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Monona police present plan to place service dog in Monona Grove schools and department
Summary
Officer Luke Blunt and Custom Canines described a proposal to station a trained facility/service dog to aid de-escalation, student engagement and officer wellness; Monona officials said the program has community partners and school-district support and no formal council action was taken at the Feb. 4 meeting.
Officer Luke Blunt of the Monona Police Department told the Public Safety Committee on Feb. 4 that he is seeking approval to place a facility/service dog to support students and officers in the Monona Grove School District and to assist in community engagement.
Blunt, the department’s school resource officer, said the service dog would typically accompany him to schools Monday through Friday and would be used for tactile grounding, behavioral interruption and…
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