After an extended period of home learning during the pandemic, returning to school has been a daunting experience for some of our kids. 

Now one company is making it a little easier by introducing dogs into the classroom. 

Director of Therapy Dogs in Education Amy Hodgkinson says having dogs in schools has a calming effect. 

She says dogs are even being used in high schools as a means to calm nervous students completing oral presentations. 

Director of Therapy Dogs in Education Amy Hodgkinson joins John Stanley to discuss the use of dogs in the classroom. 

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