In the wake of the tragedy at the high school farm in Tulare, school administrators have ruled that the farm will no longer keep a bull in the dairy herd program.

The lone bull at the farm became aggressive and attacked farm manager and teacher Max Corbett, 61, who died at the scene on Sunday. His death rattled the agricultural education program of Tulare Joint Union High School District. Corbett was a much-admired 30-plus-year teacher who taught generations of Tulare students the basics of agriculture in a community where farming is the economic mainstay.

"Safety is our top priority," said Superintendent Howard Berger.

Bulls can be a hazard due to unpredictable behavior, and the potential for harm to a student is too great a risk, he said. The decision was made with agriculture department administrators, who are "in full agreement," he said.

"There will be no more bulls at the school," Berger said.

The bull was removed from the school farm and taken to a stockyard to be sold for slaughter.

The three Tulare high schools share a 98-acre school farm that has what is said to be the only fully-functioning high school dairy in the country. Its 120 cows are milked twice daily.