Before I go any further, I need to make sure that everyone is caught up on Part 1. You can go back a few posts and read the details, but basically my school has been facing some major problems with the heating and cooling system this year. A few weeks ago we had rooms with temps in the 40's! It is ridiculously inconsistent and today's story will further prove my claims that this has gotten out of hand.
Perhaps you should sit down if you aren't already. Today a life was lost. One of the first grade rooms was 100 degrees when the teacher came in this morning and she found that it had literally fried the class pet. Mrs. G.'s guinea pig could not survive the harsh heat and he perished. Mr. Gary (our custodian) somberly carried the cage out to the dumpster this morning. The children watched, trying to understand and the teacher didn't know what to do. She was mad and sad all at the same time, spreading the word around school that her innocent guinea pig had indeed been murdered. Murdered by the "decrepit heating system that should have been replaced ten years ago." (Quote taken directly from the furnace repair guy.)
When is enough enough? Did it have to come to this? We lost one of our own and this could have so easily been avoided. He didn't even have a chance. Perhaps he died for good, though. His sacrifice has saved all the other classroom pets that dwell in our school. Once the other teachers heard the news they grabbed their goldfish, rabbits, and other class pets and ran with them from the building. Because of our little friend and his death, others have been saved. I don't even know his name, but I will always remember what he did.
2 comments:
Even me, I'll remember what he did for all of us.
and I will as well. RIP little piggie.
they should fix that crap. oh wait they don't havez the moneys, no school does anymore.
boo
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