CLEARWATER, Florida, Nov 6 (Reuter) - Public school teachers voted on Monday to halt student field trips to a theme park operated by a Chinese government agency because they said it gives an inaccurate portrayal of Tibet.

The Pinellas Classroom Teachers' Association said they had voted to urge teachers and their families not to visit the $100 million theme park because of what one educator called "propaganda and misinformation" about Tibet.

"It's an opportunity to show we stand for what we teach," said teacher Dennis Harrison of Clearwater. "If we teach justice and non-violence, then we ought to stand up for it."

The Splendid China park, south of Orlando near Disney World, opened nearly two years ago.

China invaded Tibet in 1950, and the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, later went into exile with tens of thousands of followers. In the Maoist Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, fanatics destroyed all but a handful of Tibet's 2,000 monasteries. One of the park's exhibits is a model of Tibet's Lhasa Potala Palace, surrounded by statues of Tibetans in colourful robes.

"Our park has nothing to do with politics," said Splendid China spokeswoman Ellen Siu.

But John Ackerly, spokesman for the International Campaign for Tibet, said: "The park is here because the Chinese government wants to improve its image in the West. That's political."