đź’° Yale accused of discriminating against students with mental illness

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In a statement, Yale spokeswoman Karen Peart said, “The university is confident that our policies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.Nonetheless, we have been working on policy changes that are responsive to students’ emotional and financial wellbeing."When she asked about saying goodbye to her friends, university administrators told her “she could only do so off campus” because she was no longer allowed on Yale property.Because of her eating disorder, she requested to live off-campus — with access to a kitchen instead of having her meals tied to an on-campus dining hall and its hours — but was denied and had to appeal the decision repeatedly to get an exemption.She asked to be able to attend classes virtually, as many students did during the pandemic, to deal with her continuing mental illnesses and was denied, despite providing a detailed two-page explanation from her psychiatrist and an additional letter from a doctor specializing in sleep disorders."

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