[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 145 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1793-E1794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RESPONSE TO CHARGE OF STUDENT USE IN PHILLIP MORRIS STUDY

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                       HON. THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 18, 1995

  Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your attention and 
include in the Congressional Record the following response of the 
Chesterfield County Public Schools to recent congressional allegations 
that students in their school system were used in a study by Phillip 
Morris. Attached, please find a media advisory from the Chesterfield 
County Public Schools, which addresses this issue.

                             Media Advisory

       After an exhaustive search in an effort to respond to 
     inquiries regarding information in the Congressional Record 
     last week, the following are our findings:
       1. We have determined that third grade teachers used a 
     pupil rating scale questionnaire, not a pupil test, during 
     the early 1970s. The purpose was to help identify students in 
     need of special education services. The school system had no 
     evaluation instrument at that time to test students for 
     hyperactivity. If teachers suspected hyperactivity, the 
     common practice was to recommend parents take their child to 
     a physician for a medical diagnosis.
       2. This rating scale questionnaire was not a Phillip Morris 
     study, nor was the rating scale completed in collaboration 
     with Phillip Morris. It was a standard teacher observation 
     scale used by educators.
     
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       3. The rating scale does resemble, however, the description 
     of a teacher questionnaire in the July 25 Congressional 
     Record in a two paragraph section alluding to a study of 
     Chesterfield County Public School students.
       4. No School Board employee we have located can confirm or 
     recall any joint study or sharing of information with Phillip 
     Morris. No School Board minutes from 1973-1978 reference 
     Phillip Morris in any way. We cannot determine through any 
     means that the results of the questionnaire were made 
     available to anyone other than school officials.
       5. The source of information cited in the Congressional 
     Record was F. J. Ryan and ``Smoker's Psychology Monthly 
     Report,'' and we have no knowledge of either of these 
     sources.
       6. This concludes our good faith effort to respond to these 
     inquiries. We are available for questions regarding current 
     policies and procedures related to student evaluation.

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