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Uxbridge committee suspends reading rule, adopts revised animals-in-school policy to allow comfort dog engagements
Summary
The Uxbridge School Committee suspended its two-reading requirement and approved revisions to Policy IMG to remove individual-liability language for service and comfort animals, allowing the district's comfort dog to attend end-of-ESY events and orientations. The suspension passed by roll call; one member voted no.
The Uxbridge School Committee voted to suspend its usual two-reading rule and adopt revisions to Policy IMG—"Animals in School"—so the district's comfort dog can participate in school events this summer and at orientations.
Administrators told the committee the changes strike clauses that placed sole liability on individual handlers for damage or injury caused by service or comfort animals and instead rely on the district's insurance and internal procedures. The presenter said the…
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