In November of 2006 a group of organizations and individuals concerned about violence in schools and interested in advocating for children—the National Consortium of School Violence Prevention Researchers and Practitioners (NCSVPRP)—developed and endorsed a statement about shootings in schools. As indicated in part of the statement, these folks are promoting sensible and evidence-based approaches to preventing school violence.
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Monthly Archive for May, 2007
Writing in the Toronto (ON, CA) Globe and Mail, Hayley Mick describes the case of Tina Szenasi and her effort to help her two autistic sons by feeding them gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet. Ms. Mick sympathetically reports Ms. Szenasi’s story and then politely points out that the research on the diet’s effectiveness is not as encouraging as the popular discussion of it.
Continue reading ‘Diet for Autism’
From Sarup Mathur, president of the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (and a former student of Rob’s), here is a formal statement of the sad news that reached us this weekend about Rob’s death.
It is with profound sadness and deep sorrow that I inform you of the terrible news that one of our finest leader, colleague, mentor, and friend Robert Rutherford died unexpectedly at his home in Arizona on Friday, May 4, 2007.
Rob devoted his life to understanding individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders, working assiduously to help those most at-risk in our society develop ways to enhance their chances for success. His extraordinary dedication and commitment will always remind us to continually strive towards making the world a better place for students with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families.
I ask that you keep Rob and the Rutherford family in your prayers during this most sorrowful of times.
A viewing will be held Wednesday evening, May 9th, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Messinger Mortuary 7601 E. Indian School Rd. Scottsdale, AZ.
The funeral will be held Thursday morning, May 10th, at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7655 E. Main Street Scottsdale, AZ.
Sincerely,
Sarup Mathur, CCBD President
Here’s a link to the CCBD Web site. I’ll add my observations in a comment.
Sphere: Related ContentA school board in Milwaukee (WI, US) voted to develop a policy that would allow schools to permit the use of handcuffs on students. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel commented on this issue in an editorial in late April. Here’s the beginning of that editorial:
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