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School Shocks Students With Disabilities. The FDA Is Moving To Ban The Practice

Angela Disisto of Medford, Mass., sits with her brother, Luigi, who has autism, at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. The backpack Luigi is wearing carries equipment that would give him a two-second electric skin shock if staff deem his behavior dangerous. (WGBH News)
Angela Disisto of Medford, Mass., sits with her brother, Luigi, who has autism, at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. The backpack Luigi is wearing carries equipment that would give him a two-second electric skin shock if staff deem his behavior dangerous. (WGBH News)

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