Yale University announces changes to its policies to support students' mental health, including allowing students the ability to take time off from school.
If students disclose their mental health disability while seeking support and demonstrate severe symptoms, the university has often pressured them to voluntarily withdraw until they can apply for reinstatement at least a semester later. If the students refused, the university's policies allow for"involuntary withdrawals," forcing students to take leave without"deference to treating professionals or consideration of whether withdrawal will cause harm," the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit also claims that some students may never seek needed aid, fearing they'll be subject to the university's withdrawal policies if their mental health disability is known.Craig Warga/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE A tour group makes a stop at the Sterling Memorial Library on the Yale University campus in New Haven, June 12, 2015.
In addition to making it easier to take medical leave, the changes announced by Yale on Thursday, alsoStudents no longer need letters of reference, and the university has removed the requirement that students stay"constructively occupied" during their leave, according to Lewis's email. Students on personal withdrawal and medical leave also are no longer required to pass every course they take in the first two terms after their return.
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