Went to the school...

This morning we all went up to Faith and Abbi's school so Faith and Cass could walk around it and start getting use to it. It was one of the few times I have seen Faith not scared to walk into the school!! We were also able to meet her new principal. Renae and I sat down with her and talked about Cass and some things we need to do to prepare for the school year and making sure there are no kids who cannot be around dogs.  It was an interesting conversation. I learned a new perspective towards service dogs and schools. Here are some main points of the ADA (Americans with a Disability Act): 1. A service dog is granted legal access to accompany  you anywhere that the public is permitted; restaurants, shops, grocery stores, theaters, amusement parks, public transportation, etc.. This law applies to all businesses open to the public. But business owners can't interrogate owners to assure the animal is a legitimate helper. 2. The law states: In situations where it is NOT apparent that the dog is a service animal, a business may ask only two questions: a.) Is the animal required because of a disability? b.) What work or task has the animal been trained to perform? No other inquires about an individual's disability or the dog are permitted. Businesses cannot require proof of certification or medical documentation as a condition for entry. So my question to you is...what about schools? The school asked for certification that he was in fact a service dog. I told the principal I do not have to provide that and she said " I do not have to let him in my school". She said she has 500 other kids to worry about also. Then she finished it up that we would end up in court and it would not go that far but she wants the certificate because she will get bombarded by parents wanting proof. I did not get upset because I understand her situation. These dogs cost so much to train and we have to go out of our way sometimes to prove him and Faith must be together because of all of the selfish people out there who try and get their dogs inside places when they are not actually service dogs. The did not lie when they warned us every day you will get bombarded with crazy questions and ignorant people. This is a great school and we do have the certificate for the school. Funny thing is the principal and I both know that the person asking to see it does not know what one should look like or not. Well we are going to go out and do some shoe shopping and training for Faith and Cass. Kris