CLE Forces BPS to Recognize Sickle Cell Disease as a Disability

After CLE and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute files a complaint with the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights on behalf of BPS parents and students, Boston Public Schools agree to recognize sickle cell disease as a disability that interferes with a student’s education, and to implement policy changes to ensure that students with SCD receive the quality education they have long been denied due to health problems.