Washington officials to inspect Massachusetts school that uses shock therapy

WASHINGTON—An aide to Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty says he has no reservations about seeking a court order to cut off funds to a Massachusetts special education school that uses shock-therapy.

Peter Nickles has already promised to transfer 10 District children out of the Judge Rotenberg Center by March. He tells The (Washington) Examiner, "This is not a place for our kids."
However, attorneys representing parents of nine of the children have asked city officials not to interfere.

The center says its therapy is more effective on disturbed children than medication. But two students were wrongly given dozens of shocks last August on orders from a person posing as a supervisor during a prank call.

Nickles says he has hired consultants to inspect Rotenberg next month. Boston.com