These horror stories are in the same vein as the stories told at the hearings held across the nation by the U.S. Department of Education in 1984, and that resulted in the book, Child Abuse in the Classroom . The reason for this is that many of the programs spoken of in that book were validation projects for education reform. This means these programs are now being used in schools across the nation. If you have had or are having problems with your local government school, know that you are not alone. You may find a story similar to your own in the links below.
Child abuse is a term generally associated with abuse by a parent.