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News & Views - June, 2001 Issue (page 2)
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DODGEBALL RESTRICTIONS
(May 6, 2001) The New York Times, reports a growing movement
to eliminate or restrict the game called Dodgeball from schools because it is “considered aggressive, unwholesome and a cause of injuries
by some school administrators.” The game has been banned or restricted in school districts in Virginia, Florida, New York, Texas,
Maine, and Massachusetts because it has been suggested that games of elimination could damage children emotionally.
COLORADO OUTLAWS REBIRTHING THERAPY
(April 17, 2001) Governor Bill Owens, of Colorado signed a law on April 17 to outlaw the ‘rebirthing’ therapy
that “resulted in [Candace Newmaker’s] death last year.” The girl died last April “suffocated after she was wrapped in a blanket
for 70 minutes during a rebirthing therapy session.”
REBIRTHING THERAPISTS CONVICTED
(April 20, 2001) The Rocky Mountain News reported
two Colorado rebirthing therapists “were convicted today of reckless child abuse in the death of 10-year-old Candace Newmaker....”
STUDY FINDS L.A. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DO MORE WITH LESS
(May 6, 2001) A study by The Pacific Research Institute found that “Catholic schools in Los Angeles effectively
educate low-income and minority students at costs sharply lower than the Los Angeles Unified School District’s and achieve a much
lower dropout rate.”
PARENTS MOST INFLUENTIAL OVER CHILDREN
(May 1, 2001) A survey conducted by the Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, reported “Teenagers surveyed said
that parents influenced their sexual decisions - more than friends, siblings, teachers, sex educators, religious organizations or
the media. But adults in the same survey, by a wide margin, said that friends were the most important influence on teenagers’
decisions whether to have sex or not.” [more...]
AMER. BAR ASSN: ZERO-TOLERANCE GOES TOO FAR
(May 5, 2001) The Kansas City Star, published a “scathing
report” by the American Bar Association against “bizarre applications of get-tough measures, particularly in schools,” stemming from
a zero-tolerance attitude.
LOW ENROLLMENT CLOSES URBAN SCHOOLS
(May 9, 2001) Education Week,
reports several cities are closing schools due to the “exodus of students to charter schools,” and lower enrollments due to “economic
blight, lower birthrates, and middle-class flight.”
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