ST. LOUIS – A legally blind teacher alleges she was terminated because of her disability.
June Lenk filed a complaint on June 16 in the St. Louis Circuit Court against St. Louis Public Schools and SHC Services Inc. alleging that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff is legally blind but is qualified to perform the duties of her occupation with the defendants with reasonable accommodation, such as magnification software on a laptop. The suit states she began working for St. Louis Public Schools at Gateway Elementary as an itinerant vision teacher.
The suit states the plaintiff was terminated by St. Louis Public Schools in June 2016 and replaced by a teacher that did not require magnification software on a computer.
The plaintiff holds St. Louis Public Schools and SHC Services Inc. responsible because the defendants allegedly terminated her because of her disability.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks all damages, plus interest, attorney's fees, costs and any further relief as justice may require. She is represented by Jase Carter of Carter Law Firm LLC in St. Louis.
St. Louis Circuit Court case number 1822-CC10556