Dissection Debate Includes High School Memoranda
Principal Ernestine Foster notes growing use of computer dissection as a safer option for students uneasy with real specimens. Rich South High School teachers emphasize hands on work for science careers while some districts push genetics, cadaver labs, and reduced frog dissections to align with tests and costs.
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Ernestine Foster
Janis Westlund
Rich South High School
Richton Park
Rich South
Westlund
Sylvester Smith
Matteson
Smith
Nadia Harris
Harris
Matt Brown
Brown
South
Paul Mitchell
Arbor Park
Oak Forest
Mitchell
Oak Lawn
McGugan Junior High
McGugan
Carol Quinn
Quinn
Rokusek
College of Health Professions
Chris Fuess
GSU
Fuess
Crete
Homer Township
Hadley
Sue Compton
Alternatives to animal dissection in area schools
Area schools offer virtual dissection programs and reading and writing assignments as alternatives to hands on dissecting. Student Juliana Bunna led a research report advocating humane alternatives while teachers emphasize the value of actual dissection and offer observer roles for interested students.
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Juliana Bunna
Oak Forest
Arbor Park
Bunna
Humane Society of the United States
Washington, D.C
Human Society
The
Humane Society
Tom Savick
Bridget Orlowski
Rich South High School
Orlowski
Beth Fichelkraut
Eichelkraut
Janis Westlund
Beth
Westlund
Tve
Carol Quinn
Oak Lawn
McGugan Junior High
Quinn
Lincoln Way Community High School
Science Department
Marvin Orr
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