Suan Kularb students show members of a Senate committee rubber sexual organs their teachers use in a sex education class. - Apichart Jinakul
The Senate panel on women, youth and the elderly yesterday inspected a class at an all-boys school after a teacher in charge was accused of using pornography to teach students about sex.
The committee, led by children's rights advocate Wallop Tangkhananurak, visited Suan Kularb school where members inspected a room where counselling was provided and students were taught about sex.
Nakhon Santiyothin, a sex education teacher at the school, admitted to senators she had screened a pornographic film during a class, but only for five minutes.
The VCD had been confiscated from a student, and she seized the opportunity to explain the matter to him and his classmates, she said.
``It was a coincidence. A student was caught bringing a porn film to school. I couldn't simply seize the material and let him go.
``So I played the VCD for five minutes to teach them about sex,'' the teacher said.
Mrs Nakhon said studying pornography was not included in the syllabus, but added she would employ the same technique again if a student was caught with films of a sexual nature.
Mathayom 6 student Saran Hongsakul said reports of pornography being screened at the school distorted the facts.
``She played the film very briefly and gave us advice,'' he said.
Mr Wallop subsequently said the Education Ministry should study sex education classes at Suan Kularb as a model for imparting a better understanding of the subject.
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