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Alberta art college reinstates teacher fired after chicken slaughter
CALGARY – The Alberta College of Art and Design has reinstated an instructor fired after one of his students beheaded a chicken.
The college says in a statement that it has learned lessons from the incident and hopes to develop clear policies around academic responsibility and artistic freedom.
It also says the professor, Gordon Ferguson, wishes that he would have better advised and supported the student on his performance art project.
The student killed the chicken with a knife, then plucked it and cleaned it in the school’s cafeteria last month.
Some students were so shocked they called police but no criminal charges were laid.
About 1,400 students had signed a petition supporting the teacher and others planned to protest his firing later this week during the school’s graduation art show.
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