Clark County School District v. Buchanan

*1148OPINION

By the Court,

Young, J.:

Every dog must have its day, and this is the day for every dog trained to help our handicapped citizens. Respondent Anne Buchanan (“Buchanan”), a volunteer trainer of helping dogs for handicapped people, is also a music teacher for appellant Clark County School District (“CCSD”). When Buchanan asked CCSD if she could bring a helping dog she was training to her classroom, CCSD howled its disapproval. CCSD denied Buchanan’s request because it believed that the presence of a dog in the classroom would distract Buchanan from teaching and could be detrimental to…