Posted by KenB on October 24, 2000, at 17:12:13
A friend in Texas forwarded this information to me and suggested that I pass it along to anyone interested. It seems relevant to this discussion of medication related issues.
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"my name is john breeding. i am a psychologist in austin, texas, and founding director of texans for safe education. on november 1, i will be testifying before the texas state board of education at a special hearing on the issue of psychiatric drugs in the schools, along with several other outstanding speakers. please see my website, http://www.wildestcolts.com, for information on my work, and on the hearing, and on how to help.
thanks,john"
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Psychiatric Drugs in the Schools:A Special Hearing of the Texas State Board of
EducationNovember 1, 2000
The Texas State Board of Education is holding a special hearing on the issue of psychiatric drugs in Texas schools. It has been reported that an estimated 1,000,000 school-age children in Texas, approximately 15% of the state's school children, are taking psychiatric drugs today. Board members are concerned about the effects of these drugs on Texas children, and on the educational environment. The Board has decided that it is their responsibility as overseers of our state's public educational system to make a serious inquiry into this matter, and to express an opinion on the role and influence of psychiatric drugs in the schools. In so doing, the Texas State Board of Education is joining many other significant, authoritative educational and governmental entities who are examining the greatly expanded practice of using psychiatric drugs with children in the United States.
There will be a number of important witnesses giving
testimony to the Board. These include:William Carey, MD Professor of Pediatrics at
University of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine;
Clinical Director of Behavioral Pediatrics at
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Carey is a
prolific researcher and writer on temperamental
variations in children. He was an expert witness at
the 1998 NIH Consensus Conference on ADHD.Fred Baughman, MD One of our country's eminent
neurologists, Dr. Baughman has testified at the NIH
Consensus Conference on ADHD, and to the U. S.
Congress, state legislatures, state school boards,
and in many courtrooms across the country on the
subject of this hearing..John Breeding, PhD Psychologist in private practice,
Director of Texans For Safe Education.Gretchen Feussner Pharmacologist, Drug Enforcement
Administration(DEA), author of 1998 DEA report
entitled, "Diversion, Trafficking, and Abuse of
Methylphenidate."Milton Cardwell, MD Department of Pediatrics, Scott
and White Hospital, Temple, Texas.Jeff Black, MD Pediatrician, Luke Waites Child
Development Center, Dallas, Texas.Glen Pearson, MD Child psychiatrist in private
practice, Dallas, Texas.We invite you and all concerned citizens to attend
this historic event.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date and time: Wednesday, November 1, 2000, 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Texas State Board Of Education
William B. Travis Building
1701 N. Congress Avenue, Room 1-104
Austin, Texas.Contact: John Breeding, PhD, (512) 326-8326;
e-mail: john@wildestcolts.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
poster:KenB
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