Q: Can I sue a medical school for fraud or discrimination? I was dismissed due to poor grades from a mental disability.
I was diagnosed with OCD my first year of medical school. I failed three classes my first semester and the school told me to take time off and come back the next year. I came back and passed two semesters but then failed another class the semester after that. Once again, they told me to take time off and come back. I came back to school for a third time and failed a class. The school dismissed me from the program. I feel as though they are liable for fraud as they continued to tell me to take off time and come back when I had a major disability preventing me from being successful in medical school. They dismissed me in December 2017. The medical school is in Indiana.
A: This is a question to ask an attorney licensed to practice in Indiana, not Illinois.
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