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Are They Scared of the Truth?..... Pupils allowed to write swear words
A junior school head has apologised to parents after children were allowed to write swear words in their exercise books during a lesson. Head apologised after junior school pupils were allowed to write swear words Year 6 pupils at Great & Little Shelford Church of England Aided Primary School in Great Shelford near Cambridge were asked to write words they associated with "put downs" as part of "anti-bullying" project. Teachers then discovered that some of the 10 and 11-year-olds had written swear words in books they had taken home. Head Alison Evans said the lesson had been "inappropriate" and the teacher responsible had been "appropriately dealt with". "During anti-bullying week last November, a Year 6 class at my School had a lesson focusing on name calling," she said. "The teacher asked the pupils to write down words they associate with 'put downs'. "Although the teacher did not ask the children to write swear words in their notebooks it has become clear that some of them had done so. She added: "Following an investigation undertaken by myself, it was felt the lesson - although planned with the best of motives - was inappropriate and ill judged. "The school regrets this incident happened and we have apologised to Year 6 parents and would like to assure them that action has been taken and the teacher has been appropriately dealt with." She said the lesson had been part of a "Social Emotional Aspects of Learning" scheme, which featured on the National Curriculum. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/...23e80.html Are they scared of the truth?   I have a firm grip on reality...Maybe just not this reality   |
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In the words of the great Sheila Gostick, 'You should shelter children, so that when they're older, everything comes as a tremendous shock to them.'  | |
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