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This letter regards the CCF activities that students undertook today, under the direction of Dolores Umbridge.
Students were asked to perform dangerous tasks with little or no security and safety precautions. More than this, the tasks were clearly chosen to create psychological distress for particular students. While I believe, as everyone does, that "stretching" is important in developing students' mental and physical abilities, this afternoon's requirements were utterly unreasonable. What is more, the students were required to be actively cruel to Muggles placed as obstacles in their path. An upright wizard would not beat a horse, a Krup, or any other semi-intelligent animal; Muggles are no different. We degrade our children by asking them to torment uncomprehending living beings, even potentially dangerous beings such as Muggles.
Madam Umbridge refused to explain her plans to any staff members, and her mandate is such that it would have been difficult to moderate her actions in any case.
As Headmistress of this school, I am lodging a formal complaint against Madam Umbridge. I request that her assignment to Hogwarts be reconsidered.
Students were asked to perform dangerous tasks with little or no security and safety precautions. More than this, the tasks were clearly chosen to create psychological distress for particular students. While I believe, as everyone does, that "stretching" is important in developing students' mental and physical abilities, this afternoon's requirements were utterly unreasonable. What is more, the students were required to be actively cruel to Muggles placed as obstacles in their path. An upright wizard would not beat a horse, a Krup, or any other semi-intelligent animal; Muggles are no different. We degrade our children by asking them to torment uncomprehending living beings, even potentially dangerous beings such as Muggles.
Madam Umbridge refused to explain her plans to any staff members, and her mandate is such that it would have been difficult to moderate her actions in any case.
As Headmistress of this school, I am lodging a formal complaint against Madam Umbridge. I request that her assignment to Hogwarts be reconsidered.
