This story is an example of the inexcusable hoops people with Autism have to jump through to obtain the basic "reasonable accommodation" required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here state law required school compliance to allow service dogs, but "The School District" chose not to allow it, and forced the family to court, and once the family won the case, "The School District" appealed, forcing more legal drama.
What I find offensive is that this case was forced by "The School District" and no names of the bigots at the district that drove this family to court to defend their civil rights were provided. These people clearly lack sensitivity at best, or at worst have poor reading comprehension, colored by their willingness to stigmatize people with disabilities. No excuses they should be fired, and forced to reimburse the court costs for the family and the school district (taxpayer money that will never be used to teach students) out of their own pockets.
This is one more case of government employees abusing a member of a group that they know has an inability to communicate clearly without hired help. Shame.
©2010 Dan Homan
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