Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too.
According to WNEP, a nursing student at Misericordia University is suing the school because she failed the same course twice.
Jennifer Burbella’s lawyer Harry McGrath says his client suffers from stress, anxiety and depression, and the school failed to provide her with the proper help necessary to pass the course. McGrath said his client’s struggle with stress and anxiety means she should be covered under The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1973.
To us, it sounds like Burbella suffers from the same conditions as most other college students. But Burbella and her lawyer don’t see it that way.
According to the lawsuit, Burbella asked for extra time to complete her exams and sought “communication with a professor during a test.”
“She’s not looking for the university to ordain that she get this degree, she’s looking for a fair opportunity, which the statute provides, to take the exam,” McGrath said. “If she fails it, that’s her own problem, and she has to deal with it.”
Hmm, it seems to us like she has already had that opportunity. Twice.
Burbella might want to take a quick look at this flowchart: Should You Be In College? A Flowchart
