Harvard Sued Over Policy on Students in Mental Health Crisis (1)

Harvard University discriminates against students with mental health disabilities by banning students in crisis from campus and subjecting them to an arduous process to return from leave, a lawsuit alleges.

Students 4 Mental Health Justice, an advocacy group for neurodivergent students, claims Harvard violates state and federal antidiscrimination laws by responding to “disability-related behavior with exclusion, blame, and draconian measures,” according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

When students are admitted to a hospital or emergency room for a mental health crisis, they are barred from campus, “depriving them of their ...