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Therapy dog handler urges broader access; board to review AR restricting classroom visits
Summary
A long-time therapy dog handler urged the Talbot County Board of Education to relax administrative regulations that she says limit student access to therapy dogs. Board members asked staff for more information after discussion about an AR requirement that therapy dogs be used only in a separate room and students brought one-on-one to the dog.
Barb Jefferson, a longtime volunteer who brings therapy dogs to Talbot County Public Schools, urged the board at the June 11 meeting to revise district administrative regulations to expand students' access to therapy dogs, citing student behavioral and emotional benefits and requesting consideration of modest compensation for volunteer handlers.
"The connection. And what happens is the children will speak. They trust they trust the dog. They'll talk to the dog. And we've had so many miracles…
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