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Narconon banned from S.F. schools // Anti-drug teachings tied to Scientology called inaccurate

Title: Narconon banned from S.F. schools // Anti-drug teachings tied to Scientology called inaccurate
Date: Wednesday, 25 August 2004
Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle (California)
Author: Nanette Asimov
Main source: sfgate.com

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An anti-drug program with ties to the Church of Scientology will be barred from San Francisco classrooms because of concerns about its scientific accuracy, city schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said Tuesday. Ackerman's decision followed a review of the Narconon Drug Prevention & Education Program by school health officials, who found that some of its teachings were not "100 percent accurate." "We are going to withhold the opportunity for Narconon to be in our schools," Ackerman said as thousands of students prepared ... [Read the rest at sfgate.com]