Schools urged to drop antidrug program
Scientology-linked teachings inaccurate, superintendent says
Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell urged all California schools on Tuesday to drop the Narconon antidrug education program after a new state evaluation concluded that its curriculum offers inaccurate and unscientific information.
"We'll get a letter out to every school district today, saying this program is filled with inaccuracies and does not reflect widespread medical and factual evidence," O'Connell said of Narconon Drug Prevention & Education, a free program with ties to the Church of Scientology. ... Read the rest of the article at:
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Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
State Superintendent Jack O'Connell urged all California schools on Tuesday to drop the Narconon antidrug education program after a new state evaluation concluded that its curriculum offers inaccurate and unscientific information.
"We'll get a letter out to every school district today, saying this program is filled with inaccuracies and does not reflect widespread medical and factual evidence," O'Connell said of Narconon Drug Prevention & Education, a free program with ties to the Church of Scientology. ... Read the rest of the article at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/23/MNGQJBFKV81.DTL or
http://tinyurl.com/3zylo
© Virginia Metze
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