Dogs at School

Dogs at school

Whilst Ivanhoe Primary School understands that many families in our school community keep dogs as pets, to ensure that our school remains a safe and inclusive place for everyone, we have in place a number of rules that we expect all families to follow if they wish to bring their pet dog onto school grounds: 

• pet dogs must be leashed at all times and in the control of a responsible adult 

• pet dogs must not be tied up on school grounds or left unaccompanied 

• families that bring dogs to school that exhibit signs of aggressive behaviour, bark, or jump may be asked to remove the dog from school premises.

The Principal has the authority to prohibit certain dogs from school grounds or modify this policy to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff, students and members of our school community at any time.

This excerpt comes directly from the IPS ‘dogs at school policy’: Dogs-at-school-policy-template-june-2022

There are different procedures within the policy that address both assistance dogs and strays.

This policy is scheduled for review by school Council by May 2028