Who is disabled

[Marta Russell]

michael at ecst.csuchico.edu wrote:
> 
> ...  Yes, the law was to protect
> against child molesters, but this person had been a teacher for quite some
> time, who was fired because of the fingerprints.
> 
> There was no indication that he was anything but an excellent teacher.
> The school board tried to retain him.

Still I think the teacher could take this to court under the ADA and
most likely win it. S/he was discriminated against for not having what a
nondisabled person has - fingerprints and it cost their livlihood.  

I need an answer too, to a question I asked in another post - Did the
school administrators put this teacher on disability? Usually,
qualifying for disability benefits means that one is UNABLE to work.

Marta


> >
> > >Michael Perelman wrote:
> > >>To what extent is the definition of disabled a social construction?
> > >>
> > >>We are expanding who is disabled.  A California school district recently
> > >>fired a
> > >>teacher with a skin disorder.  His fingerprints were insufficiently clear.
> > >>In a
> > >>sense, he is disabled, yet perfectly able to carry out his job.
> > >
> > >Why are they allowed to get the fingerprints of a teacher?
> > >
> > >Yoshie
> >
> > To check to see if he's a child molester, of course!
> >
> > What country have you been living in?
> >
> >
> >
> > Brad DeLong
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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> Michael Perelman
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> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
> 
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