Girl sues OSU over being forced to move with service dog

A service dog in a sorority house has become the center of a federal legal battle in Ohio.

A sophomore at Ohio State University is suing the school under the Americans with Disabilities Act after administrators told her she must remove her service dog Cory from the Chi Omega sorority house because another student has allergies.

Madeline Entine suffers from panic attacks that can be severe enough to interfere with her daily activities and cause difficulty breathing.

Entine suffers from panic attacks that restrict her breathing ability and can cause her to hyperventilate 

‘The panic attacks restrict her breathing ability and cause her to hyperventilate. They also cause her muscles to lock up and prevent her from walking on her own,’ court documents obtained by CNN said.

Her certified therapy dog Cory is trained to lay on her stomach during an attack. Cory also helps her have fewer panic attacks, according to court documents.

‘Cory’s presence on Ms. Entine’s torso helps relieve her panic attacks and restore her ability to breathe and move,’ Entine’s complaint says. 

Entine filed a temporary restraining order on October 26 allowing her to stay in the Chi Omega sorority house while a federal judge decides if she can remain

However, Entine was told by the school that the pair had to move out of the house after sophomore Carly Goldman complained that Cory inflamed her allergies and in turn triggered her Crohn’s disease.

A school official decided that both students were protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the solution was to allow Goldman to stay because she signed up for her room first. OSU says they have used the same solution in other situations.

Entine filed a temporary restraining order against the university on October 26, allowing her to stay in the house with Cory while a federal judge makes a decision.

She suffers from panic attacks and her certified therapy dog Cory is trained to calm her down

Entine (pictured) was told by the school that the pair had to move out of the house after sophomore Carly Goldman complained that Cory inflamed her allergies and in turn triggered her Crohn’s disease

Goldman told the judge at a hearing last month that the dog’s presence aggravated digestive issues that left her ill for weeks.

‘You about feel dead because you’re so helpless,’ Goldman said.

Cory is not allowed on the floor where Goldman lives, but she claims that because the dog is regularly played with by other members of the sorority, dander and hair are transferred to her room. 

The university offered to move either student to other housing, but they both refused. 

Goldman (pictured) told the judge at a hearing last month that the dog’s presence aggravated digestive issues that left her ill for weeks