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Even sillier is the use of terms like nimby and small minded which could well have been said to that person's mirror. Perhaps it is too much exposure to radiation from Dungeness Nuclear Power Station has altered people ability to think logically.

The Heads actions as reported are regrettable. If the actions are not as reported why has the Head, the School or the Managing Director of KCC Education not rebutted the reports.

I note a by-line in the Times is suggesting Marcus' Martyrdom is the best propaganda for vegetarianism for a long time. Perhaps I can be so bold in the anthropomorphic furore surrounding this incident to suggest beatification as "Blessed Marcus of Lydd" or maybe canonisation to "Saint Marcus of Romney or maybe a posthumous Knighthood "Sir Marcus Romney" although an order of chivalry might not be appropriate for a sheep, KCT might fit the bill Knight Commander of the Trough! Although that maybe more suited to politicians. Whatever happens I think it will be difficult to keep the Lydd on it!

I see one contributor has chosen to bring our gallant and brave military personnel into the story. It might be worth pointing out that many of those brave young men and women who will only have left their primary schools in the last seven or eight years, have suffered the most appalling effects of active service in a war zone where killing is deliberate on both sides. Many being physically and psychologically damaged by their experiences.

Therefore to make light of the traumatic effects of killing a children's pet and suggest the parents should get a life or grow up or any other such abusive non empathetic phraseology and at the same time seek to make comparison with troops who have to deal with death daily is an indication of that persons mentality!

Dungeness may not have reached seven on the meltdown scale but Lydd Primary School is giving it a good run for it's money so let us all hope Mrs Charman has learnt from this incident and is not so foolish as to repeat the exercise without substantial modification of the peripheral logistics such as not allowing children to make anthropomorphic emotional bonds or vote without the full act of slaughter being explained.

She may be better advised to think expand French activities (You can probably see them on a clear day from the school roof!) or organise a choir or some other beneficial experience with out polarising such a body of negative opinion!

The volume of passing ships in the busiest shipping lane in the world is on your doorstep. What a marvellous opportunity for maths, science, language art etc. All free no vets bills and they are there every day!

Creation of a school website would certainly inform both critics and supporters of the school and the use of your IT system to down the tons of free materials on food production and anything else you care to mention would surely be a good thing for the children to experience.

Many other schools have found this course of action a godsend in communicating with parents, governors, pupils, staff, County offices Government departments and the interested general public. Then perhaps Lydd would not appear so insular!

Chris Beal