Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5005 – Supports and Services
and private agencies, such as California Children’s Services (CCS), continue to be provided by these agencies when appropriate. When needed services are not available within the Charter LEA, the service(s) are contracted through private vendors. The IEP team, in cooperation with parents, can assist with the necessary services and the appropriate provider. The DMCS contracts for NPS/NPA services and is responsible for the oversight of those services to children and parents. 4.0 Service Animals The DMCS recognizes that animals can be an effective support aid, and that animals may perform vital service functions for children with disabilities. In addition, that instruction related to the care and treatment of animals teaches children a sense of responsibility and promotes the humane treatment of living creatures. The following information is designed to provide guidance regarding the use of guide dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs by children with disabilities enrolled in schools within the Charter SELPA, as well as the use of such dogs by visitors and staff on school property and at school-sponsored programs and activities. ( Americans with Disabilities Act Title II § 35.136. Service Animals )
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Definitions • Individual with a Disability : as defined by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Guide Dog : defined by California Civil Code section 54.1 as any dog trained by an appropriately licensed person to assist an individual with a disability. • Signal Dog : defined by California Civil Code section 54.1 as any dog individually trained to alert an individual, who is deaf or hearing impaired, to intruders or sounds. • Service Dog : defined by California Civil Code section 54.1 as any dog individually trained to the requirements of the individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, minimal protection work, rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items. • User : an individual with a disability as defined in paragraph (a) above and persons authorized to train guide dogs, signal dogs, or service dogs for individuals with disabilities, consistent with California Civil Code sections 54.1 and 54.2 .
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 10/19)
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