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Shock Treatment May Continue At Special Education School
Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry News
Article Date: 23 Dec 2007 - 8:00 PST

A special education school which has been in the news for inappropriate use of electric shock treatment has been allowed to continue using shock treatment for the most dangerous and self-destructive behaviors. In such cases the shock treatment must lead to a diminution in the undesirable actions. The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) has to prove that these treatments really work.

The one-year reauthorization contrasts with previous ones which lasted two years each time.

Electric shock treatment at the center must never be used for petty infractions, such as leaving one's seat without getting permission or using offensive language. The school has been ordered to show that it is committed to phasing out this type of aversion therapy. This phasing out must be especially so for students who are on the verge of leaving and about to enter the community.

In August 2007 three adolescents were given several electric shocks after a former resident called pretending to be a supervisor. The residents in question were asleep at the time, the caller told staff to wake them up and give them dozens of shocks with restraints in response to behavior that had allegedly taken place over five ours beforehand. A series of phone calls with instructions were made by the former resident between 2am and 4.45am. Although the JRC claims the victims were evaluated by JRC nursing staff, JRC's doctor, as well as the victim's treating clinical Doctor, and found to be in good health, one victim was further examined at a hospital and was reported to have two areas of first degree burns related to the presence of the GED.

The center pledges not to utilize delayed punishments. It also says it will not punish children who are asleep with electric shocks.

Many are surprised the school was not ordered to end shock treatment straight away.

The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center is a special needs school in Canton, Massachusetts serving both high-functioning students with conduct, behavior, emotional, and/or psychiatric problems and low-functioning students with autistic-like behaviors.

-- DEEC findings on JRC abuse allegations
-- See the full report from the Department of Early Education and Care (PDF 1.84MB)

Written by - Christian Nordqvist
Copyright: Medical News Today

Are they stubborn?  WHY WON'T THEY LISTEN?!?!?!?

Because they are cunts.

I wonder if the JRC medical staff actually does anything other than lie.

quoted for motherfucking truth.

So, should I use the "300" or not?

300 of us shall go up there, and give them a piece of our minds!

Or if you want the other definition, the 300 I usually mention!

You know that if it were any other child than one with autism, it would be considered to be child abuse, and rightfuly so. Spankings are bad enough.

What people seem to have no idea of is that, well--doesn't choice matter?  Shouldn't someone have a say in whether or not they flap their arms or use the almighty terrible bad words?  It doesn't matter how they teach you not to, there is still something to be said for LIBERTY

Close the school down, it's only famous for how horrific it is, doesn't mean non-aversives are good.

The authorities have historically been VERY reluctant to impose any sort of restriction on JRC; even after people died there of maltreatment, nothing was done- they even shut down an investigation of a girl's death.  It's been months since the major story on the JRC, "School of Shock" in Mother Jones, and this is the first sign we've seen of any sort of response to that disturbing article.  It could be a good sign, but also could be a trick- all JRC has to do is claim they're reducing the shocks, dredge up some false "proof" of their efficacy (which they already have and show to anyone who doubts them; it's false proof and anecdotal evidence, mostly, but if you're not a scientist it might convince you), and they get off scott-free.

This says it all.

Only a politician would trust an institution known to torture on their word that they won't do it so often anymore.