Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Gavin Class v. Towson University
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2015No. 15-1811Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partWynn, Circuit Judge
Towson University (“Towson”) decided that Gavin Class, a student who had suf*253fered a serious heatstroke, could no longer safely participate in its Division I football program. Class challenged this decision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act. The key question we must answer is what level of deference the district court should have applied in evaluating whether Towson discriminated against Class on account of his alleged disability.
The majority opinion and I agree that the district court applied the wrong standard in evaluating Towson’s decision. The…
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