Ore. Down syndrome student is documentary topic
Thursday, May 19, 2011
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- The struggle of a young Oregon woman with Down syndrome to attend an art class at Southern Oregon University in Ashland is the subject of a new documentary.
The Mail Tribune reports that Eliza Schaaf enrolled in a college-level ceramics class last fall as a non-admitted student.
Non-admitted students may enroll in up to eight credits of classes but don't earn credit toward a degree.
Midway through, the university administration decided to drop Schaaf from the class, saying she required excessive supervision that limited the instructor's ability to interact with the rest of the class.
Schaaf's family has appealed the decision to the Oregon University System, which so far has upheld it.
The documentary will be screened at 6 p.m. June 1 at Ashland High School's Mountain Avenue Theater.
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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/
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