Pinellas School Board receives hundreds of e-mails against TeenScreen

Note: In Florida, e-mails to public agencies such as school boards are public record. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of e-mails continue to pour into the Pinellas County School Board AGAINST TeenScreen. They are being obtained under Florida public records law. It is interesting to note, that of only 4 or 5 written FOR TeenScreen, one was from a Mr. Steve Rabin. Mr. Rabin is the head honcho at Rabin Strategic Partners, a public relations firm in New York City. Rabin complained about a certain website that was "using misinformation to scare the board into inaction". Some of Mr. Rabin's clients include Columbia University, (the homebase for TeenScreen) The Carmel Hill Center for the Early Diagnosis & Treatment of Mental Illness, (oversees the TeenScreen program) and the maker of a psychotropic drug. That pharmaceutical company admitted hiding from the public that their psychotropic drug increases the risk of potentially fatal illnesses. The Miami Herald reported that the drug was commonly used on childen in state care. Child-welfare advocates said the drug was being used by foster care providers as a "chemical restraint" on children.