Hum Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Pupils were terrified after a school staged an alien crash landing which ended with a teacher being 'abducted'. Children aged between seven and 11 at Southway Junior School in Southway, Burgess Hill, watched in horror as a 'spaceship' crashed near their school and aliens grabbed a member of staff. The 'alien invasion' show, which was supported by Sussex police, took place without parents being informed, leaving some angry that they had to comfort their children. The event, held on Friday, was designed to 'develop youngsters? writing skills' and fire their imagination - but some children were left traumatised by the show. Southway School has admitted that a number of parents complained after their children returned home in a 'state of shock'. Youngsters had to be reassured that the abducted member of staff was safe and well after he was carted off by the 'aliens'. Police contributed to the invasion by providing sirens and flashing blue lights to signify the landing of the craft just before morning classes. Headteacher Diana Goss informed pupils that an alien craft had crashed near the school and pupils were encouraged to 'follow a trail of debris' before stumbling across the UFO. A member of staff was then abducted by 'aliens' before the kids were sent back to class. In a statement from Southway School it was confirmed that some children were upset by the 'realism' of the 'alien invasion'. It read: "At the end of the afternoon the ?missing? member of staff joined the children at assembly where their accounts, poems, posters and reports were shared with the whole school. "Parent Governor Richard Webb, who was in school that day, commented that many children had reported that it was ?the best day in school, ever. ? "Following the day, a few parents expressed concerns that some of the children had been upset by the apparent realism, and the headteacher has spoken with them personally. "Others praised the day for its community links, the imaginative approach and the huge element of ?fun?. One parent commented that the entire school ?buzzed with the excitement? and the fact that ?the wider community came together to set up a real once in a lifetime event for our children was just fantastic. "The school would never knowingly do anything to upset or alarm children." The project was part of the Everybody Writes scheme, which is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysphoria Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That is why we have police. To stage UFO abductions. What a great use of tax money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris123NT Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 HAHAHAHAHAHA That's awesome. I have no idea why these kids were traumatized. If that was me at that age I'd be throwing a party, I hated my elementary school teachers :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted July 17, 2009 Veteran Share Posted July 17, 2009 My school never did anything this awesome when I was young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_architect Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That would of been so cool! :alien: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieFly Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 haha. fantastic. Teachers must be on acid :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted July 17, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2009 My school never did anything this awesome when I was young. yeah awesome is right! i would have been insanely excited at that age... def. not traumatized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted July 17, 2009 Member Share Posted July 17, 2009 My school never did anything this awesome when I was young. Mine either. I'm so jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 :alien: :sorcerer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharp Daddy Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That's good but I hope the teachers at least told the rest of them it was fake later on, i can see the motivation but it's not good if they go around screaming it's real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Kids these days are so soft - I blame the parents for all the molly-coddling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Woah... I would've totally loved this when I was a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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