Current and former students of Yale University sued the school, accusing the school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities and pressuring them to withdraw.
“Yale’s withdrawal policy provides for involuntary withdrawals for disability-related symptoms, including threat to self. It does not provide any deference to treating professionals or consideration of whether withdrawal will cause harm,” the lawsuit states.
Following Neves’ discharge, she was required to have police escort her to collect her belongings and Neves was told by university officials that she could only say goodbye to her friends off campus since she was no longer allowed to be on university grounds, according to the lawsuit. Former student Nicolette Mantica also underwent the same process after being withdrawn involuntarily, according to the lawsuit.The lawsuit further alleged that Yale’s withdrawal policies have put a burden on students “from less privileged backgrounds.”
While the university has taken measures to improve its policies and resources, Rishi Mirchandani, co-founder of Elis for Rachael and a 2019 Yale graduate, told USA TODAY that these measures are “simply not enough.”
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