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Parents stymie efforts to pull kids from clinic

308 days ago - The District of Columbia’s efforts to pull its children from a Massachusetts shock-therapy clinic have been stymied by recalcitrant parents who don’t trust school officials’ intentions, the city’s top lawyer told The Examiner on Tuesday.

Council: No more shock therapy for D.C. special education youth

308 days ago - The D.C. Council wants to end the District’s long-term practice of placing youth in special education facilities that practice shock and other potentially painful therapies.

Teen shocked 24 times

349 days ago - An Alexandria teen confined to a Massachusetts shock-therapy clinic was a victim of a cruel practical joke that left him hooked up to electro-shock machines in the middle of the night, The Examiner has learned.

D.C. teen kept a ward of shock clinic for months by Massachusetts court

364 days ago - A District of Columbia teenager was consigned to months in a Massachusetts shock-therapy clinic after officials there went to a Bay State court and had him declared unfit to conduct his own affairs, The Examiner has learned.

City threatens school's funds

377 days ago - The District of Columbia may head to court to cut off funds for a Massachusetts shock-therapy school, Mayor Adrian Fenty’s top adviser told The Examiner on Wednesday.

Shock-therapy school defends practices

385 days ago - Facing mounting pressure and at least one criminal investigation over its use of shock therapy on its wards, a Massachusetts clinic that is home to several District of Columbia students has gone on the defensive, saying that it is the last best hope for many otherwise lost children.