[Blindtlk] Fw: Mass. school electrocutes blind girl

[Judy Jones]

This is terrible.  It sounds like one of those institutions out of the David 
Copperfield era.  The scary thought is:  if this school has been exposed, 
are there other institutions/schools yet to be uncovered for the same 
practices?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:26 AM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Fw: Mass. school electrocutes blind girl


>I am passing this along in hopes that all will sign. This is just
> unbelievable. Even my County Disability Coordinator shared this. Thanks.
>
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:06 PM
> Subject: FW: Mass. school electrocutes blind girl
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> Sharing………………..this video can be very compelling for those familiar with
> electric shocking of disabled students in past years.
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> …Samme
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> From: Sherri [mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 6:00 PM
> To: Ripley, Samme
> Subject: Fw: Mass. school electrocutes blind girl
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> Do you know anything about this? This is outrageous if it's true!
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>
> Sherri
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> From: Jon Perri, Change.org
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> To: flmom2006 at gmail.com
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> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 4:39 PM
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> Subject: Mass. school electrocutes blind girl
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>                  VIDEO: Special needs student electroshocked. Tell his
> Massachusetts school to stop using electroshock devices on children.
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>                  Sign Gregory's Petition
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>            Sherri -
>
>            In 2002, a special needs student named Andre McCollins was
> allegedly strapped down and electrocuted for hours, leaving him with
> permanent brain damage, all because he refused to take off his jacket. The
> people torturing Andre were officials at his school. You can watch what
> happened on video.
>
>            The video was shot at a Massachusetts school for special needs
> kids called the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC). Gregory Miller used to be a
> teacher there, and he says electrocuting kids as punishment is extremely
> common -- even for minor offenses like raising your hand to go to the
> bathroom.
>
>            "A non-verbal, nearly blind girl with cerebral palsy was 
> shocked
> for attempts to hold a staff member's hand -- her attempts to communicate
> and to be loved," Gregory says.
>
>            Gregory desperately wants to help the kids at the JRC - that's
> why he started a petition on Change.org demanding that the JRC stop using
> electroshock to punish kids. Click here to add your name.
>
>            Gregory says the JRC's founder created electroshock devices
> which are even stronger than police stun guns to punish students for bad
> behavior. An official at the United Nations said that using these devices 
> on
> children is considered torture.
>
>            According to the Boston Globe, the JRC’s founder resigned after
> being charged with misleading a grand jury by destroying video footage of
> other students being shocked.
>
>            Gregory believes that if thousands of people sign his petition,
> his former bosses will capitulate in the intense pressure generated by a
> national spotlight.
>
>            Click here to sign Gregory's petition demanding that the JRC
> immediately cease its practice of punishing special needs kids with
> electroshock devices.
>
>            Thanks for being a change-maker,
>
>            - Jon and the Change.org team
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>            This email was sent by Change.org to flmom2006 at gmail.com   |
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