John McDonald 's parents are at loggerheads with their local school district in Sherwood , Oregon , over their son 's service dog Kai . the Department of Justice is demanding that the family provide a handler to oversee Kai during class . The family argue that the Americans with Disabilities Act states that the school should pay because it is they who want the dog handler . Parents Jennifer and Scott McDonald have filed a federal discrimination complaint with The Sherwood School District in December . On Wednesday Jennifer attempted to take her son and Kai to school , but the headmaster refused to take the 70-pound Labrador .
John McDonald 's parents are at loggerheads with their local school district in Sherwood , Oregon , over their son 's service dog Kai . The Sherwood School District is demanding that the family provide a handler to oversee Kai during class . The family argue that the Americans with Disabilities Act states that the school should pay because it is they who want the dog handler . Parents Jennifer and Scott McDonald have filed a federal discrimination complaint with the Department of Justice in December . On Wednesday Jennifer attempted to take her son and Kai to school , but the headmaster refused to take the 70-pound Labrador .