United States v. Bernhardt

Petitioner Vincent L. Chalk is a certified teacher of hearing-impaired students in the Orange County Department of Education. In February of 1987, Chalk was diagnosed as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Subsequently, the Department reassigned Chalk to an administrative position and barred him from teaching in the classroom. Chalk then filed this action in the district court, claiming that the Departments action violated § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.A. § 794 (West Supp. 1987), as amended, which proscribes recipients of federal funds from discriminating against otherwise qualified handicapped persons.