TEACHERS TEACH, DOCS DIAGNOSE.

• Position: Brief Article

Connecticut recently passed a first-in-the-nation law that prohibits teachers, counselors and other school officials from recommending psychiatric drugs for any child. The law does not prevent school officials from recommending that a child be evaluated by a medical doctor. The law reflects a growing backlash against what some see as overuse of Ritalin, Prozac and other behavioral drugs. Boards of...