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Re: Headteacher Quits After Pet Lamb Slaughtered
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Originally Posted by Flyboy
This has much to do with the treatment of children's feelings as it does with the wishes of parents. The majority of parents didn't want this to happen and neither did the children, but the head teacher decided to ignore this and go ahead and slaughter the animal. It has been his decision to resign and it is the parents privilege to disagree with how the school is managed.
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He did not "lose" his job; he resigned.
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Erm - from the link in the OP
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the decision to slaughter Marcus had the support of the school council, staff, the governing body and most parents at the school.
It was also said that pupils voted in favour of selling the meat to raise money to buy more animals for the 250-pupil village school.
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btw, "he" is a "she" - Andrea Charman.
btw, CF'ers may like to examine the wording of the petition against the lamb's fate - linky
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The following areas need to be addressed due to Andrea Charman's disgraceful conduct:
1/. That animals are not property, that they are not food sources, that they are not placed on this Earth for the bidding of human kind.
2/. The meat industry is not a fluffy cuddly business where animals are hand reared by loving children. Animals are abused, fed unnatural diets, reared on a cocktail of antibiotics and drugs just to keep them standing - that is the reality of the meat business.
3/. That all the other animals which are being housed in the school grounds are guaranteed not to be sent to slaughter. If this guarantee is not made, these animals should then be removed and sent to a sanctuary.
4/. Marcus was hand reared by loving children who are distraught that he has now been slaughtered. They may well require counselling they have been so badly affected due to their love of Marcus.
5/. There is a known and accepted link between animal abuse and human abuse. By teaching children at such a young age that it is ok to kill animals, this may well lead to more disturbing and abusive behaviour in the future.
6/. Lydd Primary School governance. Andrea Charman directly ignored all pleas from parents, celebrities and animal sanctuaries to rescue Marcus from slaughter - this is disgraceful conduct by a headmistress.
Due to all of these reasons and many more, we are petitioning for the removal of Andrea Charman from her post as headmistress of Lydd Primary school in order to safeguard the mental well-being of these Primary School students and to protect any further animals from death at this woman's hands.
Yours,
the Undersigned.
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V. emotive and imflammatory, imho.
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