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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Treadwell partially rules in favor of the college in a disability discrimination action brought by the professor alleging violations of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act arising from his termination. The professor was fired after his requests to teach remotely or become an adjunct at the online campus to accommodate his high-risk medical status during the Covid-19 pandemic were denied. The college is immune from the professor's Title I and Title II ADA claims. The college's reasons for firing the professor due to his inability to teach in-person classes and exhaustion of FMLA leave could be related to the college's interest in prioritizing students' needs. However, it is not clear that a transfer to the online campus was an unreasonable accommodation. The college is not entitled to summary judgment on the professor's failure to accommodate or disability discrimination claims.