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Parents slam Luton school for setting up ‘murder scene’ so children could learn about FINGERPRINTS

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CSI primary school: ‘Disgusted’ parents slam teachers for setting up a ‘murder scene’ so that children as young as seven could learn about FINGERPRINTS as primary posts pictures of bloodied child mannequin slumped over a table on Facebook

  • Ramridge Primary School was slammed by parents over the crime scene activity 
  • Luton school organised graphic crime scene for pupils as part of Science Week
  • Graphic photos show child-like mannequin face-down on table covered in blood
  • Parents said activity, which involved collecting fingerprints, was inappropriate 
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Appalled parents have blasted a primary school over a child murder scene activity with a bloody mannequin apparently bludgeoned to death by a crowbar for a lesson about fingerprints.

Ramridge Primary School in Luton, Bedfordshire, has come under fire from irate parents ‘disgusted’ that Key Stage 2 children, typically those aged between seven and 11, were faced with the grisly scene.

The stunt was shared on Facebook with the school boasting it was ‘another terrible crime scene’ for unsuspecting children to investigate while learning about fingerprints during Science Week.

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Appalled parents have blasted a Ramridge Primary School for mocking up a child murder scene with a child mannequin apparently bludgeoned to death for a lesson about fingerprints

Appalled parents have blasted a Ramridge Primary School for mocking up a child murder scene with a child mannequin apparently bludgeoned to death for a lesson about fingerprints

The activity was part of the school's Science Week and involved a bloodied child-sized dummy

The activity was part of the school’s Science Week and involved a bloodied child-sized dummy

Graphic pictures shared on the school social media page shows police tape surrounding a child-sized mannequin wearing a grey school dress slumped over a table with blood surrounding her.

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On the table an abandoned crowbar can be seen – apparently for kids to dust for prints.

In another set of pictures the child-sized mannequin can be seen sprawled face down on the floor with a crowbar and what appears to be a mobile phone next to the ‘body’.

Outraged parents flooded the post with angry comments condemning the school’s ‘disturbing’ lesson.

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Self-professed ‘snowflake’ Echo Allen blasted the school’s decision.

Echo wrote: ‘What age children is this for please? As a mother my number one job is to protect my children, especially from the world we are in now.

‘I give them the tools and information they need to tackle the relevant “life” issues as they face them.

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‘So filling children’s heads with this seems a bit far-fetched?

Parents say the activity, aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils, was inappropriate for children that young

Parents say the activity, aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils, was inappropriate for children that young

‘Maybe I’m a snowflake. If so I accept that because I definitely wouldn’t want my young children seeing life-like scenes of squashed and mangled bodies.

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‘What shall we teach the children today Miss Smith? How about colours of the rainbow or about different animals?’

‘No I know, let’s set up a scene that looks like babies have been squashed and violently killed in a crash with blood pouring from them.’

‘Yes perfect idea Miss Jones, the nursery children will grow nicely from that’.

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‘I mean honestly.’

Rachel Kelly wrote: ‘Wtf!?!? Who even comes up with stuff like this for primary school kids?!

‘Very disturbing! I feel like your staff need vetting a little more carefully before offering them a job!

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‘I’d go mad if I found out this was happening at my daughter’s school (which it never would!)’

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Parents slam Luton school for setting up 'murder scene' so children could learn about FINGERPRINTS 5

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Parents slam Luton school for setting up 'murder scene' so children could learn about FINGERPRINTS 11

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Kelly Brown wrote: ‘I hope you asked for parents’ consent before exposing their children to this kind of learning!

‘Which year group was this unnecessary lesson taught to? If it was my child’s year group I will want a full explanation as to why my permission was not sought beforehand.’

Zharia Renée Savage wrote: ‘This is wrong on so many levels.’

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Bernadette Valentynne Haggarty commented: ‘This is disgusting and can probably cause more harm than good for the children.’

However one commenter seemed impressed by the school’s creativity, bemoaning his own less ‘exciting’ lessons.

Stevie Smallwood wrote: ‘I’d have loved to do something like this in that school instead of fighting and living in the family/bip room.’

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Ramridge Primary School said the matter had been passed to their local authority.

Luton Borough Council have been contacted for comment and confirmed they are looking into it. 

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