Mccarthy Closes Autism School
By WENNSaturday, April 10, 2010
JENNY MCCARTHY is to close her academy for autistic children following a series of disagreements with the school’s co-founder.
The actress/model opened the Teach2Talk Academy in California in 2007, two years after her seven-year-old son Evan was diagnosed with autism.
But McCarthy has now announced the school will shut after a string of problems, with a statement from her rep revealing a rift with co-founder Dr. Sarah Scheflen contributed to the closure.
The statement, released to Hollywoodlife.com, reads, “Jenny and her partner at the Academy, Sarah Scheflen, had different visions for the school and made a decision to go their separate ways. Both intend to continue on in this important mission. Sarah and Jenny really enjoyed their time working at the Academy and feel honored that they were able to provide such high quality early intervention services to so many children with autism and other developmental disabilities.”
