The lawsuit says Julia Pernsteiner was entitled to help with learning disabilities and was humiliated by Coach Ron Grigg who 'fat shamed' athletes.
Pernsteiner had learning disabilities that affected her reading, writing and math skills and required use of assistants and other help that JU agreed to as “reasonable accommodations” under the ADA, the lawsuit says.
“Teammates recall Grigg taking a special satisfaction in humiliating Julia, referring to her as ‘retarded,’ ‘the slowest f------ runner on the team’ and unable to ‘wipe your own a--,’” the suit says. “Julia, already struggling academically, now found that the sport she loved and found comfort in was the source of her coach’s targeted ridicule and harassment.”the school closed ranks around Grigg and refused to take any action,” the lawsuit states.
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