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An
American Tragedy:
The
New Civil Rights Issue facing The American Educational System
Patricia Weathers and Sheila Matthews have been featured on over a dozen national programs which include: Time Magazine, NPR Radio, CNN, The Armstrong Williams Show, John Walsh Show, Hannity Radio Show, Hannity & Colmes Television Show, Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today's Show, USA Today, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, A&E Investigative Reports, Discovery Health, Front Cover New York Times.
Patricia Weathers was a key witness in two Congressional Hearings. Her story was documented in a New York Post Series (7 day coverage included front page cover story).
Sheila Matthews, Mother from Connecticut testified on the first law in the Country to prohibit school personnel from recommending drugs to children. Sheila Matthews and Patricia Weathers efforts have rocked the Local, State, and Federal government, questioning the validity of ADD and the drugs associated with the "treatment".
These two mothers have launched a parent support website, to inform and help parents who have been given misleading information in regards to ADHD and the recommended drug “treatment”. Their organization is called Parents for Label & Drug Free Education. This year they completed a taping of the Montel Williams Show where they joined forces with the Dunkle family of PA who lost their little girl to the label and drugs being marketed in the public school system.
AbleChild: Parents for Label & Drug Free Education
Patricia Weathers, President & Founder, State of New York
Sheila Matthews, National Vice President, State of Connecticut
Tony Zizza, Vice President, State of Georgia
Vicky Dunkle, Vice President, State of Pennsylvania
Rebecca Noble, Vice President, State of Arizona
Patricia Mark, Vice President, State of Connecticut
Tracy Gray Vice President, State of Missouri
Erika Neely, Vice President, State of California
Hideyo Kurosawa, Vice President, Japan
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