Yale University has settled a November lawsuit that claimed the university discriminated against students with mental health issues and is making changes to its policies.
The lawsuit, filed by Yale students and the nonprofit Elis for Rachael last year, alleged that Connecticut university’s policies discriminated against students who struggled with their mental health and forced troubled students to withdraw.
The Ivy League school will also beef up its programs to make students and professors more aware of their mental health resources with revamped training for faculty. A group of students sued in November, claiming that Yale officials pressured students to take voluntary medical leave when they experienced mental health struggles. If they did not take the medical leave, they could risk being forced to withdraw. Once students were officially withdrawn, under the previous policy, students were not allowed near campus without Yale’s approval.
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