“The two parties in the litigation Metcalf-Leggette v. Princeton, Diane Metcalf-Leggette and Princeton University, have reached a settlement agreement that concludes the litigation without continuing to trial,” according to a joint statement authored by the two parties and provided by the University.
The settlement ended a back-and-forth struggle between the two parties which had lasted nearly the entire duration of Metcalf-Leggette’s freshman year. The disagreement began last summer, when the Office of Disability Services denied Metcalf-Leggette’s request for 100 percent extended time testing. Metcalf-Leggette was diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and had received extended time for testing in high school and on college entrance exams.
Metcalf-Leggette filed the suit against the University after completing her fall midterm examinations. Yet even after being granted 50 percent extended time last January, Metcalf-Leggette said the accommodation was insufficient and had led her to suffer from a substantial disadvantage in her coursework.
“Princeton is allowing Ms. Metcalf-Leggette 100 percent extended time, beginning with final examinations for the current semester,” the statement said.
“We are very appreciative of the University reaching out and settling with us,” Kathy Metcalf, Metcalf-Leggette’s mother, told The Daily Princetonian before the settlement was finalized. Metcalf would not comment after the agreement was made.
Metcalf-Leggette and her family had participated in several interviews with the ‘Prince’ discussing their lawsuit and a complaint they filed against the University with the federal Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education. Before the settlement was finalized on Thursday, Metcalf asked the ‘Prince’ to withhold publication of the article, including those interviews, to avoid compromising the imminent settlement discussions with the University. The ‘Prince’ declined the request and the article appears in today’s paper.
Independent of the litigation, the University will also establish a task force to evaluate ODS and its internal decision-making processes.
“The University decided to commission a task force to review its Office of Disability Services and its efforts to advance the University’s commitment to an inclusive and accessible campus, as that office begins its fifth year of operation,” the statement added.
In the agreement, the University reserves the right to reevaluate its allotment of 100 percent extended time to Metcalf-Leggette upon completion of the task force’s assessment. “If she is not approved for more than 50 percent extended time,” the statement continued, “her accommodations will return to the current level of 50 percent extended time for examinations.”
Correction: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article misattributed statements made by Kathy Metcalf to Diane Metcalf-Leggette ’13.
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