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Board tables vote on contract with BluePath for full-time therapy dog at Webb Elementary
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and questions about cost, allergies, training and logistics, the Wethersfield Board of Education voted to table a commitment with BluePath Service Dogs to place a full-time facility/therapy dog at Webb Elementary School.
The Wethersfield Board of Education on Jan. 28, 2025, heard a detailed presentation about a proposed commitment with BluePath Service Dogs to place a full-time facility therapy dog at Webb Elementary School and then voted to table the motion for further information.
Webb principal Ken Craig described how a family at the school introduced the idea and said the district and community had pursued details about funding, training and operational logistics. "The dog is yours every day," parent David (Dave) Koothman said in describing the Berlin model he and others envisioned for Webb.
Proponents said the dog — referred to in testimony as a facility therapy dog — would be placed at Webb daily to support classroom learning,…
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