Several months ago Sinergia added its voice to that of
NYC Councilmember Vincent Gentile’s opposition to the use of shock treatment to
control the behavior of students with disabilities at
The Judge Rotenberg Center
(JRC). Although there has been an outcry
for several decades by many advocates to these barbaric methods of treating
children, the practice has continued and the investigation by the US Department
of Justice is still stalled. Sinergia is deeply concerned that the students who
depend on us for their care and wellbeing are being subjected to these horrific
methods which include shock treatment, isolation and food depravation for
sometimes minor or non-compliant behavior. The use of shock treatment at JFC
has been equated with torture by the United Nations Special Rapporteur who has
called upon the US government to appeal.
Please see the attached
letter to JRC that orders them to cease the use of aversive with NYS
students. We expect the USDOJ to
expedite its investigation and put a stop to these inhumane practices. It is unconscionable that this is still
happening to vulnerable, children with disabilities anywhere.
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