Parents of an eight-year-old Wisconsin girl with autism say they were told their daughter could not attend meetings of a local Girl Scout group for children with disabilities because leaders were afraid she was a “danger” to other children. Michele and Kevin Klages are seeking an apology from the national Girl Scout organization. “I never expected my child to be discriminated against,” Michele said. “Never in a million years.” The Klages said their daughter Magi (above) did not endanger the other girls when she attended one meeting of the Oconomowoc Brownie troop for children with disabilities, but that she did bite herself and run away from the other girls at one point. The Girl Scout organization has offered to find Magi another troop farther from her home. Alison Barnes, a law professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee, said organizations like the Girl Scouts are required under the ADA to make a “reasonable accommodations” for people with disabilities if they receive federal funding. Asking Magi to travel a long distance for another troop would not meet the letter of the law, Barnes said.
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