Legal Opinion
School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 20, 1987No. 85-1277PublishedCited by 1,081 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 394, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §794 (Act), prohibits a federally-funded state program from discriminating against a handicapped individual solely by reason of his or her handicap. This case presents the questions whether a person afflicted with tuberculosis, a contagious disease, may be considered a “handicapped individual” within the meaning of § 504 of the Act, and, if so, whether such an individual is “otherwise qualified” to teach elementary school.
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From 1966 until 1979, respondent Gene Arline taught elementary school in Nassau County,…
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