Officials investigating school in Canton

CANTON, Mass. -- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a controversial school in Canton.

Department of Justice officials are looking into whether the Judge Rotenberg Center violates federal disability laws by disciplining students with electric shock.

The school caters to special needs students.

It's the first federal probe of the school and follows demands from more than 30 disability rights groups.

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