Court Denies Student Sports Waiver over Disability Claim – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Court denies student sports waiver over disability claim – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Appeals court rules that extending sports eligibility for a disabled student would fundamentally alter Rhode Island’s interscholastic athletics program.

Reading time 3 minutesThe Landessozialgericht (LSG) Niedersachsen-Bremen abrogated the decision of the Bremen Social Court and dismissed a woman's application for recognition of a higher degree of disability (GdB). (Az: L 13 SB 81/21) After her traumatic past and mental illness, the plaintiff had applied for a GdB of 50 to be recognised as severely disabled. However, the court considered only a GdB of 40 to be appropriate – not sufficient for th…