As the the lack of rabies vaccination, I don't have a problem with that given such vaccinations are thought to be a major contributor to cancer and not known to be particularly effective.
That being said, I think that the school administrators are overblowing the issue -- probably for liability reasons. There might be a wuss or two amoung the kids, but its always been that way.
I agree. All dogs should be kept in control by their owners. I was just (humorously) lamenting the present-day phenomenon of sending in teams of counselors to deal with every even mildly untoward occurrence.