Whatchyall think?  I've included some of my own thoughts at the end of this
post, after the news story.  You may agree or disagree.  Either way, I
respect your "take" on this.

Anorexic Student Sues College

By MARTIN FINUCANE
.c The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) - An anorexic student sued her college Wednesday, seeking
readmission after school officials turned her away because of her condition.

Keri Krissik, 20, suffered cardiac arrest while at home in Milford, Conn., in
April. She completed her spring semester coursework, but administrators at
Stonehill College, a Catholic institution, refused to let her register last
fall.

The Rev. Mark Cregan, the university president, said ``we don't have the
ability to support her in the way she needs to be supported.''

``The last time Ms. Krissik was on campus she almost died,'' said Elise
Busny, a lawyer representing the college located in Easton. ``There's the
risk that she would drop dead on campus.''

Krissik, 5-foot-6 and between 97 and 100 pounds, has been anorexic since she
was 8. She now has a defibrillator implanted in her heart.

She said she is protected by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

``I'm feeling good and I feel like I can handle the challenges,'' she said
outside federal court.

Krissik's lawyer, Abbe Ross, said her condition had improved and that the
school was ``only keeping her out because of her disability.''

Anorexia nervosa is marked by obsessive fasting. Its effects can range from
weight loss to delayed sexual development, heart problems, depression and
death.

U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel said she would rule quickly.

AP-NY-01-03-01 2041EST

Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.

Do they intend to ferret out all their students with various diseases and/or
disabilities and kick them out too?  Or...is it just Keri?  I would think
that if the college has any concern about civil rights, Keri's instructors
would be CPR certified.  In fact, why shouldn't all teachers at the school be
certified to perform CPR and have basic first responder training?  In the
event of a medical emergency in their classroom, they would be the first
responder anyway.  There may be other students with that training but it
would be prudent for the teacher to have it.  This is a good chance for them
to upgrade their peripheral skills and -- on a less altruistic note -- make
the college look good as well.

"Rev. Mark Cregan, the university president, said 'we don't have the ability
to support her in the way she needs to be supported."

So...get the ability, I say.  How can they not accommodate her?  Are their
counselors unable to learn about AN and associated problems?  Are their
teachers unable to learn about this as well?

Are their brains full, or what?

It sounds like Rev. Mark Cregan went to the "Harry Callahan School of
Disability Accommodation and Sensitivity Training."

Bad Dog!