tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post4302842879336840680..comments2024-03-13T05:45:34.107-04:00Comments on Dog Law Reporter: Bringing Service Dogs Into Schools: Different Facts, Different Courts, Different ResultsJohn Ensmingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840129911400528572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post-24758286813420778802015-02-19T16:56:03.546-05:002015-02-19T16:56:03.546-05:00I'd have to say that any person/school/agency ...I'd have to say that any person/school/agency that has dogs that are having accidental "breaks" 5 or 6 times a year is not properly training their dogs. I privately train dogs and none of the many dogs, once trained, had any accidental "breaks" for the rest of their lives...including when they were ill (they did require more frequent appropriate breaks however during those few and far between times). <br /><br />The fact that you say, in a peevish way it seems to me, how can Eddy apply deep pressure?, simply indicates that you aren't as knowledgeable as you could be. Dogs can and do apply deep pressure by a variety methods quite well and it does in fact help lessen symptoms and stabilize the focus,and function of certian disabled persons.Windygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637942093896595948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post-92229026269574275802012-02-27T12:56:53.171-05:002012-02-27T12:56:53.171-05:00Typically, for a student to be able to utilize an ...Typically, for a student to be able to utilize an assistance dog, he or she must be able to, independently, care for, correct, and use the dog. A school is not obligated to provide any personnel in this regard as the utilization and care of the dog is strictly the responsiblity of the individual using it. Typically, a student of middle school or high school age (and some at the upper elementary level, are able to do this. It is generally accepted that if a student can pass the Assistance Dogs International public access test, independently, he or she meets the criteria for utilization of the assistance dog in a school. It is reasonable for a district to provide an area for the child to allow the dog to toilet. This can be simple and, with a Canine Companions for Independence dog, for instance, only requires a small outside area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437901534161780164.post-40840640303808797282011-08-18T17:31:20.402-04:002011-08-18T17:31:20.402-04:00While not arguing whether Eddy may be a service an...While not arguing whether Eddy may be a service animal, I do question the “public interest”, as I believe it to be the opposite. <br /><br />One main reason schools have such a difficult time today is due to being legislated (NCLB) to adapt for each individual, regardless of the difficulties in doing so. We are a country of law. We follow law. However, should we now be expected to alter / adapt every law to accommodate each individuals interpretation of a law? What about the individuals rights? I think not. The overhead and legacy costs of dealing with such accommodations (such as NCLB) is crippling and will only decline further should we decide as a country to meander down this road. <br /><br />As for elopement, the court should be persuaded by the fact that schools are designed, structured and staffed to prohibit such activity. How long would a shrieking child running down a hallway in attempts to escape the building go unnoticed? In case there is a doubt, NOT LONG. <br /><br />As for all the kids who must be located in close proximity to C.C., what about their feelings, rights, etc. should they be assigned the chair where poor C.C. urinated the day before? What about their embarrassment and right to not be humiliated as kids sometimes are? <br /><br />Or how about the kid that is allergic to dogs? Will their affliction be trumped by the ADA?<br /><br />As for Eddy, how many mistakes (urination / defecation) do you believe the court would accept before being ruled unreasonable? Having knowledge of working dogs in schools, on avg through the years we will experience inadvertent bathroom breaks 5 or six times a year. Any person knowledgeable of canine behavior will tell you all it takes is a child being around a HIGH ALPHA dog with an article of clothing or say a backpack and then taking that item to school. Genetically, the dog at the school will be triggered to dominate sans omission of the other dog. And then what about the other people that must now care for Eddy by taking him outside to relieve himself. How demeaning for a professional having to accommodate such trivial matters. <br /><br />When the school argued having Eddy in the school would impede C.C.’s educational process and independence, they made a major mistake for it would not be a distraction for C.C. I can assure you that it will be a distraction for the other five hundred kids in the school as dogs always are in any school. What about the rights of the other students to not have their educational rights disrupted? It is abundantly clear that no deciding judge has been around kids in schools nor did they consult those who have and simply relied on home experiences to reach their conclusions as to the “fleeting discussion of the impact on other children.”<br /><br />To address the irreparable harm argument, do not ask the district to shoulder the responsibility of an act the parent perpetrated. An easy option would be to go get C.C. a new lizard, under glass. He will be the coolest kid on the block and forget about ole Eddy.<br /><br />And the DOJ has no other important task to accomplish than to write a brief that Eddy can “apply deep pressure when C.C. begins stimming [engaging in repetitive behaviors].” And how exactly does Eddy do that? At least we all know Eddy can carry C.C.’s communications cards. What a relief, at least the aid will no longer have to do something and that the DOJ has us firmly secured in all other areas. Yeah, right.<br /><br />My suggestion would be for the parents to find a suitable location to educate their child in a more nurturing environment rather than relying upon the same facility charged with the responsibility to educate the masses. Go to any elementary school, spend a week or two, and you will soon see the difficulty of which I speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com