5514.02 - STUDENT USE OF SERVICE/COMPANION ANIMALS
Service Animals
Service animals used by students requiring this type of assistance shall be permitted in all District facilities and at all school events.
"Service animal" means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal that is individually trained or is being trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, including the work or task of guiding a person with impaired vision, alerting a person with impaired hearing to intruders or sound, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
Guide dogs for students who require this type of assistance, as determined by the IEP or Section 504 team, shall be permitted access to all facilities, programs, and events of the District as required to deliver FAPE and provide equal access. The student must provide evidence of the dog's certification as required by State and Federal law for that purpose. If the dog is still in training, proof of liability insurance policy must be provided, and access by the dog permitted if appropriate under State law. Under State law no District may refuse entrance to dogs leading individuals who are deaf, blind or mobility-impaired if:
such dog is wearing a harness, leash and special cape identifying the "lead dog" status; and
the person has presented for inspection, credentials issued by a school training dogs for the blind, deaf, or mobility- impaired, see Wis. Stats. 106.52(3).
In that event, the District will provide appropriate access through other methods.