Written by Sheila Matthews on . Posted in Articles
March, 24, 2025
Five DeathsTranyelle Harshman, the Byron, Wyoming, mother who killed her four children then herself, was, as expected, on a cocktail of psychiatric mind-altering drugs. The completed toxicology report revealed that Tranyelle was on an anti-anxiety drug and Ketamine at the time of the murder/suicide.As explained by Tranyelle’s husband, Cliff Harshman, his wife struggled with mental health issues, including depression, post traumatic stress disorder and postpartum depression. The final fatal psychiatric drug prescribed to Tranyelle was Clonazepam (Klonopin), a benzodiazepine, which is a sedative. The possible adverse events associated with the mind-altering drug include sudden confusion and disorientation, feeling paranoid, suicidal thoughts or actions, trouble breathing, new or increased feelings of anxiety, depression, changes in mood or behavior, hallucinations, and losing touch with reality to name a few.
Founded in 2001 by parents who had their own personal experiences with label and drug coercion by the education system, Ablechild has a personal commitment to inform, support, and unite others faced with all aspects involving labeling and drugging children. Ablechild has a full understanding of what a parent/caregiver goes through when dealing with school systems recommending, and many times pressuring a parent for mental health evaluations. We recognize that schools will many times force-feed mental health approaches on parents, while steering clear of science-based education resources and solutions.
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Knowing that informed consent is a must and a critical component in making an educated decision, Ablechild and many of its individual members have worked diligently since 2001 to provide the public with extensive information at Federal, State, and Local Governmental hearings, at educational conferences, events, Governmental meetings, and throughout national and local media circuits. We have directly advocated and worked on creating laws that would strengthen “Informed Consent” and guarantee a person’s “Right to Refuse” psychological testing and services via the education system.
Many members of this organization have advocated directly for state and federal legislation outlawing school personnel from recommending psychotropic drugs for children within schools across the nation. We can proudly say that our organization and the united efforts of its members were instrumental in the lobbying and passing of the Federal law entitled “Prohibition on Mandatory Medication Act”. This law is now part of the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) and stands as the first of its kind, outlawing forced child drugging on a federal level.
