Federal Judge: Religious School Exempt From Disability Laws

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HADDONFIELD, N.J. — Apr 6, 2016, 3:24 PM ET

A federal judge has ruled that a Quaker school in New Jersey doesn't have to provide services to students with learning disabilities.

The judge says Haddonfield Friends School is exempt from federal and state disability laws because it is a religious institution.

The recent ruling stems from a discrimination lawsuit brought by Angela Rota, a Cherry Hill mother whose son was expelled from the school in January 2014. She claimed the school didn't make "appropriate, reasonable modifications" for his disabilities and subjected him to public humiliation. The boy had been diagnosed with attention dysfunction and dyslexia.

Rota says she plans to appeal the ruling. She argues the school is not religious, noting that it welcomes students from multiple faiths.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-judge-religious-school-exempt-disability-laws-38202278

The Quaker theocracy comes closer.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. Given all forms of religion are psychological crutches, this one is unusually

benign as to harming others.

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2. I'm trying to find the decision.

The disability laws are too important to override. I want to finf the court's reasoning.

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3. oh my dawg!

[jonno99]

4. This is a little off-topic; I'm not a Quaker myself, but as I've studied the abolition movement,

I've come to have a good deal of respect for the Quakers - one of the few Christian groups who stood up against what should have been obvious to all - the evil that was slavery.

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5. Me too. The American Friends Service Committee helped me a lot when the draft was still active.

The lack of information and explanation in this article is maddening.