The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits qualifying employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to treat a serious medical condition or to care for an immediate family member with a serious medical condition.
One of the differences about having a pet in a classroom vs. at home is that a classroom is noisier and the pet must become used to many people. This can be stressful on some animals, and we want to keep stress on our pet to a minimum.
Managing Classroom Behavior. A class member may have a behavior problem for many reasons. Often, behavior problems are an effort to express a need or fear, or they are an attempt to avoid something unpleasant. Behavior problems may consist of an individual becoming aggressive, threatening, listless, overactive, or withdrawn.