Thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I like the discussion
that's been started. As someone with intense interest in the
relationship between pwd's and assistive devices I, like Sharon and
others, am concerned that the appropriate relationship between John
and Simba simply can not be generated of they are separated during the
school day. What is John? Many things I'm sure but for a large part
of the day he is a student and this style of being is no doubt
important to him at this time in his life and so I believe the Simba
should be included in that only if it is to "get to to know" John
better. So while it may or may not be a matter of violated rights ,
keeping Simba out of the school seems to constitute a major stumbling
block to the "two-in-one" relationship ascribed to service animals and
the human partners.
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