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YMCA Changes Breastfeeding Policy After Mother Files Lawsuit

YMCA changes breastfeeding policy after mother files lawsuit WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island YMCA being sued by a mother who claims the agency wouldn’t allow her to breastfeed in public says it had developed a policy allowing mothers to breastfeed in the facility in response to her complaint. The American Civil Liberties Union said Friday it filed a lawsuit against …


Changes Stem From Lawsuit Involving YMCA Inclusion of Raleigh Boy With Diabetes

The YMCA of the Triangle has adopted a new non-discrimination policy as a result of a 2013 lawsuit from a father who said an after-school program declined to accept his son who has Type I diabetes. Bruce Hatcher, whose son was a kindergartner at Underwood GT Magnet Elementary School at the time, said YMCA officials told him that they do not administer shots and …