Student Sues Princeton Over Learning Disability Accommodations

calmom
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Given that Princeton offers extra time to OTHER students, the most probable explanation is that the Princeton disability office did not feel that plaintiff provided sufficient documentation to justify additional time in HER case. (Remember: its a case-by-case determination, based on individual documentation).

That’s why I think that its such a mistake to sue – it requires that the plaintiff bear the burden of proving that Princeton’s factual determination is clearly wrong. And it puts that determination in the hands of a Federal Judge who may be inclined to defer to Princeton’s judgment. I would anticipate that Princeton would be well prepared to explain the difference between plaintiff’s documentation and others where they have granted extra time.