Re: help with kindergarten - more

[Guest guest]

Let's be absolutely clear on something: religious based schools are specifically

EXEMPT under the law from most disability accommodation requirements. They're

required to follow the law on rescue medicine asthma inhalers, and that's about

it. The ADA and other forms of protection do not apply, and if it is a clearly

labeled religious school, it also isn't likely to received public money.

I've been in this exact situation - a religious school who choose not to

accommodate my celiac child - and you have just two " rights " in this situation:

stay, and put up with what they do or leave.

Maureen

> From: Melita <leftcoastmelita@...>

> Subject: [ ] help with kindergarten - more

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> Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 8:21 AM

> I also got some additional input from a parent who's GF

> kids are in school. She said to mention an issue about

> disability laws. I would think that these would apply in

> this case regardless of the private or public aspect of the

> school. If they receive any State funding whatsoever they

> fall under those rules.

>

> Stand up for your rights. It's also not like you are

> saying that you don't want this to happen at all just

> because your child is GF. You are asking a simple thing of

> not paying for what you can't (for medical reasons)

> have.

>

> JMHO - Melita

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