OCR finds college service animal policies violated disability law

Key Points

• The aim is to examine the compliance of college service animal policies with federal disability laws.
• Analysis of service animal policies at Eastern Maine Community College and the Maine Community College System
• Review of imposed documentation and approval requirements
• Evaluation of removal policies for service animals
• Eastern Maine Community College and Maine Community College System were found to have improper documentation requirements for service animals.
• Approval processes for service animals were deemed excessive and non-compliant with federal law.
• Removal policies for service animals violated federal disability regulations.