[nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?

[Nicole Torcolini at Home]

In most cases, why wouldn't the student be fully responsible for the dog?

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On Apr 5, 2014, at 10:18 AM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:

WTF! Good for you Julie for going to bat for this boy. 
As for a service dog, didn't Ann say there was a difference between an adult
in the school using a dog and a student? I can't find her post, but it
seemed to be that adults can use a dog no questions asked, but children
since they are not taking full responsibility for the dog cannot? 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 7:16 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your
Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?

Actually yes.  I've been to an IEP meeting where the debate was whether or
not to let the little boy use a cane.  By letting him have his cane at
school, the school was also acknowledging that they would have to provide
O&M instruction.  That cost money they didn't want to spend, so no cane at
school.

I do truly believe that in the classroom and other places where the public
is not invited do not fall under the ADA, but rather the I.D.E.A.

Julie

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Torcolini
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:04 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Check Out This School District Policy- Your
Thoughts?Your Suggested Plan of Action?

Um, I'm sorry, but no. A service dog is not an accommodation. Do you write
in an IEP that a student needs a cane or a wheelchair? I don't think so.
Service dogs need to be treated the same that a cane or wheelchair would be
treated in regards to being allowed and the student needing the dog. If
there are issues with the dog him/herself or the student not being able to
care for, handle, or control the dog, those issues need to be handled on a
case by case basis .