After many, too many phone calls from parents concerned about the invasion of psychologists and psychiatrists in schools, from kindergarten up, we decided to make the following handbook for use by parents. It may not be the best formula, but we would be very negligent to do nothing about it.
Most parents do not know that based on these tests, the child could be classified as "mentally ill". Moreover, despite all the promises of multi-modal approach, often parents are induced to accept the medication without a proper emphasis on side effects. And we should not overlook the potential psychological damage suffered by a child mistakenly labeled as "mentally ill".
Psychiatrists and psychologists are trying to convince teachers and parents and school problems are "mental illnesses" to treat and the problem can be solved by a medical approach. What is happening in American schools with millions of children receiving medication, the increasing incidence of suicide and heart attacks related to the use of psychotropic drugs and the terrible scourge of drugs that lies ahead for children who have taken drugs, should lead us to reflect on the correctness of this approach.
Unfortunately many of these initiatives hide the interests of pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric lobby aimed at medicalize school to reap the economic benefits. We therefore invite parents to inquire about these proposals carefully and to monitor the educational activities to see if these initiatives are done on their children. For more information refer to the brochure "Damage young " or www.perchenonaccada.org . Here is some advice if, after noting carefully, we believe that the school should remain a place of learning.
The Handbook
The purpose of the guideProtect children and their families the possibility of abuse in schools generated by psychopathological test, false labels of mental illness and drugging. What do
- Go to the school attended by your children and submitted a written, signed and registered (ask the secretary of the protocol to the letter and be given a copy with the stamp of the school in order to have an official document ) that declare your total refusal to submit to your children to psychiatric tests to assess the psychological, such as, but not limited to, cognitive tests, personality, behavior, survey questionnaires of language, the assessment of anxiety and depression, etc.. This will put you away from any work without your knowledge.
to intervene in more detail, you can do what is written below, but you should know the school in which such bodies can intervene:
a) Recommendations of intersection (kindergarten), interclass (primary school), class (secondary ).
are formed by teachers, parent representatives (students in secondary schools) and are chaired by the Headmaster or a teacher by himself delegate. Among their features are highlighted as follows:
- formulate proposals that were educational planning;
- express opinions on the adoption of textbooks;
- examine the teaching plan developed by the teachers;
- review every two months the trend of teaching interests, problems, difficulty, etc..
b) Board of club and school level.
is formed by representatives of teachers, administrators, school staff, parents and the Headmaster. It is chaired by a parent, who was elected President. Applies the general of the POF (POF, explained below), specifies the general criteria for programming educational processes and applies the general school, etc..
c) Assembly of class.
is the fundamental expression of parental participation in school governance, the class formed by parents and teachers working in it, it is proposed to build a constructive cooperation between all members of the school through guidance and suggestions. During this assembly will be elected the representative of the parents.
d) Committee of the parents.
is composed of class representatives and aims to promote initiatives that improve the relationship between school and family, school and family in promoting greater attention to issues related to education and to protect the security and the right to health.
Other steps you can take:
- Go to the school attended by your children and get to the POF (POF, ie, the identity card of the school that describes all the services the school offers its users). If you ask why, you can simply say that is your right to know the curriculum. Visionatelo, particularly in relation to planned projects, in particular those relating to screening activities, namely the cognitive tests, psychological aim to identify "problems" learning "of attention and hyperactivity etc.. Based on these tests, the child may be labeled as "handicapped" or suffering from 'attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity, and so on. and reported to the neuropsychiatry or child psychologist, in order to resolve his discomfort, his problems would end up medicalize even resorting to psychopharmacological treatment (in Italy are already around 50,000 children who are being given psychiatric drugs!). Pay attention to sull'affettività projects that are often run by child psychiatrists or psychologists who enter the classroom to observe the children. It may be that in the POF can not find projects in their entirety, you may only see a summary or listed securities. Usually the parents do not show the project in its entirety, but you will learn through a circular, which presents only a brief summary. The project is complete: that is why you must see, to avoid surprises. You have every right to view them (according to Transparency Act No. 241), by contacting the office of the manager. By doing so you are always informed about what plans the school will continue throughout the school year and can make decisions accordingly, including by transferring your child to another school.
IMPORTANT: was noted that the screening does not always occur through psychological tests. Reports received tell us that to avoid the complaints of parents are the themes that are viewed by psychologists, are met by the simple observation of children engaged in normal play activities (games offered by psychologists, etc.). Lately, even delivering the tests at home to parents asking them to respond.
- Remember to bring your children to psychological tests and questionnaires or learning disabilities MUST BE INFORMED CONSENT BY YOU AND YOU CAN RELY. In the event that your children have been subjected to psychological tests without your knowledge you can make a complaint for breach of privacy law (D. Lgs. 196/03), which you can send out to the Director of School Region of residence, Alderman for Education and Training in the Region, the Privacy (Piazza Monte Citorio 121, 00186 Rome, etc.). Copy dell'esposto can also send it to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, Via Medardo Rosso, 11 - 20159 Milan.
- Proponetevi as a representative of the parents of the class, thus, be present at several meetings, you can better monitor the situation of the teaching-educational class. You will also have the opportunity to have greater communication with class teachers and work with them, thereby assisting in the educational institution and educational choices in the kind of education that shall be given to your children.
- Proponetevi to join Council and school, becoming active and responsible part of school life you will be involved, along with other parents, to reimburse the school for professional teachers to guide students so that they can grow in a healthy and balanced development of their personality and consolidating, strengthening the knowledge that they will apply later in life.
- If your child during a conversation with the teacher or the coordinator of the faculty, would run the risk of being reported as "affection" to "handicap" rather than "learning disabilities" (= inability dysgraphia to write correctly, dyslexia = inability to read and understand a written text, etc..) following a test has been subject, remember that you are guardians and responsible for your child. We suggest you collect all the data and give you all documentation and take the necessary action to protect your child.
- If your child has already been diagnosed as "suffering from ...", you have every right to oppose. Remember: PARENTS ARE THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR GUARDIANS OF THEIR CHILDREN, NOT THE SCHOOL! "Schools are for learning. No need for psychiatric experiments on young minds." (Bruce Wiseman, author of Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal, p.. 385). We suggest you collect all the data and get deliver all documentation and take the necessary action to protect your child.
FOR INFORMATION: Piedmont and Trentino are the first two Italian regions that have approved a law which places a total ban of psychological tests in schools, and now this law has landed in Parliament. In order to grow happy to be accountable for their actions without relying on drugs or psychological treatment to be "good children". The children of today will be the future leaders of tomorrow!
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