Dear Redmond Middle School Community:
This letter is to inform you that for the second year in a row, there will be a service dog on our campus
during the school day throughout the year. This service dog, under the supervision of an adult handler,
is trained to recognize and perform tasks for the benefit of our student. Service dogs are recognized as
a reasonable accommodation under Title II of the ADA federal regulations and are allowed in public
settings, including schools. There are and have been other service dogs at work in the Lake Washington
School District.
The name of the service dog working at our school is Curly, and he is a yellow Labrador Retriever. He
gets to go everywhere with his student so he can help if needed. We will all see Curly at assemblies and
at lunch as well as in some classrooms. When Curly is working, we do not interrupt him from his work,
by trying to pet him or call out his name, even though he is really cute!
Curly has had extensive training in manners and obedience as a puppy and then advanced training in
how to work with his student. He even knows how to find his student if he ever got lost. Curly lives with
his student and his family. The family has learned how to command him to use his skills to help his
student effectively. There will always be an adult handler around to make sure Curly knows when to go
into action, and Curly will always follow the directions from his handler.
If your student has an identified allergy to dogs, please email or call me directly ASAP. My contact
information is at the bottom of this letter. Additionally, if your student is afraid of animals, please
note that Curly will only be with his student and handler and will not have direct contact with other
students.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
Sincerely,
Kelly A. Clapp, Principal
425-936-2442
[email protected]