Justice Department Settles with Pennsylvania School for Not Enrolling Child with HIV
The U.S. Department of Justice and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania have reached a $715,000 settlement agreement with the Milton Hershey School of Hershey, PA, to resolve alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The school refused to enroll a child because he has HIV. The school has agreed to change its disability discrimination policy and to provide training to its staff on the ADA.