Service and Emotional Support Animal Policy
Service animals, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), are dogs or miniature horses individually trained to do work or perform specific tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, responding to, and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other duties.
Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a service animal has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Animals whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA guidelines and are not permitted on Perry Tech’s campus.
Service animals must be housebroken, must be clean and well cared for, and must remain on-leash and under the control of the handler at all times. If the service animal is out of control or demonstrates a direct threat to the safety and health of any member of the campus community or PTI property, the school reserves the right to remove the service animal. The handler will be held responsible for any damage to Perry Technical Institute property or facilities.
Any questions or concerns regarding service animals on campus should be raised with the Associate Dean of Education or Benefits Manager.