Here is the contact information for the school

 

Gunnison Valley High School
(435) 528-7256
35 E 600 S
Gunnison, UT 84634

kirk anderson@ssanpete.k12.ut.us  (@ssanpete.k12.ut.us) 

 

 

Utah Governor's Office Jon Huntsman Utah State Capitol Complex East Office Building, Suite E220 PO Box 142220 Salt Lake City, Utah  84114-2220 801-538-1000 800-705-2464 Fax 801-538-1528 Lt. Governor's Fax 801-538-1557

http://www.utah.gov/governor/

 

Gunnison, Utah

Sanpete County +

 

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Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:51 PM

Class Dissection Of Live Dog Outrages Parents, Students

 

 

And the school is standing behind him???? 

 

 

Class Dissection Of Live Dog Outrages Parents, Students

Student: 'It Just Makes Me Sick...'

 

POSTED: 8:12 am EDT May 12, 2005

UPDATED: 2:35 pm EDT May 12, 2005

 

A biology class lesson in Gunnison, Utah involving the dissection of a live dog has outraged some parents and students, according to a report.

 

"I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Biology teacher Doug Bierregaard said. What else constitutes a good time in your eyes, Bierregaard?

 

 

Biology teacher Doug Bjerregaard, who is a substitute teacher at Gunnison Valley High School, wanted his students to see how the digestive system of a dog worked.

 

 

 

 

Bjerregaard made arrangements for his students to be a part of a dissection of a dog that was still alive.

 

The dog was still alive, but the teacher said it was sedated before the dissection began.

 

With the students watching, the sedated dog's digestive system was removed.

 

"It just makes me sick and I don't think this should go on anywhere and nobody's learning from it," student Sierra Sears said.

 

The teacher said the lesson would allow students to see the organs actually working.

 

"I thought that it would be just really a good experience if they could see the digestive system in the living animal," Bierregaard said.

 

The school's principal, Kirk Anderson, said notifications went to parents explaining the dog was going to be euthanized and that the experiment would be done with the dog's organs still functioning.

 

The teacher is standing by his decision and calls it the ultimate educational experience.

 

Principal Anderson said he supports the lesson and it will be allowed to continue because the students are learning.

 

The dog used in the experiment was going to be euthanized despite the class project.

http://www.local6.com/news/4480144/detail.html

 

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