NY school district says no to diabetes service dog

[Northerner]

An upstate New York district is refusing to allow a diabetic 11-year-old to bring a dog trained to sniff out blood sugar swings to school.

The family of Madyson Siragusa paid $20,000 for the dog, Duke, so she could take it to class. Instead, she is being tutored at home.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/sep/14/us-alert-dog-school/

Does anyone else get the feeling that the Yanks are getting massively overcharged for these dogs? 😱 $20k seems to be the standard price.

 

[AlisonM]

It certainly seems excessive to me, especially as my little one learned to spot my hypos all on her own. No expensive training required. Boy, do I miss her.