Oh, ouch!!

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Another student I work with has a lifeskills "job". She assists with the laundry from our class room. Face cloths, towels, bibs and shirt covers. Soiled clothing for a student. The laundry is in another building, a small walk away. That building houses the Special Education offices, and has an alternative school--very small--for students who cannot manage themselves in a regular environment. They often have laundry and so there is a washer and dryer in the custodial area. The custodian has a small dog she brings to work with her. He has always gotten along okay, for the last year and a half. He is a Boston Terrier. Every day this dog goes from the school portion of the building to the offices and has a treat with the secretary. When my student and I got there, the secretary was on the floor. The dog was playing with her and he had his treat. My student has interacted with this dog before. She is also impulsive and does not choose to listen to warnings. She said "Oh he's so cute!! Can I pet him?" and bent right down with me telling her to wait and the dog snapped. He bit her face. To me it looked like he had his muzzle over her entire nose and mouth. The secretary got him off quickly, and our guess is he thought she was going to take his treat. The head of Special Education came out. We cleaned my girl's face up, gave her something to put pressure on. She and I finished our work. She only had cried a little bit. I gave hugs. We went back to our building and saw the district nurse, who sent pictures to Mom. Dad came and took her to the ER. I felt like she maybe was in shock, as she only cried a little bit, a couple of times, and did not ask for hugs. This girl is a hugging maniac on any given day. At the Special Ed offices they talked like she would not even need to be seen, but the nurse said otherwise. The offices had told mom it was mostly some scratches. The nurse sent mom pictures.There was a big scratch between her nose and lip, a puncture on her lip, and a puncture under her chin. Everyone is so sad. The dog likely will not be allowed back at Oasis--the alternative school. The student will have to have some treatments, I am sure. I had to fill out a witness report. I hate paperwork, and I hate that this child got hurt. No one really was to blame. The student does not listen, the dog did not understand. So, how was your day?