Editing Herzing Issues: ADA and Disability Accommodations (section)

=== HU-024: Clinical sites assigned at 4+ hours and 2h39m from student's home despite documented medical need for proximity and prior disability services discussion ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| High
! Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Accommodation Failure
! Date added
| 2026-04-30
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Clinical Placement / Disability Services
|}
'''Finding.''' Clinical sites were assigned at four or more hours and two hours thirty-nine minutes from the student's home despite a documented medical need for proximity of approximately one hour, and despite a prior disability services discussion of that proximity need.

'''Evidence.''' Student email to Christina Kennedy (2026-04-02): "The first site assigned was about 4 hours away, and the current site is approximately 2 hours and 39 minutes from my home on the south side of Wichita. Unfortunately, this distance is not feasible for me given my medical conditions." (Source Group: Prelicensure Student Handbook 2026 (SICCED09255468); Defense Bundles 2026-04-29 / 2026-04-30.)

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>Managing asthma, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, glucose intolerance, and other health concerns requires significant coordination of equipment, medications, and support. The combination of an 8-hour clinical day with nearly 5 hours of driving is not something I can safely sustain.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' ADA/Section 504; 34 CFR §104.44; Handbook p. 26: placements must be "within a reasonable distance from the campus or student's address on file." Reasonable distance must consider disability-related medical needs, and the ADA requires an individualized assessment of what constitutes a reasonable accommodation.

'''Impact.''' A student with narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and asthma was required to drive up to five-plus hours round trip for clinical, a safety risk documented in the student's own stated concern about ability to safely sustain the schedule.

'''Notes.''' Dr. Laban and Emilie Thompson were copied on the April 2 email. Executive Leadership had approved a mileage stipend for placements over 100 miles, but the stipend does not address the safety and medical feasibility concern for a student with narcolepsy and sleep apnea.

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