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Sep 29, 2015

Justice Department Sues Public School For Refusing to Manage Student’s Service Dog

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the Gates-Chili Central School District in New York because it refused to have its teachers help a kindergarten student with epilepsy and other disabilities manage her service dog. According to the complaint, the young student was non-verbal and could not give the service dog required commands. 

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