Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. — PETA sent a letter to the St. Johns County school district this week offering to provide “kindness to animals” curriculum to students.
This comes just a few days after a dead shark was hung from the rafters at Ponte Vedra High School, presumably as a prank.
“Compassion and empathy can be learned, and TeachKind is on standby to help schools teach young people that everyone deserves respect, whether a shark or a student,” PETA Senior Director of Youth Programs Marta Holmberg said in a news release.
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[STORY: Dead shark found hanging at Ponte Vedra High School]
The incident is being investigated by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The school district told Action News Jax that as many as five PVHS students were involved.
A maintenance manager found the shark last Thursday.
Investigators said was dead before it was tied up, and removed before school started that day.
Incidentally, the school’s mascot is a shark.
No word yet on if the school district will take PETA up on its offer.
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