The Simpsons at Kingsmead School Wiveliscombe

400 locals have reportedly signed a petition asking Kingsmead Community School in Wiveliscombe to stop teaching children at the school about the cartoon series - the Simpsons.

Kingsmead School currently have the Simpsons as part of the media studies course taught to 12 year olds.

The Simpsons are not listed in the national curriculum.

Many locals see the study of the Simpsons in class as a dumbing down of standards by the school.

Any comments?