Primary school teacher tells 5-year-olds Santa doesn't exist

October 28, 2012: Rigoberto Martinez, 63, dressed as Santa Claus, casts his vote during municipal elections in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago. Martinez said he has dressed as Santa Claus in all elections since Chile's return to democracy in 1990 from the 17-year dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Chilean voters will elect mayors and councilmen across 15 political regions on Sunday. (Reuters)

Its a cold, hard, dog-eat-dog world out there and it's about time these mollycoddled 5-year-olds got to know about it. That, at least, seems to be the attitude of one teacher at the Pease Elementary School in Austin, Texas.

Angry parents have reported that a "Mrs Fuller" spread malicious lies including "Santa is a lie" and "your parents are responsible for all the presents under their tree.

As reported by Gawker, one particularly livid mother wrote on Facebook: "Another adult has no right to submit their own beliefs on a group of 5 year olds and their families - about Santa, God, politics or whatever - especially phrased 'your belief is not right.'"