WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a state-funded private preschool program, Beginning Montessori Academy, located in Baldwin Park, Calif. The Justice Department initiated its investigation of the Montessori Academy after a student’s parent filed a complaint alleging violations of Title III of the ADA. The parent filed the complaint after the school alerted her that the student was not accepted to the school for the following year, despite having been a student there for some time. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Montessori Academy will ensure that it will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability, including autism.