to raise the bar.
  • Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that the ruling upholds safeguards for disabled children by maintaining necessary accommodations that guarantee fair access, a position supported by lead attorney Roman Martinez.
  • This decision narrows legal hurdles for families seeking damages over school accommodations and aligns educational disability claims with broader disability rights enforcement nationwide.
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Family members claimed that the school district did not do enough to allow the girl to have the disability adaptations she needs to learn

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US Supreme Court bolsters school disability protections

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k12dive.com broke the news in on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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