A pending lawsuit claims a New Haven Catholic school allegedly disciplined a 13-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome because the school thought he was purposely showing physical and verbal tics in class.

The lawsuit—which was served on the St. Bernadette Catholic School on Tuesday and will be filed in New Haven Superior Court within the week—claims teachers told the boy to stop making noises when the periodic tics would appear.

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