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Board approves comfort dog program for Wilbur Wright Elementary
Summary
After a detailed presentation on training, handlers, costs and best practices, the board approved a comfort dog for Wilbur Wright. The dog will be handled primarily by Officer Cooley and secondarily by school secretary Natalie Metzger; training is planned in April.
The School Town of Munster Board of School Trustees voted Dec. 8 to approve a comfort/therapy dog program for Wilbur Wright Elementary following a presentation by Mr. Yovanovitch outlining training, handlers, cost and operational safeguards.
Yovanovitch described research on therapy dogs’ benefits for lowering student anxiety and supporting social-emotional interventions, and said the district signed up with a national…
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