Sarah Sickly ... 5TH GRADE TEACHER & ACCOMODATIONS

First, she has asked for an air conditioner in her classroom due to asthma.Next, she has asked for her preparation period to be scheduled last period in the day so that she can go home and rest due to an acute case of Epstein-Barre Syndrome.Additionally, she has asked for a second preparation period (which no other teacher receives as per the negotiated contract) first period in the morning, so that she can benefit from more sleep in the morning due to her medical condition diagnosed as sleep apnea.Finally, this year she has presented you with a note from her physician, Dr. Quack, which requests that she sit with her feet propped up on her desk all day due to an ever-increasing numbing sensation in her legs.

As superintendent, please evaluate each of these requests from the vantage point of the "reasonable accommodation" requirement of 34 CFR Sec. 104.12.Next, discuss alternatives to the accommodations she has requested and analyze the legal viability and educational implications of these alternatives.