According to the school district superintendent, on March 7,2018 the incident happened after school hours, though a few students were present at the time. A local animal activist reported the incident to police, leading to the launch of an investigation. Since then, more details have emerged. The puppy was allegedly alive but sick when Crosland fed it to the turtle. The teacher has not been cited, charged,or placed on leave yet.
There are many unanswered questions, but the most pressing one is what the heck was Robert Crosland thinking? This is an extreme example of extremely poor judgement. Even if the puppy was so sick it was eventually going to die, Crosland should not have fed it to a snapping turtle, especially while still alive.
Studies show that people who commit violence against animals are more likely to commit violence against people. Do we really want teachers killing living animals…
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Exposing the Big Game 
This was the strangest story I have read lately. Why would a teacher do this? Needless to say, he’s getting a lot of support from the residents of his rural Idaho town. Probably his hunting buddies, and where ranching and guns rule.
Where else would the Dept. of Agriculture ‘euthanize’ the turtle, instead of the jurisdiction of F&W, except where cattle ranchers own the water? 😦