<p>I believe that schools are under pressure from insurance companies to keep animals off campus. I know dogs were banned from my kids private school and from my university. Unless it is a service animal, having an animal on campus is an offense. The student handbook lists violations and their definitions alphabetically: “animal,” “arson,” “assault.” On the other hand, when I had an onerous administrative jobs that kept me away from home for long hours, I brought in my dog. No one said anything besides, “she’s cute.”</p>