Massachusetts “Educational Center” Uses Violent Electroshock on Teenager

The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center is a facility that provides services for children and adults with “severe developmental disabilities and emotional or behavior disorders”. In the past decades, the Center garnered negative criticism due to its use of aversives such as electric shock, the withholding of food, spanking with a spatula, pinching of the feet [...]

Massachusetts Boy Banned From Bringing Saxophone on School Bus

(FOXNEWS)   Andrew DiMarzio just wants to ride the bus with his tenor saxophone, but the 12-year-old Massachusetts boy claims he’s been told to cut the music or get another ride, so to speak. Cathy DiMarzio, of Raynham, said her son recently was told that his 31-inch-long, 12-inch-wide saxophone case would no longer be allowed on Bus 9 [...]

Elizabeth Warren to challenge Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race

By Rosalind S. Helderman and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard professor and former Obama administration official who became a hero to liberals with her sharp critique of the nation’s financial institutions, will announce Wednesday that she is challenging Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts for his seat in 2012. Warren, 62, had [...]

Elizabeth Warren announces bid for Senate seat in Massachusetts

ShareThis Elizabeth Warren announces bid for Senate seat in Massachusetts 14 Sep 2011 Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor and former Obama administration official, announced Wednesday morning via Web video that she will challenge Republican Sen. Scott Brown for his seat in Massachusetts. Although she has never run for office, Warren has built up a [...]