AR-News: Revoke Credentials of Bunny-Bludgeoning Teacher

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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject:  Revoke Credentials of Bunny-Bludgeoning Teacher


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Revoke Credentials of Bunny-Bludgeoning Teacher 

Hillsborough County Animal Services (HCAS) has charged Plant City High School agricultural sciences teacher Jane Bender with two counts of cruelty to animals for admittedly dismembering several day-old rabbits with a shovel in front of her horrified high school students. The Veterinary Assisting Curriculum
Framework for Bender's class, as stipulated by the state of Florida, mandates
that the course provide a clear demonstration of "basic first aid for companion
animals" and demonstrate the application of "scientific and technological
principles to the veterinary sciences and companion animal industry." Bender did
not display adherence to either of these principles when she raised a shovel to
decapitate animals who were in obvious need of medical attention.

Teaching students to care for animals fosters respect and sensitivity.
Demonstrating violence toward animals is not only illegal, but also teaches a
dangerous lesson that desensitizes students to the suffering of others, and such
training has no rightful place in our public school system. Although students
were asked to participate in this gruesome "lesson," they used good judgment and refused to assist Bender. However, in stark contrast to the HCAS decision to
charge Bender with cruelty to animals for allegedly committing this grisly act
in front of her students, the school district of Hillsborough County has
publicly stated that Bender broke no rules and has even claimed that suffocating
and dismembering animals is an acceptable "part of farming."

Bender has hired an attorney to defend herself, but animals and the students in
Florida's classrooms still need your help! 
Please ask the Florida Department of Education to revoke Bender's teaching credentials
and to implement a statewide program of veterinary care for animals used in classrooms 
and on campuses in Florida. Let officials know that you don't want your tax money used 
to pay the salary of any teacher who condones and demonstrates violent behavior in the
classroom:

F. Philip Handy, Chair
State Board of Education
Winter Park Capital Company
P.O. Box 3090 
Winter Park, FL 32790
407-644-9700
fphandyman at aol.com

Please send a copy of your letter to the superintendent of the Hillsborough
County school district and the principal of Plant City High School:

Earl Lennard, Ph.D., Superintendent
School District of Hillsborough County
P.O. Box 3408
901 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33602
813-272-4047
813-272-4038 (fax)
earl.lennard at sdhc.k12.fl.us

Charles W. Raburn, Principal
Plant City High School
1 Raider Pl.
Plant City, FL 33566 
813-757-9370
charles.raburn at sdhc.k12.fl.us

Thank you for your efforts in behalf of animals.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline Domac
Manager, Education Department
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
JackieD at peta.org


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