Teacher Under Investigation After Feeding Kitten To Classroom Snake

An Advanced Animal Science teacher at Alvord High School in Wise County, Texas faces investigation after feeding a week-old kitten to a snake in her classroom. Superintendent Randy Brown confirmed the unnamed educator “fed an ailing kitten to a snake before the start of the school day and outside the presence of students.” The teacher brought four kittens born to her cat. After feeding one kitten to the snake, a student took the remaining three home with parental consent, but they later died. A parent reported the incident to police and Animal Control on September 3. Brown called the teacher “an experienced educator and animal lover” who apologized and “removed all snakes from her classroom.” PETA Vice President Rachelle Owen criticized the incident, saying “An educator who should be teaching her students empathy and respect for others is instead tearing newborn kittens from their mother.” (Story URL)