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Therapy-dog visits credited with easing student anxiety at Perry High School, library staff say
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Perry Library employees with the Maricopa County Library District say a therapy-dog program started after a series of incidents at Perry High School has reached more than 1,500 participants and students report reduced test anxiety and improved well-being.
Perry Library employees with the Maricopa County Library District said a therapy-dog program launched after a series of incidents at Perry High School has engaged more than 1,500 students, staff and teachers and participants report reduced test anxiety and improved mental well-being.
Library staff said the idea originated with Shelly Reddy, library supervisor for the Maricopa County Library District. “Our library supervisor, Shelly Reddy, she’s the one that came up with the idea of bringing in therapy dogs,” a library staff member…
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