Raynour Country Day School, Long Island, New York Has Agreed to Admit Student With Diabetes
According to the announcement done by the Department of Justice on 10 the of July, 2008 the Raynour Country Day School in Long Island, New York has agreed to enter into the settlement agreement with the United States to resolve two complaints filed by parents of children with diabetes who were turned down for the enrollment in the school’s day camp last summer.
As said in the agreement, they will have to evaluate each application to its school or camp on a case-by-case basis and will make necessary arrangements and accommodations to permit children with diabetes to attend the school or summer camp. Accommodations may include, supervising campers while they monitor blood glucose levels, using insulin pumps or other diabetes related medical equipment, and monitoring a child’s consumption of food.
On listening this, Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, congratulates the Raynor School for working cooperatively with the Department of Justice to ensure that children with diabetes will have the opportunity to attend Raynor School and to participate fully in its programs. Moreover he says that “The Department of Justice recognizes the critical importance of enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act so children with disabilities can access educational programs.”
The Benton J. Campbell, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York says that “Schools should not refuse admission or equal opportunity to a child because the child has diabetes. The summer camp offered by Raynor School benefits parents as well as children. Camp programs allow parents to work or carry out essential responsibilities while children play and learn in a safe and healthy environment. No family should be denied the opportunity for this kind of beneficial summer experience on the basis of disability.”
The agreement lasts for three years.
Source: MarketWatch
