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Uxbridge policy subcommittee advances comfort-dog policy to full committee
Summary
The policy subcommittee reviewed a revised comfort-dog policy that defines the handler as the school resource officer, requires certification or an approved plan to certify the dog, and adds protocols for handler absence; the draft was moved to the full committee for a first reading and passed by voice vote.
The Uxbridge School Committee policy subcommittee on June 5 reviewed a revised comfort-dog policy and voted to send the draft to the full committee for a first reading.
Committee members said the draft, adapted from a submission by Chief Mahoney, clarifies definitions and operational expectations. The draft explicitly names the handler for the joint program between the Uxbridge Police Department and Uxbridge Public Schools as the school resource officer and says the district will require a…
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