Almost three weeks ago, Colleen Leduc got a call from her 11-year-old autistic daughter's school. The school reported her to Children's Aid Society that the girl might have been sexually abused ... based on the words of a psychic!
Leduc's weird tale began on May 30, when she dropped young Victoria off for class at Terry Fox Elementary and headed in to work, only to receive a frantic phone call from the school telling her it was urgent she come back right away.
The frightened mother rushed back to the campus and was stunned by what she heard - the principal, vice-principal and her daughter's teacher were all waiting for her in the office, telling her they'd received allegations that Victoria had been the victim of sexual abuse - and that the CAS had been notified.
How did they come by such startling knowledge? Leduc was incredulous as they poured out their story.
"The teacher looked and me and said: 'We have to tell you something. The educational assistant who works with Victoria went to see a psychic last night, and the psychic asked the educational assistant at that particular time if she works with a little girl by the name of "V." And she said 'yes, I do.' And she said, 'well, you need to know that that child is being sexually abused by a man between the ages of 23 and 26.'"
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_23845.aspx (with video) - Thanks Some Canadian Skeptic!
A psychic said these things. Baseless lies that a person who knows nothing about the child said.
You're about as retarded as the school officials Anthony
However, the School Board took it VERY seriously, which is horrible because it's a public entity. In effect, it says the government takes advice from psychics and will not hesitate to act on it.
I encourage everyone who is as angry as I am to visit my blog, where you can find all the relevant contact information, and write to the School Board and let them know that they can't get away with this, and they can't just sweep this under the rug.
Thanks!
Some Canadian Skeptic
Someone notify the authorities, oh the humanity, won't someone think of the children?
And for all you people whose minds slammed shut when you saw the word "psychic", read the damn article! It's not about a psychic getting something right; it's about a school doing something pretty questionable and putting a family through a lot of extra stress.
This school's going to be paying up for sure.
For one awful moment there I thought you said ducks. Dicks is OK, surely?
And your point is?
Why are some people so dumb?!?!
I think the school owes the family one hell of an apology, if not a hefty cash settlement.
At the time of this writing they have issued no apology at all however.
Every year, thousands of US parents with disabled children are either threatened into submission or reported to Child Protective Services after run-ins with their child's school. I should know: it happened to us.
My son's school wanted him out -- they didn't want children who were deaf and cognitively challenged to be included in the deaf program. On the advice of deaf education experts from Gallaudet, we fought to keep him in the program. The school responded by reporting us to CPS, citing neglect. CPS quickly discovered the allegation as "unfounded."
I will never trust anyone in the public school system again.
That was awesome! I laughed so loud that the neighbor's children felt they had been sexually victimized.