This is real and legal treatment at the Judge Rotenberg Center
Graphic and disturbing footage.
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Learn: http://autistichoya.blogspot.com
If you are horrified, disgusted, and sickened by what you just watched, please contact the members of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. There are four bills currently assigned to that committee that target the JRC. Read more about the bills (and see links to their full text) here: http://www.autismeducationproject.org/judge-rotenberg-center.html
The Senate Chair is Michael Rodrigues
617-722-1114
Michael.Rodrigues@masenate.gov
The House Chair is Kay Khan
617-722-2011
Kay.Khan@mahouse.gov
Call and email and let the members of the Committee know that you support S. 49, S. 50, S. 51, and H. 77. Urge them to report those bills favorably from committee.
According to the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) web site, "In January 2006, the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) conducted a full program review of the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. (“JRC”). DOE issued its final report of the review in February 2007 and JRC has since worked to develop a corrective action plan that would meet DOE’s standards and regulations. Please click [below] for DOE’s final report with JRC’s Corrective Action Plan."
ReplyDeletehttp://staff.judgerc.org/DOEFindings.pdf
Call Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Residential Treatment Center, Institutional placement advertised as, "A Special Needs School In Canton, Massachusetts Serving Ages 3-adult. For 40 Years JRC Has Provided Very Effective Education And Treatment To Both High-functioning Students With Conduct, Behavior, Emotional, And/Or Psychiatric Problems And Low-functioning Students With Autistic-like Behaviors."
JRC appears to have a license to operate at least 25 "houses."
240 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, 02021 - Map
Tel: (781)828-2202