New York says deaf student may take service dog to school
March 11th, 2008From the New York Times:
More than a year after the East Meadow School District in Nassau County barred a deaf high school student from taking his service dog to school, a state official ruled on Monday that the district had violated the state’s Human Rights Law.
John Cave Jr., who is deaf, was barred from taking his service dog, Simba, to school, but the state overturned the ruling.
The 21-page ruling by Kumiki Gibson, the commissioner of the Division of Human Rights, found that students with disabilities were entitled to have a service dog with them in school under state law and ordered the East Meadow district to change its policy immediately.
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