update on dicrimination - grad school & internship

[Guest guest]

a couple of yrs ago I posted to the group about my experience w/ discrimination

in my graduate program.

- refusal of a minor time accommodation (the ability to work the extra hours

tagged on to the original internship schedule during school breaks)

- pushing me to resign from a grant b/c of disability

- removing the grant w/o out cause & w/o an appeal process

- subsequent removal from the MSW program w/o cause & w/o appeal process (

though I was an " a " student)

The US Dept of ED OCR found in my favor.

- I do not have to pay the roughly 26K in grant $ back

- the contract is void - I am not required to work for Child Protective Services

for 2 yrs.  Which is good b/c there is a hiring freeze.

- The school has to update their student handbooks & web site to state students

rights to accommodation and protection from retaliation & to reflect an appeal

process. 

- the school has to have a formal appeal process in place

-the school, it's student disability office, & SFCPS have to undergo trainings

on disability rights

I am waiting for the federal OCR determination & will post when it is

determined.

[Guest guest]

This is fantastic news! You really blazed a trail! Kudos!

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Wow thats great for you.

Sorry it came from such a bad siituation though.

[Guest guest]

This is great news! Poud of you for sticking it out and making a difference for

yourself and others to follow!

jackie

[Guest guest]

VERY GOOD! I know this was a drag for you to go through but you have just paved

the way for many many others with disabilities!!

I love the Pioneer spirit! Congratulations and Thank you!

[Guest guest]

I didn't read the first post but you faced these problems in an MSW

PROGRAM???? From what you did, I can see they taught you better than

they treat people. Go on empowering people the same way you did

yourself and you have a great future in Social Work.

BTW: you don't want to work in CPS anyway. It's an awfully difficult

and trying job. Most burn out quickly. I knew a few on the CPS sex

abuse squad who drank heavily. There was a reason for that.