CSI primary school: 'Disgusted' parents slam school for setting up a 'murder scene' so that 10-year-old children could learn about FINGERPRINTS as primary posts pictures of bloodied child mannequin slumped over a table on Facebook

 Appalled parents have blasted a primary school over a child murder scene activity with a bloody mannequin apparently bludgeoned to death by a crowbar for a lesson about fingerprints.

Ramridge Primary School in Luton, Bedfordshire, has come under fire from irate parents 'disgusted' that Year 6 children, typically those aged between 10 and 11, were faced with the grisly scene.The stunt was shared on Facebook with the school boasting it was 'another terrible crime scene' for unsuspecting children to investigate while learning about fingerprints during Science Week.

The crime scene activity was delivered by an outside company run by a former police detective who said they had never had any complaints about the sessions. 

Graphic pictures shared on the school social media page shows police tape surrounding a child-sized mannequin wearing a grey school dress slumped over a table with blood surrounding her.

On the table an abandoned crowbar can be seen - apparently for kids to dust for prints.

Appalled parents have blasted a Ramridge Primary School for mocking up a child murder scene with a child mannequin apparently bludgeoned to death for a lesson about fingerprints

The activity was part of the school's Science Week and involved a bloodied child-sized dummy

In another set of pictures the child-sized mannequin can be seen sprawled face down on the floor with a crowbar and what appears to be a mobile phone next to the 'body'.

The session, which costs from £595, was provided to year six children, aged between 10 and 11, by Zakon Training.

Former police detective Simon Smith, who has been running the courses for six years, is company owner and managing director and says he's never had any complaints from parents.

Mr Smith said: 'They're dummies and it's fake blood.

'We've been in several hundred schools and this is the first that I've heard of such a thing [parents being upset] and the school haven't raised it at all.

'It's a dummy, it's fake blood, it's all fake - obviously the schools have brought us in having made a considered purchase.

'Crime and punishment sits within their curriculum and if any schools ever have concerns over it then we run a different sort of scene without a body and blood.

'Children have never given an inkling that they find it intimidating or scary, whether or not some parents take exception to it, I don't know.

'We provide workshops all over the country and we come and deliver according to what the school would like us to do to fit around the subject of whatever they want to do.'

Outraged parents flooded the post with angry comments condemning the school's 'disturbing' lesson.

Parents say the activity, aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils, was inappropriate for children that young

Self-professed 'snowflake' Echo Allen blasted the school's decision.

Echo wrote: 'What age children is this for please? As a mother my number one job is to protect my children, especially from the world we are in now.

'I give them the tools and information they need to tackle the relevant 'life' issues as they face them.

'So filling children's heads with this seems a bit far-fetched?

'Maybe I'm a snowflake. If so I accept that because I definitely wouldn't want my young children seeing life-like scenes of squashed and mangled bodies.

'What shall we teach the children today Miss Smith? How about colours of the rainbow or about different animals?'

'No I know, let's set up a scene that looks like babies have been squashed and violently killed in a crash with blood pouring from them.'

'Yes perfect idea Miss Jones, the nursery children will grow nicely from that'.

'I mean honestly.'

Rachel Kelly wrote: 'Who even comes up with stuff like this for primary school kids?!

'Very disturbing! I feel like your staff need vetting a little more carefully before offering them a job!

'I'd go mad if I found out this was happening at my daughter's school (which it never would!)'

Kelly Brown wrote: 'I hope you asked for parents' consent before exposing their children to this kind of learning!

'Which year group was this unnecessary lesson taught to? If it was my child's year group I will want a full explanation as to why my permission was not sought beforehand.'

Zharia Renée Savage wrote: 'This is wrong on so many levels.'

Bernadette Valentynne Haggarty commented: 'This is disgusting and can probably cause more harm than good for the children.'

However one commenter seemed impressed by the school's creativity, bemoaning his own less 'exciting' lessons.

Stevie Smallwood wrote: 'I'd have loved to do something like this in that school instead of fighting and living in the family/bip room.'

Mr Smith later added: 'I have been informed by the school that the teachers and children absolutely loved the day with one girl in particular stating she's wished to work in this field when she leaves school, poignant as it was International Women's Day.

'I will review the photos in question and speak to our team member that went to see what we can learn. I've been running these for six years now and this is first time I've had this.'

Carolyn Doherty, Headteacher, Ramridge Primary School, said: 'We held a number of activities across our Science Week including a forensic workshop for Year 6 children conducted by an external company to bring to life forensic science, in particular finger printing.

'The children were informed in advance that they would be investigating a crime scene.

'While the children appeared to enjoy the session and we have not received any direct concerns raised from our parents, in hindsight we appreciate that a less graphic crime scene could have been portrayed and will take this on board for future science activities.'