I don't consider them mentally untable or deficient in the slightest. But she IS physically different--I'm sorry, but she is. I think she should have the right to have the dog, but schools have procedures for this sort of thing. If you need a dog in class, then the doctor will sign a letter saying it is a medical necessity, and you go through the IEP and will get the dog.
In my mind this is just the mom refusing to go through the established process that the school has for setting up special services. She's the one at fault here, not the school.
I'm sure they do. Should all reason and logic be abandoned because someone mentions the magic word "procedure"?
This girl has epilepsy and uses a guide dog. What reason (no, procedure is not a reason) is there for her to submit to psychological testing? IOW, why was this procedure established?
My suspicion is schools want these tests on all students, and are nibbling at the edges first.