Supreme Court May Rule for Epileptic Student Alleging School Denied Special Accommodations

Federal courts previously ruled she failed to prove her claim under two federal anti-discrimination laws.
Supreme Court May Rule for Epileptic Student Alleging School Denied Special Accommodations
Lawyer Lisa Blatt speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be associate justice on Sept. 4, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court on April 28 seemed sympathetic to an epileptic student’s family that is suing a Minnesota school district, alleging that the school illegally denied special accommodation.

The oral argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools became heated when the attorney for the district accused the other lawyers at the hearing of “lying” about the position she was arguing, an accusation she subsequently withdrew.