The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether an epileptic student’s family may sue her Minnesota school district over special accommodations that she was denied.
The court granted the petition in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools on Jan. 17 in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.
The student, known as A.J.T. and by her first name, Ava, is suing through her parents who are identified in court papers as A.T. and G.T.
The petition filed in September 2024 said Ava suffers from Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a rare kind of epilepsy. She has limited intellectual capacities and experiences seizures during the day. The most severe seizures happen in the morning, but after that “she’s alert and able to learn until about 6:00 p.m.” She also needs assistance with walking and toileting….