Animals in School

All animals in the classrooms must have a veterinarian's certificate.

This also includes bringing pets into the school in the evenings or weekends.

No dogs are allowed at schools or on school grounds unless they are an approved service or therapy animal, in accordance with Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section’s July 12, 2011 guidelines, “ADA Requirements: Service Animals” found at https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm regarding public access for service/therapy dogs, or a military working dog. Service animals for Federal employees in the workplace, services animals are permitted through the DoDEA Reasonable Accommodation Process.

Any animal in the building should have prior admin approval.

For more information about animals in our schools see the following link:

• https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/PolicyAndLegislation/upload/AI-6055-01-DoDEA-Safety-Program-Signed-27-Nov-2017.pdf

Updated 12/16/19