<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Hello.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">This has "interesting" written all over it. My first step was to examine if this has become a "thing" out an about...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Additionally, would said animal be considered certified or classified staff for EMIS reporting...?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thanks,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif">Ryan Cook, MBA </font></span><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif">Treasurer/CFO</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif">Bucyrus City Schools</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif">419.562.4045</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:rcook@bucyrusschools.org" target="_blank">rcook@bucyrusschools.org</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter" - Dr. Martin Luther King</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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