Last week the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Miguel Luna Perez could pursue claims against Sturgis Public Schools under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Perez, a 27-year-old deaf Sturgis man, claims the school district provided him an inadequate education by failing to assign him a qualified sign-language interpreter.
Miguel Perez
The United States Supreme Court recently heard arguments in the case of a 27-year-old Sturgis man who is seeking the right to sue Sturgis Public Schools for financial damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On Wednesday, January 18, Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments and appeared sympathetic toward Miguel Luna Perez, a deaf man who claims the school district provided him an inadequate education by failing to assign him a qualified sign-language interpreter.