School turns heating off to ‘save planet’ Fury as kids shiver on coldest day

By John Coles
The Sun
December 6, 2011

A HEADTEACHER got a roasting yesterday for turning the school heating OFF on one of the coldest days of the year — to save the planet.

Pupils shivered in coats, hats and scarves as temperatures fell to just 1°C (34°F).

Head Rob Benzie switched off the radiators to show how the secondary school could cut its carbon footprint.

But some staff and parents slammed the “barbaric” plan.

One teacher called it “beyond stupid” and added: “It was absolutely ridiculous.

“I’ve never worked in such cold. I’m all for saving the planet but this was barbaric.

“Nobody could work properly and kids could not even grip a pen through their gloves.” The mum of a 12-year-old at Ansford Academy in Castle Cary, Somerset, said: “She was shaking when she came home. I was absolutely furious.”

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