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Teacher Brings Blood to School, Gets Kids to Taste it

By Ben Cohen · March 08,2013

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When you think of Norway, generous welfare, social tolerance and snow come to mind. Apparently, they are also into sharing blood around. This is sort of like Vampirism, but in reverse:

According to Inger Lise Andersen, director of the Dravhaug kindergarten, the unnamed teacher had returned from a visit to the doctor, where she asked a nurse if she could have some of her blood in a vial to take with her to class.

During the children’s “sharing time,” the teacher reportedly brought out the vial, and poured its contents into a plate for the kids to pass around.

“The children asked if they could touch it and she allowed them,” Andersen told Reuters. “Then they asked ‘how do we get it off?’ so she put her finger in her mouth and the children followed suit.”

Thankfully, the teacher was fired. The blood has also been sent off for analysis to see whether the children could have been infected with HIV or other blood related diseases.

dbtheonly

“Thankfully, the teacher was fired.”

Thankfully?

Presumably the teacher knew she was not carrying any blood-transmissible diseases.

Given the tender age of the children (“sharing time”) & their natural curiosity; I’m reluctant to read as much into the story.
- http://www.facebook.com/Alyson.Chadwick Alyson Chadwick
  
  Really? I am with you that the teacher knew she didn’t have diseases (or I hope she did) but a, that’s gross b, shows incredibly poor judgement and c, is gross. I am glad she was fired. What’s she going to bring in next?
  - dbtheonly
    
    Alyson,
    
    “What’s she going to bring in next?” Obviously nothing, she’s fired.
    
    You see it as “gross”. I see it as natural. Of course certain natural functions are not age-appropriate for young children; but, “This is blood. We have it inside us.”; hardly counts as “incredibly” poor judgment.
    
    But since you & Ben are all flustered, maybe I’m just being all hippie Kumbya-ish.
    - http://www.facebook.com/Alyson.Chadwick Alyson Chadwick
      
      Yeah, I meant that is how I would feel if she had not been fired. Shit is also natural but I don’t “taste” what my cats but in their litter.
      - dbtheonly
        
        Indeed, that’s what I meant about age-appropriate. On the other hand, I would not oppose a bunch of early teen city-slickers being taught that what is called manure in the city is fertilizer on the farm & here’s how you shovel it & spread it on the field. With practical application.

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