The University of North Texas sent Tawan Throngkumpola, a student and disabled military veteran, a notice saying his service dog Cali was not allowed on campus anymore, NewsFix reported.
Throngkumpola considers Cali a medical necessity: she eases his anxiety related to post-traumatic stress, helps him remember to more than 20 pills a day, barks when he in medical distress or may be about to sleep walk at night.
Throngkumpola told NewsFix he was “blindsided” by the letter. “I kept reading, ‘We’re upholding these actions.’ But no reason why,” he told the CW33 website, “We made an effort to improve but that was not listed anywhere. It’s like the university’s just made their decision.”
The letter closed an appeal from November that Throngkumpola had opened against the original ban of his service dog that listed five incidents where school officials said Cali was aggressive, but never caused anyone harm.
Since that letter was sent, Throngkumpola said he enrolled the 7-year-old Rottweiler into more training classes. Throngkumpola said he will continue to fight the ban.
Texas university bans disabled veteran’s service dog
