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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fordham University has asked a federal judge to dismiss a graduate student's lawsuit over demands for mental health records for re-admission following medical leave.
Fordham says Emily Pierce's refusal to share records violated its re-entry requirements and ability to assess whether she was capable of returning.
Pierce seeks $10 million in damages. She says the university violated her civil rights, discriminating against her because of her mental illness. She provided a psychiatrist's letter saying she was fit to return.
Her suit also names the U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, saying it has been investigating her discrimination complaint for two years but has gone silent.
Pierce, who studied at the Graduate School of Social Services, alleges her federal complaint led to retaliation by Fordham, a Jesuit school in the Bronx.
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