Reply #197: From reading the article,

[proud2BlibKansan]

I don't see where the teacher went wrong. The student failed to follow directions. How is that the teacher's fault? She did allow kids to leave who didn't want to watch. Sounds to me like she handled it well.

The student told Gage that he butchered the animals at home before bringing them to school and placing them in the class refrigerator Wednesday. His living skills teacher, Diana Stevens, sets aside that day for her students to prepare a meal of their choice, Gage said.

The boy had asked Stevens if he could catch and cook a wild rabbit.

She approved, providing he dress - or gut - the carcass before class, the principal said.

A few students became alarmed, however, when the boy took two furry carcasses out of a bag.

Stevens allowed him to skin the animals and go ahead with the food preparation. Those in the fourth-period class who didn't want to watch were allowed to go into an adjoining room, Gage said. Meat carved off the animals was cooked and then sampled.