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Washington School Denies Autistic Boy's Service Dog School Entry
Washington School Denies Autistic Boy's Service Dog School Entry
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NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Washington County family said they plan to sue their school district, alleging school leaders are breaking a federal law by banning their son's certified service dog from the building. Last week, 7-year-old Bradley Dallatore’s parents said the dog's beneficial tug and training can help the autistic child. But the superintendent of the school doesn't want the dog in the classrooms, because some students are allergic or afraid.
He has no friends,” said Bradley’s mother, Linda Dallatore. “He doesn't know how to make friends. He has no social skills whatsoever.” Bradley’s Labrador Retriever, Jiffy, is banned from Trinity West Elementary in North Franklin Township. Dallatore said she tries to take the dog into the school lobby at 1 p.m. everyday to pick up her son, but she is always told he cannot enter the school. Now, the family is filing a complaint with the state Department of Education. “This animal is on the same playing field as a seeing eye dog,” said Bradley’s father, Robert Dallatore. Superintendent Thomas Turnbaugh told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that he "would not allow a guide dog inside the building either" and instead would "bring another child to assist a blind child around the school." But WTAE Channel 4 confirmed through the Washington County Blind Association that Trinity West has accepted their invites in the past to allow guide dogs in a classroom setting for a one-hour educational lesson. “We have been discriminated against just because my son's autistic,” said Linda Dallatore. The American Disabilities Act states that "the federal and state laws protect the right of individuals with disabilities to be accompanied by their personal trained service animals … in any place of public accommodation." And Trinity West is a public school. Turnbaugh said he wants to reach a compromise with the family. The family said they do not want to compromise by leaving the dog outside of the school. There's a school board meeting scheduled for Thursday night on the situation.
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04.13.2008
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