College controlling student's weight

awcntdb
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:22:21 +0000

Hence, the situations you observed isn’t likely to be legal after the ADA was passed.



I disagree.

The medical forms that my DSs filled out last year and this year asked such questions, quite openly. If you lie or do not disclose, it can be reason to for dismissal. One signs the form, as truthful.

What the ADA says is the school cannot discriminate against you for a known condition, if you can perform as expected. It does not say you can lie about your condition and then the school cannot hold you responsible for submitting false information AND the school must keep you even if you cannot perform as expected,

In the case of my company, if you lie to us about your health upon hiring, and a situation arises, we can fire you. On top of that, if you do not disclose a condition that one knows may impact fulfilling work requirements, we can fire you then as well, if such a situation occurs, but you did not disclose the possibility ahead of time.

In summary, the ADA stops discrimination, but does not give the green light to lie and the person in question must still be able to perform as required with minimal non-invasive accommodations.