SUPPORT PETER HARVEY

Peter Harvey (pictured) and Jack Waterhouse have this week shown us very clearly where Great British

society is going.

49-year-old Peter Harvey has taught science for over twenty years. During this time his authority has

been eroded by successive governments and “do-gooders”. He can’t use physical punishment on

disruptive kids, he can’t keep them after school on detention, he can’t even use red ink to mark their

books in case it upsets the little darlings in his charge. They can put up two fingers (metaphorically or

literally) at him and he is not allowed to do a thing about it. But his head will be on the chopping block

if his SATs results are below the “national average.”

Less than a year ago, he suffered a stroke, brought about by the stress of trying to teach a crowd of

disrespectful little oiks day in, day out. Having recently returned to work it was obvious that all was not

well. He was spotted muttering to himself in the school corridors, and had developed a twitch. The kids

had noticed the change in his personality, but it seems that his superiors chose not to notice it, and kept

him on the front line as his condition deteriorated.

14-year-old Jack Waterhouse, a pupil in his science class, watched as a girl swore at him and tore up a school text book. She stuffed it in her bag and refused Mr Harvey’s demands that she hand it to him. The class then taunted him, singing “looking at a psycho in a mirror”, a take-off of a Michael Jackson song. At this point Jack “good quiet lad” Waterhouse told him to “F*ck off and have another stroke” and this dedicated hard-working teacher’s career was over.

Mr Harvey finally cracked, and threw a 2 kg weight at Jack’s head, knocking him down. He retrieved the weight and laid into him with it, causing life-threatening injuries. He has now been charged with attempted murder, and will stand trial on 27th July.

Kids everywhere now know that they can do absolutely anything they like and no one can legally touch them for it. If anyone dares to confront an under-16 they can be prosecuted, and usually are.

Teachers cannot discipline kids, because they will get no support from the so-called parents. These are the apathetic, scrounging, foul-mouthed, trash that let their kids roam the streets until all hours of the night, not caring where they are or what they are doing, and woe-betide anyone who dares to criticise them. The Police are equally powerless. Even if they arrest the scumbags, the most they can expect is an “ASBO” or supervision order.

The BBC even broadcast a programme telling kids their rights, making them aware that bus drivers cannot refuse to let them travel just because they can’t (or won’t) pay the fare. Under 16’s cannot be ejected from public transport even if they are blatantly causing trouble. In fact, under-16’s can do what the hell they like and no one can stop them.

So where was the help and support – the duty of care – that Peter Harvey’s employers owed him? Why was he still active in the classroom when he was obviously not in a fit condition?

Maybe the attempted murder charge is a good tactical move by the Police. Murder is usually pre-meditated, this incident obviously wasn’t. So if real justice is done, the charge will not stick and Mr Harvey will be free to get the help he needs.

On July 27th, Mr Harvey appeared in court and was remanded to appear in the last week of September. No application was made for bail. Subsequently he was remanded again to appear in November, then again on 18th December 2009. When I find out what happened next, I will post it on here. Seven months on, he is in jail and his trial hasn't even started! Meanwhile Jack Waterhouse is back at school and free. British justice at its best! Watch this space.........

Meanwhile, there is a group on Facebook called “Justice and Support for Peter Harvey”, which has already attracted 1856 members (as of Monday 3rd August 2009). If you are on Facebook, please join. You can also view it without logging in on www.peterharvey.org.uk

If not, send your messages of support to justiceforpeterharvey@dns-squared.co.uk   

Failing that, send them to me, I will forward them to his home address.

Schoolkids are not just out of control in the classroom. Click HERE to see what happened on an Arriva-Yorkshire school bus recently. This article in the Wakefield Express tells how the 67-year-old bus driver disarmed a 13-year-old maniac with a knife!

SALMON FAMILY CREST