Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5005 – Supports and Services
• Proof of state certification for the service animal.
The LEA may inquire on the type of work or task the animal has been trained to perform, except when it is readily apparent that an animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for the individual with a disability.
4.4
Section 504 Plan and IEP - FAPE
Before granting permission to a student with a disability, who is enrolled in a public school of the LEA and has a Section 504 plan or an IEP, to bring a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog on school property or to school-sponsored programs or activities, the site administrator or designee shall determine whether the student’s Section 504 or IEP team has addressed the student’s educational needs in another manner that would eliminate his or her need for the dog in order to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Nothing shall preclude the site administrator or designee, upon receiving a request from or on behalf of a student with a disability, to bring a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog on school property or to school-sponsored programs or activities, from convening a Section 504 or IEP team meeting to further clarify the student’s need for additional support. Should such a service animal be found to be required by an IEP team, conditions for the use of such a service animal should be referenced in the IEP document. Similarly, should a service animal be included in a student’s Section 504 plan, the conditions for the use of such a service animal should be referenced in the 504 plan document.
4.5
Liability for Service Animals
The user of the service animal shall keep the service animal properly harnessed or leashed and under control at all times. The owner/user of the service animal is solely responsible for any damage to persons, premises or facilities caused by that service animal. The LEA assumes no responsibility for any guide dog, signal dog, or service dog brought on school property or to school-sponsored programs or activities.
4.6
Transportation on School Bus
Animals shall not be brought to school on school buses without express permission of the appropriate site administrator or designee, except that guide dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs trained to provide assistance to individuals with disabilities may be transported in a school bus when accompanied by students with disabilities enrolled in a public or private school or by teachers with
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)
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