Guckenberger v. Boston University

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a proposed class action challenging the new policy adopted by defendant Boston University (“BU”) to evaluate the requests of its students to accommodate their learning disabilities. 1 The plaintiffs — ten students with learning disabilities and four organiza tions 2 — claim that the defendants 3 have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and state law. They seek injunctive, declaratory, and compensatory relief.

Plaintiffs challenge three aspects…