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Teachers Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Discrimination

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Disabled Substitute Teacher Applicant Raises Some Adequate Claims Against Illinois School District

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A federal trial court in Chicago recently decided that a disabled applicant for a substitute teacher position at Zion School District No. 6 alleged sufficient facts against the District to proceed with a lawsuit against it....more

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict in Favor of Teacher with Seasonal Affective Disorder

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On June 26, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a jury verdict finding in favor of a teacher with seasonal affective disorder claiming a Wisconsin school district violated her rights under the...more

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Teacher With Expired Teaching Certificate Was Not "Qualified" Within The Meaning Of The ADA

Patricia Johnson, who had a history of depression and bipolar disorder, taught special education for a school district in Idaho for a decade. Before her teaching certificate expired in 2007, Johnson failed to take sufficient...more

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