[T]he allegations also include that he shared confidential student files with an individual other than their parents, showed a video clip in class depicting an infection of genital herpes, taught different forms of birth control and told inappropriate jokes in class.Despite the letter from the upper levels of the state education system, the school superintendent tells the Times-News that upset parents won't get Mr. McDaniels fired: "It is highly unlikely it would end with his dismissal... Maybe a letter of reprimand from the school board." McDaniel is denying any wrongdoing, and the school's slap on the wrist might indicate that McDaniel's alleged transgressions might just be that - alleged. "I teach straight out of the textbook, I don't include anything that the textbook doesn't mention," McDaniel tells the Times-News. "But I give every student the option not attend this class when I teach on the reproductive system if they don't feel comfortable with the material."
Though McDaniel refused to name the parents who are upset with the V-word, his school is located in a region of Idaho dominated by the Mormon Church, who might have some qualms about teaching sex-ed to their youngsters. The Church's official handbook states:
Where schools have undertaken sex education, parents should seek to ensure that the instructions given to their children are consistent with sound moral and ethical values.McDaniel also teaches in the south-central portion of Idaho, the region with the state's highest teen pregnancy rate in 2011.
"Pussy" is surely a much nicer sounding word. Mr. McDaniel should definitely stay away from "cunt."