5232 Service Animals on School Property

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STUDENTS 5232 (also 3105) Page 2 of 3 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Service Animals on School Property Adapted from © 2014 Eberharter-Maki & Tappen, PA D03/17/11-M08/09/13-M04/01/14 MINIATURE HORSES 1. A miniature horse will be permitted as a service animal where reasonable. 2. When it is not apparent what services a miniature horse provides, staff may ask the same question as set forth in the Staff Inquiries section above. DEFINITIONS: Handler: An individual with a disability or another individual who has been designated to control the service animal and attend to its needs. Miniature Horse: means a very small horse generally ranging in height from 24 to 34 inches measured to the shoulders and generally weighing between 70 to 100 pounds. A miniature horse will be allowed to act as a service animal where reasonable. On school premises or at school sponsored activities: shall include, but not be limited to buildings, facilities, and grounds on the school campus, school buses, school parking areas; and the location of any school sponsored activity. Service Animal: is any dog or in a specific circumstance a miniature horse is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. No other species of animal, whether wild or domestic, will be permitted as a service animal. Animals whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals for purposes of this definition Work or Tasks: include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing nonviolent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. Adopted 1-11-2011 Reviewed Revised 05-11-2016 Cross Reference: Service Animals on School Premises Procedures #3105P and #5232P Volunteers #4190, #2255 and #5720 Disruption of School Operations #4325 and #3287