Basketball Camp's Exclusion of HIV-Positive Boy Ruled Discrimination
Friday, January 22, 2010
- Organization: Law.Com
- Source: National > IBA International Pro Bono
An HIV-positive 10-year-old boy was discriminated against when he was denied admission to a Rockland County, N.Y. basketball camp, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge Donald C. Pogue granted a motion for declaratory relief on the boy's behalf against the Deer Mountain Day Camp, finding that the camp had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
"The court agrees that defendants were obligated to protect other campers from a very serious, life-threatening viral infection," Pogue said. "But this obligation does not excuse defendants' actions when based on unsubstantiated fears."
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