By the way “Pica” as reason to torture? Anyone who eats ice can be diagnosed with that lame duck disordered.

No one should receive electrical shocks unless they can give informed consent. Unable to explain how it works what happens to the body, then you aren’t informed sufficiently. No one truly moral and ethical would decide to inflict pain on another for their own good. Any person who believes torture is acceptable need to be inflicted with their cure until they learn.

Thank you for taking the time to comment on this issue. I read your Response to Blog summary and found this passage:

The skin shock procedure involves administering a two-second shock(15mA or 45mA) to the surface of the skin of, typically, an arm or leg.The shock feels like a hard pinch. It has no side effects other than a very occasional reddening or discoloration of the skin that clears up in a few minutes or at most a few days. It is administered, in the average case, only once per week. With the help of this treatment, the behaviors of many students improve to a point where they no longer need the treatment. There are no negative side effects and many positive ones as has been found in a paper that has recently been accepted for publication, written by Wietske van Oorsouw incollaboration with JRC clinicians entitled, “Side Effects of Contingent
Shock Treatment.” [See
http://www.judgerc.org/SideEffectsContingent.pdf.

So how did it go from 1 shock a week to 77 shocks in a three hour period?

The investigation by Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care found there was first degree burn due to the shock device. When the two students complained of pain from the shocks and requested medical help, they weren’t seen by the nurse until the following day.

The investigation was pretty damning:

The investigation has found sufficient evidence to conclude that staff … was physically abusive towards two residents placed in the program. … allegation of physical abuse of the residents … and … by staff …. It is the judgment of the Department that staff … had engaged in conduct which bears adversely upon his ability to provide for the safety and well being of a child.

The investigation found sufficient evidence to conclude that the Stoughton House staff were neglectful in the care of residents … and …. The program staff failed to protect the health and safety of the identified residents. … the allegation of neglect of the residents by all staff. It is the judgment of the Department that the staff had engaged in conduct which bears adversely upon their inability to provide for the safety and well being of a child.

This is almost as bad as what happened to my friend.
she basicly was almost raped infront of a couple of her (sarcasm)”friends”(sarcasm over. and the principal didnt even report it. her mom told her that the principal (whom im considering giving the name i will if somebody asks)isnt to be taken seriously and shouldnt handle any of her school stuff. she said to me that after that she didnt think she would be friends with any guys until she met me.

Not one single child has ever been cured. Not one. The school is evil. It should be shut down, but only after every parent and employee has undergone treatment there. Then every one of those parents and employees should go to jail.

If a parent did that kind of thing directly to their child they would go to jail. However, society seems to believe that it is okay to abuse or kill a child that isn’t normal. Parents who abuse and/or kill their disabled children are often given light sentences or even not prosecuted. This is often the same treatment given to care givers of the disabled.

In other words, if you’re different, you’re not only worthless, but you’re also less than an animal.

I don’t care if you treat with drugs to modify behavior…this is sick torture. Disgusting!

As far as the prank goes, that is a question of effective administration (which is clearly lacking) not the viability of this school as a place for treatment.

The should call it the Mengele Educational Center.

It’s not like these are your normal snowflakes, they’re in there for a reason ya know.