08 November,2011 01:34 PM IST | | ANI
A teacher in Rio Rancho has been sent on paid leave after administering a sex survey to ninth-grade biology students without parental consent
The four-question survey asked students if they were sexually active and whom they had last kissed, offending the parents.
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"I wouldn't have agreed to any of this ufffd I think it''''s too much for kids to be involved in that stuff, to even experience in that stuff. They''''re too young for that," KOAT Albuquerque quoted a parent, Paul Bustamante, as saying.
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The student handbook and district policies of Rio Rancho say that any type of survey that discusses sexual behaviours must have parental consent.
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Rio Rancho School District spokeswoman Kim Vessley said that the district is investigating to determine whether the teacher will be disciplined.
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Meanwhile, the teacher will remain on paid leave till the investigation is complete.