Michigan Girl With Service Dog Wants US Supreme Court To Take Her Case
ED WHITE, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is being urged to take the case of an 11-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who switched schools after her service dog wasn't welcomed in a Jackson County district.
The Supreme Court rejects thousands of cases. But the American Civil Liberties Union believes this one has merit because appeals courts have given different interpretations of laws protecting disabled children.
In 2009, Ehlena Fry's family obtained a dog to help her open doors and retrieve items.
But the Napoleon district refused to allow Wonder at school. Officials relented a bit in 2010, but many restrictions were placed on Wonder. Ehlena and her dog transferred to Manchester schools.
The question for the Supreme Court is whether families must go through long administrative hearings before filing a lawsuit.
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