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Teresa Summers

Former scientologist, ex-Sea Org member.


Tom & Nicole Split: A Question Of Faith

«"Mothers who have raised children in the Church of Scientology and come out have a terrible sense of guilt over what our children went through," Summers told the Post. "They had children doing physical work, sometimes 40 to 60 hours a week. It could be anything - shoveling gravel, laying carpet, but mostly it was clerical work," she said.

"I also worked in one of their schools, in Clearwater, Fla. Many of the children don't do as well as they should academically.

"Teachers don't have college degrees. They are trained in Scientology technology. They don't explain. They don't help. If some child doesn't understand, it's because they don't understand a particular word, so kids are constantly being told to just look up a word." AFTER 20 years as a Scientologist, Summers now works for the Lisa McPherson Trust, an organization that actively opposes the Church of Scientology.»

Daily Mirror: "Tom and Katie: Bringing Up Baby" by David Edwards

«Teresa Summers, 47, who was a member for 20 years, said: "Mothers who have raised children in the Church of Scientology and come out have a terrible sense of guilt over what our children went through.

"Teachers don't have college degrees. They are trained in Scientology method. They don't explain. They don't help." The sect runs a network of private schools around the world, including one in Britain, and members are encouraged to enrol their children. [...]

«Teresa also says children are asked to spy on each other and subjected to laborious punishments. "It's called making amends," she explained. "My daughter was made to scrub poles, paint walls, report on her friends. I let her do all that."»

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