To think this end of term video is wrong on so many levels

[Trickydecision]

Our local Free School has issued this video to celebrate the end of term:

here

Yes, I know it is meant to be lighthearted, but I find it so wrong. The scene when a building is blown up and people run for their lives is horribly reminiscent of what is going on in Gaza. The sharpening and wielding of knives is tasteless in the light of the recent stabbing of that poor teacher.
The merry emphasis on gang warfare and the creation of weapons from school equipment flies in the face of all the anti-violence messages and values OFSTED expects schools to promote.

It cannot have been cheap to produce. AIBU to think they should have put their energy and resources to better use?

It is rubbish- dull, boring, no positive message, in fact no message I could see.

Ill-considered, I agree. Meant to be funny but not. Teachers making bombs, making weapons, using weapons- not funny.

Lots of schools make fun end of year videos to say goodbye to Y11 but they are usually staff doing just that- not indulging themselves in this kind of ill- thought out rubbish.

TBH, I am astonished teachers went along with it. Our staff would have questioned the whole idea of bomb-making, weapons, gangs as an appropriate message and would have said they didn't want to do it.

Strikes me the boundaries and focus are not in the right place at this school. Probably why it is RI. Teaching won't be up to much with this bunch.

I would have thought the Head would have raised an eyebrow at guns and knives though. Really

It sending a message saying look how cool and laid back like a laugh we do I prefer the end of year teachers doing ganham style flashmobs personally

Whaddafuck?

I disagree that it parallels Gaza etc. but all the weapons are a bit inappropriate for a school. And the bit where the teacher chooses between the two stars that say 'love etc' and 'hate, kill etc' And I don't get it at all, but maybe there is an In joke in the school or something. I'm guessing it was the different subject teachers doing the maths, computers, sciencey stuff? I am sure the kids would have loved it!

When that woman opened the locker full of weapons I thought at first that she pulled out a dildo! Now that would have bee inappropriate....

I don't get it. What's the plot?

I'm all for the idea and I'm sure the kids loved it but most of the content would be from films that have age certificates over that of the age of some of the kids surely?

I like a joke and a good parody but knives being made and hidden in the school? I wouldn't be happy if this was made by DD's school.

Agree it won't have cost anything to make though.

Strikes me the boundaries and focus are not in the right place at this school. Probably why it is RI. Teaching won't be up to much with this bunch.

Yes, I think you are probably right.

I would have thought the Head would have raised an eyebrow at guns and knives though.

AnnaDaL, well you might think that, but the head appears in it. Small chap, mentions Ofsted at the end.

Christ.