Bell Manor Elementary School in Bedford is making sure to teach social awareness, responsibility and self-control through the help of one special dog.
Baxter is an English cream golden retriever and is also an employee of the school. His job? To comfort everyone he meets.And though he belongs to the HEB school district, speech language pathologist McKayla Morton takes care of him when he's not on the job.She says Baxter really shines in classes with students.Principal Keri McCarty believes Baxter is one of—if not the first—permanent campus comfort dogs in North Texas.
Monday through Thursday, Baxter attends speech and counseling lessons at the school. And on Fridays, teachers sign up for reward time with him.
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