Given that legally speaking, the boy and his service dog are the same person for purposes of admittance to schools, hospitals, movie theaters, and so forth... It occurs to me that one could make a case for pressing charges of truancy against that principal. Talk to the local police, point out that the principal has no legal basis for his actions, and ask them to enforce the law. If the police refuse, make a call to the state's attorney general. Truancy is, after all, a crime, and the principal is technically committing it.
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Posted by Bergman, Seattle on December 25, 2007:
Given that legally speaking, the boy and his service dog are the same person for purposes of admittance to schools, hospitals, movie theaters, and so forth... It occurs to me that one could make a case for pressing charges of truancy against that principal. Talk to the local police, point out that the principal has no legal basis for his actions, and ask them to enforce the law. If the police refuse, make a call to the state's attorney general. Truancy is, after all, a crime, and the principal is technically committing it.
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