http://crunchycook.com/2013/05/08/how-i-was-kicked-out-of-college-because-of-my-allergy/I found this interesting and disturbing.
I'm not sure who DSS is. I equate DSS with Department of Social Services, and I'm pretty sure that's not what the author was referring to.
I'm left wondering what the recourse was for her with OCR or other entities.
I do think the author was being overly dramatic and not helpful to her cause by writing:
Saying Goodbye to My Academic Dreams
Without even a little support from my previously helpful school and no access to DSS, I was basically barred from the university because of my allergy. It was unsafe for me to attend my classes, or even go to school to take my midterms. And my school had made it clear that they weren’t even going to assist in helping to protect my life, so I dropped my classes. And my program of study (the only one of its kind in the area, my dream degree). And left the University of Washington Tacoma completely.
I would’ve been a third-generation Husky alumni when I graduation; my grandma and mom were so excited for me. Now, because my degree was so specific, I’ll have to start back over with 200-level course requirements, which will likely add at least another year, if not two, to my prospective graduation date. And I have to transfer to another university when I’d wanted to finish not only my BA at my school but also do my grad work there. Now I wonder if I’ll ever even finish my four-year-degree let alone grad school. My transcript was beautiful—high honors all around—now I’ll have to explain to future prospective schools why I got all “W’s” (withdrawn) this quarter.
While what has happened to this student is absolutely horrible, it's not the end of the world--though it might seem that way right now. There are many ways to get to point B from point A. Going to college near one's hometown is not necessary (though she may have some compelling reasons for staying in the area, such as an aging parent, etc.). Most students take core classes the first year, most of which really should be transferrable. Having a transcript with Ws is quite easily explainable--again, not the end of the world.
That said, for a chancellor to assume the role of 504C basically is kind of frightening. Okay--I'm having a hard time seeing the chancellor at my university actually doing this--and it had 6,500 students at the time. But assuming that this is what the chancellor meant, basically bypassing more objective and more knowledgeable entities, that's not good at all.
You'd think in light of the recent Lesley ruling that universities would take notice. Of course, that may exactly be the reason this university zipped itself closed to this student.
If I were this student, I would file a complaint with OCR. I would think OCR would be quite interested in this.