President Bush Signs Landmark Legislation Prohibiting Forced Psychiatric Drugging of Schoolchildren

Citizens Commission on Human Rights (Scientology front) ^ | December 6, 2004

[Wneighbor]

Thanks. I had always wondered if that were the same thing. Sounds a lot alike, must be different then.

[UseYourHead]

Ah, the wonders of Public (Gov't) Education!

Pen them up all day and don't let them play outside lest they COMPETE and damage tender ego and brittle self-esteem. Then when they are overcome with the energy of youth, punish them by KEEPING them inside instead of letting them run outside for recess and put them on brain frying drugs. Send them home wound to the max to sit in front television and video games, spinning their minds completely out of control whilst wasting their physical bodies down to impotent diabetic wards of the State.

Excellent plan executed by intelligent Blue-State geniuses. </sarcasm type='gagging'>

[Question_Assumptions]

You might find this interesting...

[Database]

Aren't the scientologists the ones who'll let their folks die rather than permit medical intervention?

You are thinking of Christian Science. This is Scientology.

[Dalite]

I hope that 2 points of interest come out of this discussion.

1. Schools were getting kickbacks for every Attention Deficit student they could create and get medicated.

and

2. Drugs such as covered in this subject would act to prevent the student from being able to serve in the Armed Forces when (if) they grow up.

If these subjects surface, look to the era where ADD became popular, who controls the teachers and which party would further their agenda of dependence and anti-war.

Hint: the same administration was dismantling the military hand over fist at the same time ADD became stylish (and a potential profit center).

[MaxMax]

"Aren't the scientologists the ones who'll let their folks die rather than permit medical intervention?'

Yes they are, which is why they most likely supported it.

Someone call Tom Cruise.

[Constantine XIII]

Eh, broken clock...right time of day.

[RockinRight]

Wasn't there talk a few weeks ago of Bush doing the exact opposite (allowing forced drugging of students in schools?)

Glad to hear it didn't happen, nonetheless!

Way to go, Dubya!

[RockinRight]

Hopefully the next law will require schools to implement policies that prohibit schoolchildren being forced to learn/hear Liberal ideas as a requisite for their education.

Ha! Won't happen!

[MaxMax]

There are cases on both sides.

[Doohickey]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[GovernmentShrinker]

This is one of the ways the "Church" of Scientology recruits new members. Parents come in with problem kids, and the "Church" directs them to alternative programs (its own, though often not openly identified as such) that don't involve medication. Unfortunately, they do involve having the whole family brainwashed by Scientology, and turning over lots of money to Scientology. Scientology doesn't want the psychiatric/pharmaceutical establishment making money on these kids, because they want to take all the money themselves!

[Ladysmith]

Operation Clambake

[My2Cents]

There's been some discussion of federally mandated mental health evaluations of kids...a horrible idea. But I've never seen anything official from the White House suggesting Bush supports this policy. (I hope he doesn't.)

[Prime Choice]

While the news is welcome, I wonder why this reform was a special project of the Church of Scientology...

Your concern is well-founded. The Crutch of $cientology never does anything for free. There's something rotten here...

[Wneighbor]

Funny how well good old Proverbs works for raising kids huh? No need for recruiting and brainwashing. Just do it God's way.

[kallisti]

ahhh, soo desu ne. thanks, that makes sense. i knew it wasn't altruism.

[julymoon]

I am so glad that this legislation has passed. When my son was young (2nd grade), he attended public school. As a punishment for getting ansy during a long class session, he and others (happened to be all boys) were kept inside for recess---robbing them of the necessary time to work off their steam! It was always the same band of boys that were punished in this way. At one point, the principal suggested to some of us parents that medication might be necessary! I couldn't believe my ears. One parent actually caved, but we wouldn't. My son got older, learned to settle down naturally (particularly after a healthy stint of homeschooling for 2 years), and now he's a star student in his private middle school (great grades, high test scores. Too often parents, particularly those of spirited boys, are cornered into submission. As the slogan goes: It's important to just say no to drugs!

[Allan]

A Canadian onlooker asks:

Why is such legislation necessary?

Is not forced drugging of schoolchildren by teachers outlawed by the Bill of Rights?

/sarcasm off

[Eva]

I have some concerns about the fact that this law seems to have emanated from California, not because California is so prone to forcing kids on to drugs, but just the opposite. In Orange County special ed students who are on medication are seen by the county mental health dept, and evaluated by a psychiatrist. They believe that the family practioners are not qualified to hand out psychotropic drugs. The head psychiatrist interviews not only the child but the whole family before deciding whether drugs are the proper remedy. Then the child is seen by a psychologist and monitored weekly to see if the drugs help and offer counselling in study habits and social relationships. It's a very complete program. They even visit the school periodically to observe the child in the classroom (and the teacher at the same time).