A Canton special needs school is under investigation by the US Department of justice to determine whether the school violates federal disability laws by disciplining students with electric shocks. In September 2009, disability rights groups said the facility used "painful and dehumanizing techniques that violate all principles of human rights". Many of the students at the Rotenberg Educational Center have developmental disabilities, autism, emotional trouble and some even have criminal records. Many parents who have children at the Rotenberg Center have supported the school because it accepted their children when others turned them away. Some even said the shocks were a better alternative to heavy sedation. Some critics of the school say that the punishment is unheard of and that students are often punished for minor behaviors such as whispering. A member of the Coalition of the Legal Rights of People with Disabilities in Boston is hoping the investigation by the Department of Justice will stop the practices of the school
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