[Mail_treas] District "Therapy Animal"

[Felicia Drummey]

And...I wonder how many "dog years" it will take for a service dog to earns
one year of service credit?

(Seriously though, my prior district employed a school psychologist who
brought her therapy dog to school everyday. He had a staff ID badge and was
pictured in the yearbook; however, he was owned by the psychologist.
Additionally, the psychologist was responsible for all of his vet bills.)

Felicia Drummey, Treasurer

Coshocton City School District
1207 Cambridge Road
Coshocton, Ohio 43812

740-622-1901 x1113

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Cook, Ryan <rcook at bucyrusschools.org>
wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I have a building level administrator who wants to have our district
> purchase a "therapy animal" - dog, do be utilized to de-escalate students.
> While I am acutely aware of the requirements and our policy with respect to
> ADA service animals with staff and students.  I am most curious if any
> other districts have proceeded with this type of "unique" arrangement?
> This would be a board "owned" animal.
>
> This has "interesting" written all over it.  My first step was to examine
> if this has become a "thing" out an about...
>
> Additionally, would said animal be considered certified or classified
> staff for EMIS reporting...?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ryan Cook, MBA
> Treasurer/CFO
> Bucyrus City Schools
> 419.562.4045 <(419)%20562-4045>
> rcook at bucyrusschools.org
>
> "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that
> matter" - Dr. Martin Luther King
>
>
>
>
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