Mass Teacher Suspended!

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

MIDDLETON, Mass. (AP) A teacher who found a coyote on the road and skinned it in front of his students potentially exposing them to rabies was suspended without pay while two students underwent rabies vaccinations.

 

North Shore Technical High School carpentry teacher Miles Dowling, an amateur taxidermist, found the coyote on Route 24 in the Bridgewater on March 15 and decided to toss it in his pickup and show students how an animal is skinned, said superintendent Amy O'Malley.

 

He later brought students outside and skinned the animal, O'Malley said.

 

''Of course, this was not a school-sanctioned activity,'' O'Malley told The Salem News.

 

The state Department of Public Health was notified after the school nurse heard students talking about the skinning. The coyote's brain was too deteriorated for a rabies test to show if the animal had rabies, but officials didn't want to take a chance. Five of the students were possibly exposed and two are undergoing vaccinations, O'Malley said.

 

O'Malley said the incident remains under investigation.

 

Dowling's phone number could not immediately be located and attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.

 

Nasty. Where's PETA when ya need 'em? (Wait, when WOULD someone need PETA?)

[Guest Texas Small Arms 09]

PETA couldn't have done shit anyway, the damn thing was dead (probably hit by a car) All PETA would do is bitch about something

[Guest SP-1]

PETA couldn't have done shit anyway, the damn thing was dead (probably hit by a car)  All PETA would do is bitch about something

In the end that's all they do anyway. That I can recall anyway. They are professional bitchers. Well, maybe not professional. Do any of them get pair for it?

[Guest NoCalMike]

What the hell was wrong with that teacher?

[Guest Youth N Asia]

What thought process was he going through? How could he not think that was anything less then a bad idea?

[Guest Crux]

Rabies! LOL. What an idiot.

'Lets just get this roadkill and fashion it into a snazzy jacket and pants combo..'

[Guest DrTom]

"Darryl, you'd best be checkin' the interstate to find out what the Critter of the Day is."

[Guest bravesfan]

North Shore Technical High School carpentry teacher Miles Dowling, an amateur taxidermist, found the coyote on Route 24 in the Bridgewater on March 15 and decided to toss it in his pickup and show students how an animal is skinned, said superintendent Amy O'Malley.

 

Sorry, but that had me cracking up for a good minute.

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Whats wrong with kids learning about the fine profession of taxidermy?

[Guest Galactic Gigolo]

PETA couldn't have done shit anyway, the damn thing was dead (probably hit by a car)  All PETA would do is bitch about something

In the end that's all they do anyway. That I can recall anyway. They are professional bitchers. Well, maybe not professional. Do any of them get pair for it?

One of the main guys at PETA admitted to only making $28,000 a year in some local magazine.

 

Comparing meat to Hitler = Not so much money.

[Guest The Metal Maniac]

While I must say that I would have found it neat if someone had showed me how to skin an animal one day at school, I can't understand why he didn't consider that maybe roadkill was not the best animal to use...

[Guest B-X]

I remember in Eighth Grade, our teacher had us learn how to eat certain plants and how to use them for medicine. The ladies name was White Wolf.

 

I'm dead serious. And it's funny, because two years later, I was dating her daughter.

 

I always thought it was unusual that we were taught that stuff.

[Guest Goodear]

The dude teaches carpentry, this is just another craft that the kids could find interesting. They disect frogs in biology, whats the difference? It's no big deal and the guy totally shouldn't have been suspended for it.

[Guest Choken One]

Maybe he suspended for not getting permission for it? You kinda have to ask if you can cut up dead animals in Class ya know...

[Guest JangoFett4Hire]

It's no big deal and the guy totally shouldn't have been suspended for it.

What if one of the kids was exposed to rabies or some other bacteria formed in animal remains?

[Guest Goodear]

I pulled this off of Yahoo...

 

Definition

A frequently-fatal acute viral infection which can be transmitted to humans by infected animals (often dogs or bats) via a bite or by the exposure of broken skin to an infected animal's saliva.

 

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Rabies is transmitted by infected saliva that enters the body through a bite wound or other open wound. The virus travels from the wound along nerve pathways to the brain, where it causes inflammation (irritation and swelling with presence of extra immune cells) that results in the symptoms of the disease.

 

The incubation period ranges from 10 days to 7 years, with the average being 3 to 7 weeks.

 

In the past, human cases in the U.S. usually resulted from a dog bite, but recently, more cases of human rabies have are linked to bats in this country. In the United States there have not been any rabies cases caused by dog bites for a number of years.

 

Worldwide, dogs still pose a significant risk for transmitting rabies, however. Bats, skunks, raccoons, foxes and other animals can also be sources of rabies virus. There are an estimated 15,000 cases of rabies worldwide each year.

 

Few cases occur in the United States (only 3 reported in 1991 and 9 in 1994) because of extensive animal vaccination programs.

 

The United Kingdom has completely eradicated rabies, which is why Americans cannot bring pets or other animals to the UK without having them undergo a six month quarantine.

 

Honestly, the chances that rabies got transmitted from this display seems pretty unlikely. I'm kind of doubting that the guy was swinging the animal above his head trying to splatter everyone with the remains and that the students were rubbing open wounds against it.

[Guest Choken One]

Right but it's always safer just to get confirmation...Likely, He could've persruaded them otherwise...

[Guest MaxPower27]

...some men hunt for sport,

Others hunt for food.

The only thing I'm hunting for

Is an outfit that looks good.

See my vest, see my vest,

Made from real gorilla chest.

Feel this sweater, there's no better

Than authentic Irish Setter.

See this hat, 'twas my cat.

My evening wear, vampire bat.

These white slippers are albino

African endangered rhino.

Grizzly bear underwear,

Turtle necks I've got my share.

Beret of poodle on my noodle it shall rest

Try my red robin suit,

It comes one breast or two...

See my vest, See my vest, See my vest.

Like my loafers, former gophers,

It was that or skin my chauffeurs,

But a greyhound fur tuxedo would be best...

So let's prepare these dogs,

Kill two for matching clogs!

See my vest!

See me vest!

Oh, please, won't you see my veeeeeesst!