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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> While working with one of the
Bergen county school districts we came across this problem, so I just wanted to
share some helpful information.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">In a situation where one student
is allergic to dogs and another uses a service dog, the student using the
service animal should be accommodated. However, there needs to be some thought
given to the student with allergies. When they are in a class together, they
should be spacially separated. Here is just such an idea from the Department of
Justice’s document, Revised ADA Requirements; Service Animals. This is in regard
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Allergies and fear
of dogs are not valid reasons for denying access or refusing service to people
using service animals. When a person who is allergic to dog dander and a
person who uses a service animal must spend time in the same room or facility,
for example, in a school classroom or at a homeless shelter, they both should
be accommodated by assigning them, if possible, to different locations within
the room or different rooms in the facility.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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href="">http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Job
Accommodation Network has suggestions for this kind of scenario in the
workplace. Some of those ideas would not and cannot work in a school setting,
but some of them might help to improve the situation. For example, perhaps a
portable air purifier could be used in the class room and/or a HEPA filter could
be used for the ventilation system for that room. Also, perhaps the student with
the service animal could agree to use a dander control product from the
veterinarian or local pet store. The school could also make for certain that the
class room is cleaned regularly; dusted, vacuumed, floors washed, etc. Here is
the link to the JAN document.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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href="">http://askjan.org/corner/vol02iss01.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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