Tuesday, April 14th, 2015     

On April 13, 2015, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Letter of Findings regarding civil rights violations by the Gates-Chili Central School District (District). The DOJ found the District has violated title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by its refusal to permit a student to bring her service dog to school unless the student's mother also provides a full-time handler. The Letter of Findings is available on DOJ's ADA website.

 For more general information on the ADA visit www.ADA.gov or

call the toll-free ADA Information Line at (800)-514-0301 (voice) 

or (800) 514-0383 (TTY). 

 Article Credit: U.S. Department of Justice

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