The school activity at issue occurred in the context of the buddy program, a weekly class pairing younger and older students. The buddy program is a mandatory part of the school curriculum.

Camp Buddy is open to young people of all ages with Down syndrome and is designed to reinforce academic and developmental ...

Nicole Whitmire, Big 33 Director, emphasized the program's growth this year: "We added buddy minigolf, we added buddy bowling, we have the buddy dance and of course the big 33 buddy activities." ...