SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SAYING ABOUT PETA’S REQUEST. THEY ARE VIDEOS THAT SENT SHOCK WAVES AROUND OKLAHOMA AND NOW AROUND THE NATION. TWO YOUNG PEOPLE BEATING A DOG ON CAMERA IS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A RED FLAG MAKING THREATS AGAINST A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, EVEN MORE SO. POLICE SAY TWO DEER CREEK STUDENTS FILMED THEMSELVES BEATING DOGS BEFORE AUTHORITIES SAY THE TEENS MADE THREATS AGAINST A MIDDLE SCHOOL. KOCO HAS CHOSEN NOT TO SHOW THE VIDEO DUE TO ITS GRAPHIC NATURE. NOW, PETA, THE WORLD’S LARGEST ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, SAYS THAT DISTRICT NEEDS CHANGE. WE’VE REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY, AND ASKED THEM TO IMPLEMENT PETA’S. HUMANE EDUCATION CURRICULUM. PETERSON THESE TEACHING MATERIALS TO DEER CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON ANTI-BULLYING AND EMPATHY BUILDING. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE’S AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE AGAINST ANIMALS IN THIS COUNTRY. AND SO IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE REACH OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN RESPONSE TO IT JUST STARTS BY TEACHING SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THE GOLDEN RULE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE FOCUS ON WITH OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM CALLED SHARE THE WORLD. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT’S A STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO TEACH KINDNESS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MOVING UP INTO HIGH SCHOOL. IT GETS MORE MATURE AND WE START TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL JUSTICE THEMED CURRICULUM. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THOSE TWO STUDENTS WILL FACE FELONY COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. PETA SAYS THEY HOPE THIS CURRICULUM WILL HELP PREVENT FUTURE ABUSE AND TRAGEDY. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE TEACHING MATERIALS. DEER CREEK OFFICIALS TOLD KOCO MUCH OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IS ALREADY EMBEDDED IN OUR CURRICULUM. THEY WENT ON TO SAY THE RECENT SITUATION INVOLVING TWO OF OUR STUDENTS DOES NO
Shocking videos of Deer Creek students beating dogs catches attention, concern from PETA
KOCO 5 has learned the animal rights nonprofit organization reached out to the school district and provided teaching materials.
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Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Apr 11, 2023
The shocking videos of two Deer Creek students beating dogs have caught the attention and concern of PETA.KOCO 5 has learned the animal rights nonprofit organization reached out to the school district and provided teaching materials. The videos sent shockwaves around Oklahoma and across the nation."Two young people beating a dog on camera is obviously a red flag, making threats against a local middle school even more so," said Kenneth Montville, PETA’s senior education manager.| MORE | Two teens in custody after Oklahoma City police say video shows them abusing dogsTwo Deer Creek students filmed themselves beating dogs before authorities said the teens made threats against a middle school. KOCO 5 has chosen not to show the video due to its graphic nature.Now PETA, the world’s largest animal rights organization, is hoping to step in."We reached out to the local school district, the superintendent specifically, and asked them to implement PETA’s humane education curriculum," Montville said.PETA sent the teaching materials to Deer Creek Public Schools. The curriculum focused on anti-bully and empathy building."Unfortunately, there’s an epidemic of violence committed by young people against animals in this country," Montville said. "It’s something that we reach out to school districts in response to. It just starts by teaching the simple things like the Golden Rule, which is something we focused on in our elementary curriculum called ‘Share the World.’ That's a step-by-step guide on teaching kindness in the classroom. Moving up into high school, it gets more mature, and we start talking about social justice-themed curriculum."Oklahoma City police said the two students will face felony counts of animal cruelty. PETA said they hope the curriculum will prevent further abuse and tragedy.When asked about the teaching materials, Deer Creek officials told KOCO 5 much of the information included is already embedded into the curriculum. They went on to say “the recent situation involving two of our students does not reflect” their students of staff.Top HeadlinesMan dies after accidentally shooting himself in head while in moving car, Ponca City police saySuspect in custody after pursuit involving stolen golf cart ends in crash along OKC highwayYukon Public Schools cancels classes Monday due to potential threatMan, dog escape house fire in Nicoma Park after being alerted by smoke detectorsOU: Fake active shooter calls originated from outside USOHP: Oklahoma man dies after single-vehicle crash in Payne County16-year-old shot through door of Chandler home; possible suspect arrestedToddler drowns in pool Sunday, Guthrie Fire Department confirms
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. — The shocking videos of two Deer Creek students beating dogs have caught the attention and concern of PETA.
KOCO 5 has learned the animal rights nonprofit organization reached out to the school district and provided teaching materials. The videos sent shockwaves around Oklahoma and across the nation.
"Two young people beating a dog on camera is obviously a red flag, making threats against a local middle school even more so," said Kenneth Montville, PETA’s senior education manager.
| MORE | Two teens in custody after Oklahoma City police say video shows them abusing dogs
Two Deer Creek students filmed themselves beating dogs before authorities said the teens made threats against a middle school. KOCO 5 has chosen not to show the video due to its graphic nature.
Now PETA, the world’s largest animal rights organization, is hoping to step in.
"We reached out to the local school district, the superintendent specifically, and asked them to implement PETA’s humane education curriculum," Montville said.
PETA sent the teaching materials to Deer Creek Public Schools. The curriculum focused on anti-bully and empathy building.
"Unfortunately, there’s an epidemic of violence committed by young people against animals in this country," Montville said. "It’s something that we reach out to school districts in response to. It just starts by teaching the simple things like the Golden Rule, which is something we focused on in our elementary curriculum called ‘Share the World.’ That's a step-by-step guide on teaching kindness in the classroom. Moving up into high school, it gets more mature, and we start talking about social justice-themed curriculum."
Oklahoma City police said the two students will face felony counts of animal cruelty. PETA said they hope the curriculum will prevent further abuse and tragedy.
When asked about the teaching materials, Deer Creek officials told KOCO 5 much of the information included is already embedded into the curriculum. They went on to say “the recent situation involving two of our students does not reflect” their students of staff.
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