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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

How is it even an "offense"?

It's a course requirement at a traditionally black college. How is it different than, say, a foreign language requirement no one wants to take?

Inadvisable, perhaps. But hardly grounds for a lawsuit, as long as they allow for the disabled.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

How is it even an "offense"?

It's a course requirement at a traditionally black college. How is it different than, say, a foreign language requirement no one wants to take?

Inadvisable, perhaps. But hardly grounds for a lawsuit, as long as they allow for the disabled.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

How is it even an "offense"?

It's a course requirement at a traditionally black college. How is it different than, say, a foreign language requirement no one wants to take?

Inadvisable, perhaps. But hardly grounds for a lawsuit, as long as they allow for the disabled.

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ORIGINAL: Hierodule

I feel the same way. They have shown they aren't proficient in that subject so they are required to take a class on it. Its one extra class, no big deal. It might add to their college experience and broaden their horizons. At my college you had to take a test to prove you were computer literate. If you got under 70% on the test you had to take a class that otherwise wasn't required. It was called "fluency in technology." A lot of students who had to take it bitched about it. I see it as the same type of thing.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

How is it even an "offense"?

It's a course requirement at a traditionally black college. How is it different than, say, a foreign language requirement no one wants to take?

Inadvisable, perhaps. But hardly grounds for a lawsuit, as long as they allow for the disabled.

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I can't believe people don't get that.

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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or

It will be shot down. Let it take it's time as the lawyers grasp for our tax dollars but it will be shot down. I got three letters to prove it right here :

ADA

That stands for a the American with Disabilities Act.

There has to be at least one working brain among all those suits hanging out at the public through. (sp, meant troff) If needed I could litigate this asshole shit with my eyes closed. I can pick up enough case law in ten minutes to bury them in discovery even.

Idiots.

T

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

How is it even an "offense"?

It's a course requirement at a traditionally black college. How is it different than, say, a foreign language requirement no one wants to take?

Inadvisable, perhaps. But hardly grounds for a lawsuit, as long as they allow for the disabled.

It's not a general course requirement but a mandate that they fall within their prescribed BMI number or they have to take the course. That itself is discrimination based on body type and the basis for legal action.

Not to mention that the BMI is a ridiculous index to begin with.  Muscle weighs more than fat and the BMI does nothing to account for that difference, so you can have someone with very little body fat classified as obese under BMI standards. 

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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I can't believe people don't get that.

These type of "replies" get so tiresome.

Honestly, you believe that the rest of the world just isn't up to speed with you? What a burden that must be.

As mentioned in the quoted portion, I agree the policy isn't advisable. However, that doesn't constitute legal grounds for a lawsuit. Unless administration goes about this stupidly--and surely you must realize they'd have thought of every point raised here already--students can comply, finish their education elsewhere, or petition the college to change the requirement.

Not everything we don't like is illegal.

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ORIGINAL: Termyn8or

It will be shot down. Let it take it's time as the lawyers grasp for our tax dollars but it will be shot down. I got three letters to prove it right here :

ADA

That stands for a the American with Disabilities Act.

There has to be at least one working brain among all those suits hanging out at the public through. (sp, meant troff) If needed I could litigate this asshole shit with my eyes closed. I can pick up enough case law in ten minutes to bury them in discovery even.

Idiots.

T

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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I can't believe people don't get that.

These type of "replies" get so tiresome.

Honestly, you believe that the rest of the world just isn't up to speed with you? What a burden that must be.

As mentioned in the quoted portion, I agree the policy isn't advisable. However, that doesn't constitute legal grounds for a lawsuit. Unless administration goes about this stupidly--and surely you must realize they'd have thought of every point raised here already--students can comply, finish their education elsewhere, or petition the college to change the requirement.

Not everything we don't like is illegal.

I would agree. If they had started the policy with the incoming students, giving them a chance to decide if they want to attend there knowing the requirement, then i would say... ok... they knew. But to impose it upon those graduating this year... its a bit much, a bit pushy. Should be interesting to see what happens.