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

Nicole Torcolini at Home ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sun Apr 6 01:30:36 UTC 2014


What type of service dog was it?

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On Apr 5, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:

Whenever I have seen articles about students and service dogs the articles mention that an adult is present to direct the dog. 

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> On Apr 5, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Nicole Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 .




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