Teacher faces sack for asking male students to bring semen-filled condoms to class
Mara Inés Peredowho, a teacher of sex education, is in danger of losing her job after requesting that her male pupils bring a condom filled with their sperm to class.
The strange lecture, which was intended to be part of a sex education session on the male reproductive system, infuriated parents in Bolivia, and now the female teacher at the Juana Azurduy de Padilla school in the municipality of Minero may lose her job as a result.
Peredowho has apologized for the “misunderstanding” after being accused of corrupting youngsters.
The fact that the children were not required to complete their “homework” has been emphasized.
Peredowho told Duty newspaper, “I am a mother of a household with four young children and I am not a pervert.
Peredowho went on to explain that the assignment was to see how long sperm can live in a humid place or environment.
“That was my goal as a teacher and not, as some media say, to pervert the students and have them masturbate and bring it in a jar, at no time was that my intention,” she added.
She said the lesson was to also warn girls to avoid this substance if they wanted to prevent pregnancies.
The teacher explained: “I have not killed anyone, I have not raped anyone.
“If I have to go to jail for teaching a sex education class, the population will tell, because sooner or later the young people are going to find out by one means or another, that I am imparting knowledge and if I have made a mistake I apologise to the entire society of Minero and Bolivia.”
Carlos Oporto, director of the Santa Cruz Special Force to Fight Violence, told reporters:
“At the moment we are seeing the psychological interviews of Minero high school students.”
“Depending on the outcome of those will decide if we are going to take measures.”
Edwin Huayllani, departmental director of education, added: “She has been suspended from the corresponding function for the duration of the investigation.”