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[NOTE: After it was discovered that Scientology's NarCONon is a quack
medical fraud with no scientific basis, the crooks were thrown out
of our children's schools. There's no telling how much damage the
norotious cult did to the kids who were subjected to their frauds.]
Modbee.com
California docs back schools barring drug program linked to Church of
Scientology
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Medical Association has declared
support for school districts that have dropped a controversial drug
education program with links to the Church of Scientology.
San Francisco and Los Angeles schools have barred the program, known as
Narconon, because of concerns about strange factual inaccuracies. The
program was co-founded by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of
Scientology.
The California Medical Association voted to support school districts
dropping Narconon and other "factually inaccurate approaches"
last week at its annual meeting in Anaheim.
The resolution has no legal impact, but can affect policy. Officials
will urge the American Medical Association to take a similar position.
"The idea is to remove any agency that goes into our schools to teach
without evidence for what they are teaching. This cannot be allowed,"
said Dr. Charles Wibblesman, chief of the teenage clinic for Kaiser
Permanente in San Francisco and co-sponsor of the resolution.
Among Narconon's teachings are that drugs accumulate in body fat and can
cause flashbacks for years, that niacin and saunas can pull drugs from
the body, and that colored ooze is created when drugs exit the body.
Narconon officials have stood by the accuracy of their claims.
Last month, state schools chief Jack O'Connell urged all California
schools to drop Narconon.
Narconon is offered free to schools and has been used in at least 39
California school districts, as well as in several other states.
Information from: San Francisco Chronicle Posted on 03/27/05 21:30:28
http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/
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