Allow the use of Companion dogs for children with special needs
- Sheri Levergood
- Closed on
- Target:
- WRDSB - Jim Berry - Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services- Special Education
- Region:
- Canada
This petition is now closed.
Currently the Waterloo Region District School Board will not allow Companion/Therapy dogs in their schools for children with special needs.
12 year old Travis Levergood has been diagnosed with NonVerbal Learning Disability, Tourettes, ADHD, and OCD. The Waterloo Region District School Board will not consider the use of his companion dog.
Last year Travis was unable to attend public school due to his disabilities. With the help of his companion dog, Travis has made big gains and we would like to see them continue through his schooling.
We have asked the Waterloo Region District School Board to allow the use of his Companion Dog, Baasje, to attend school for part of his day to help him overcome his anxiety while he is in school.
We would like to request that Baasje be allowed as a tool to assist Travis at school and have Baasje included in Travis' IEP.
We, the undersigned, call on the Waterloo Region District School Board to allow Companion dogs in their schools for children with special needs and have them included in the children’s IEP.
The Allow the use of Companion dogs for children with special needs petition to WRDSB - Jim Berry - Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services- Special Education was written by Sheri Levergood and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition.