Yale Accused of Discriminating Against Students With Mental Illness

Current and former Yale (CT) students sued the university Wednesday, accusing the school of systematically discriminating against students with mental health problems and pressuring them to withdraw. The lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status from the U.S. District Court of Connecticut, includes accounts by two current students, three former students and an alumni group representing several dozen others. In the court filing, students described being visited in the hospital after Yale officials learned of suicide attempts or other mental health problems and being warned that if they didn’t leave the school voluntarily, the university could kick them out involuntarily.