In a legal battle that began almost 40 years ago in Attleboro, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Canton-based school for developmentally delayed clients can continue to use electric skin ...
The use of electric shocks at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton has been controversial for decades. It would be irresponsible for the court to lift the consent agreement without ...
The state generally hasn’t taken advantage of its opportunity to challenge in annual Probate Court hearings the use of skin shocks. That should change in light of the SJC’s decision. Using electric ...