Headteacher Quits After Pet Lamb Slaughtered

11-02-2010, 21:14

Did'nt see a thread for this one so here goes:

Headteacher Quits After Pet Lamb Slaughtered

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A headteacher who sent a school's pet lamb to the slaughter is resigning after weeks of fierce criticism.

The teacher was blasted by some parents and animal rights campaigners last year over the decision to cull Marcus the lamb.

Sky News

11-02-2010, 21:33

I saw james wale on sky news this morning going on about this ,apparantly a few parents have objected because the school ,i think it's a infants school ,raised a lamb as part of a exercise to teach children were their food comes from and when it got to the correct age they sent it off for slaughter ans some of the kids were a little upset so some parents have kicked up a stink
I can't see whats wrong myself

Arthurgray50@blu · 11-02-2010, 21:58

I always think people get to involved in this thing about what is right and wrong with raising an animal, and then sending it for slaughter.

Everyone including small children should know what happens to animals, they are bred to join the food chain, and it should be left up to them how they feel about it, parents have a duty to teach there children about this, and if it comes to it, schools should teach them what happens, when l was a kid, l would be taken to a farm and shown what was happening, ok we didn't see them being slaughted, but l would have like to see it happen, but l find it bad when a teacher has to leave becuase of it.

I watched a programme a couple of months ago, involving three different animals, and the only thing that made me feel sick was a chicken, and how they killed it,. The rest was fine, it is very interesting to see, but l would be able to slaughter anything - it would be the smell, that would put me off.

**Hugh** · 11-02-2010, 22:02

Have a shower beforehand, then....

alferret · 11-02-2010, 22:10

"Dad! Where do chips come from?"

"Tesco son, Tesco"

11-02-2010, 22:17

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Originally Posted by alferret

"Dad! Where do chips come from?"

"Tesco son, Tesco"

a couple of years ago when my son was 9 or 10 he asked me how to make bacon and didn't know crisps and potatoes were the same thing

v0id · 11-02-2010, 22:21

Did he serve up the lamb for schooldinners? :p

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Originally Posted by martyh

a couple of years ago when my son was 9 or 10 he asked me how to make bacon and didn't know crisps and potatoes were the same thing

They're not, you can't make potatoes from crisps

11-02-2010, 22:28

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Originally Posted by v0id

Did he serve up the lamb for schooldinners? :p

They're not, you can't make potatoes from crisps

ha,ha

12-02-2010, 01:29

My uncle used to raise chickens, geese, turkeys, and pigs on the family smallholding when I was a kid. Other than the pigs I got to see the entire life-cycle of the animals from birth/hatching to slaughter. Plus I used to shoot and butcher wildfowl and rabbits for the pot....

It really does boggle the mind what a sheltered existence people live these day's, that the slaughter of a lamb has cost a head teacher his job....

People really do need to withdraw their heads from their rectums and return to reality.

**Maggy** · 12-02-2010, 07:45

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Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze

My uncle used to raise chickens, geese, turkeys, and pigs on the family smallholding when I was a kid. Other than the pigs I got to see the entire life-cycle of the animals from birth/hatching to slaughter. Plus I used to shoot and butcher wildfowl and rabbits for the pot....

It really does boggle the mind what a sheltered existence people live these day's, that the slaughter of a lamb has cost a head teacher his job....

People really do need to withdraw their heads from their rectums and return to reality.

I agree with you..the reasons in recent years s to why headteachers lose their jobs have gotten more and more bizarre and unfair.

Now if it was because the school was failing or the children were failing to learn to read etc I could accept a resignation/dismissal but this? Ridiculous!

LondonRoad · 12-02-2010, 08:33

I think it was inevitable he'd get the chop. I bet he's feeling a little sheepish now.

12-02-2010, 09:24

it woulld be interesting to know how many people who were applying preassure for her to resign were from outside the community ,as the school was in a farming community it would appear that alot of people from outside the area and know nothing about the realities of farming and where food comes from ,like paul o grady who keeps sheep ,i suspect only as pets

injuneer · 12-02-2010, 09:44

I don't really recall being taught at infant or primary school where food comes from, maybe we learnt how fruit & veg were grown. Basically our parents told us these things.

TheDaddy · 12-02-2010, 13:20

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Originally Posted by martyh

I saw james wale on sky news this morning going on about this ,apparantly a few parents have objected because the school ,i think it's a infants school ,raised a lamb as part of a exercise to teach children were their food comes from and when it got to the correct age they sent it off for slaughter ans some of the kids were a little upset so some parents have kicked up a stink
I can't see whats wrong myself

The children voted for Marcus to be slaughtered, still I doubt that stopped the internet witch hunt that demanded this teacher should not only be sacked but never teach again, we are so lucky to have so many teachers in this country after all....

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Originally Posted by LondonRoad

I think it was inevitable he'd get the chop. I bet he's feeling a little sheepish now.

What wasn't inevitable though was that his chops would end up being raffled of....

Flyboy · 12-02-2010, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze

My uncle used to raise chickens, geese, turkeys, and pigs on the family smallholding when I was a kid. Other than the pigs I got to see the entire life-cycle of the animals from birth/hatching to slaughter. Plus I used to shoot and butcher wildfowl and rabbits for the pot....

It really does boggle the mind what a sheltered existence people live these day's, that the slaughter of a lamb has cost a head teacher his job....

People really do need to withdraw their heads from their rectums and return to reality.

This has much to do with the treatment of children's feelings as it does with the wishes of parents. It appears that of the many of parents didn't want this to happen and neither did many of the children, but the head teacher decided to ignore this and go ahead and slaughter the animal. It has been her decision to resign and it is the parents privilege to disagree with how the school is managed.

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

I agree with you..the reasons in recent years s to why headteachers lose their jobs have gotten more and more bizarre and unfair.

Now if it was because the school was failing or the children were failing to learn to read etc I could accept a resignation/dismissal but this? Ridiculous!

She did not "lose" her job; she resigned.