The Los Angeles Community College District has decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal court ruled that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The district had not conceded despite losing twice in federal court. But with the deadline to appeal looming, LACCD at the last moment said it would continue settlement talks over a discrimination lawsuit filed by two blind students, who allege L.A. Community College failed to accommodate their disability.
."In motions, in bench trials, in jury trial and before the 9th circuit ... frankly you were humiliated. Do not subject yourself to further humiliation by going on to the Supreme Court."Roy Payan was a part of a group that filed a lawsuit against the district back in 2017."We've earned the right to expect a decent education," he said.
He adds that the district"will always be a welcoming, inclusive higher education environment" for people"of all abilities and backgrounds."