Thursday, March 25, 2010

Pupils Suffer Panic Attacks After School Stages Fake Shooting Of RE Teacher In Playground

Schoolchildren were left crying and suffering panic attacks after a school role play which saw one of their teachers apparently shot dead in the playground.

The pupils, aged ten to 13, watched aghast as their religious education teacher ran across a field without warning and fell to the ground following a loud bang.

Some were so traumatised that they were sick afterwards, parents said.

The stunt was part of a science lesson designed to teach children how evidence is brought together in criminal investigations. They were not told it was fake until ten minutes after the event...