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The Judge Rotenberg Center

240 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, 02021 -

School Notes Overview:

The Judge Rotenberg Center Is A Special Needs School In Canton, Massachusetts Serving Ages 3-adult. For 38 Years Jrc Has Provided Very Effective Education And Treatment To Both High-functioning Students With Conduct, Behavior, Emotional, And/Or Psychiatric Problems And Low-functioning Students With Autistic-like Behaviors....

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School Overview:

	The Judge Rotenberg Center
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 2 - 12
County	Norfolk County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	191 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	76%	23%
Students by Grade
	Grade 2 - 1 students
	Grade 4 - 2 students
	Grade 5 - 1 students
	Grade 6 - 6 students
	Grade 7 - 6 students
	Grade 8 - 15 students
	Grade 9 - 20 students
	Grade 10 - 16 students
	Grade 11 - 16 students
	Grade 12 - 15 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 93 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	21 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Judge Rotenberg Center Is A Special Needs School In Canton, Massachusetts Serving Ages 3-adult. For 38 Years Jrc Has Provided Very Effective Education And Treatment To Both High-functioning Students With Conduct, Behavior, Emotional, And/Or Psychiatric Problems And Low-functioning Students With Autistic-like Behaviors.
Profile last updated: 03/03/2009

In the News:

Judge Rotenberg at center of bill to curb shock treatments (Stoughton Journal)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:28:59 pm
The tense debate over use of electric shocks and other pain-inducing techniques to control severe behavioral problems, often in people with disabilities, flared again Oct. 27 as lawmakers considered proposals to ban or rein in the practice.
Canton facility at center of bill to curb shock treatments (The Canton Journal)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:52:07 pm
A Canton mental health facility was at the center of a bill to ban or control electric shocks and other pain-inducing techniques.
State psychologist board reprimands head of Canton center (The Canton Journal)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 08:09:59 pm
The Board of Registration of Psychologists announced an enforcement action against Dr. Matthew Israel, the executive director of the Judge Rotenberg Center, a residential treatment center for autistic children in Canton.
State fines Rotenberg Center director over clinicians’ titles (Boston Globe)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 05:02:23 am
The director of the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton has been fined by the state’s Division of Professional Licensure for allowing 14 unlicensed clinicians at the school to use the title “psychologist,’’ the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists said yesterday.
State fines center for allowing clinicians to call themselves ’psychologists’ (Boston Globe)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 12:11:19 am
By Abbie Ruzicka, Globe Correspondent The director of the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton has been fined by the states Division of Professional Licensure for allowing 14 unlicensed clinicians at the school to use the title psychologist, the Massachusetts Board...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02021)	School Zip (02021)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,615 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	53%	43%
Population Average Age	40 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$69,260	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.3 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	74% / 26%	58% / 42%