By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ

Managing Editor

editor@sbnewspaper.com

There have been new developments in the story about a San Benito ninth grade teacher who was captured on video announcing to her class that she’s “married to God.”

The video, which was filmed Monday afternoon, was initially uploaded on YouTube and depicts a female electives teacher speaking in Spanish to ninth graders at Veterans Memorial Academy about her relationship with God. Students commenting on the condition of anonymity identified the educator as a Ms. Parades.

But this isn’t the first time such an incident has occurred. Moments after the San Benito News broke the story via sbnewspaper.com, several students informed that she had a similar incident occur in December of last year involving comments she allegedly made about the end of the world.

According to a trusted source involved in the matter, the educator in question was said to have suffered from a bad reaction to medication when both incidents occurred.

The source, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed that the educator had been working for the district for nine years and, prior to the two aforementioned incidents, had not displayed such behavior in the past.

As reported earlier, the teacher told her students on Monday that she was “married to God” and she didn’t know what was going to happen to her “husband that’s here.” She also said, “One of my eyes is mine and the other one belongs to God, so God is watching what you all are doing.”

A female student is then shown in the video approaching the teacher after she asked the class if anyone wanted to look into her eyes. Afterwards, the teacher then walked toward the back of the class and curiously held her stomach. Students have indicated that the teacher – at one point – said she was pregnant with God’s child.

The male student who captured the incident on video can be heard mocking his teacher throughout the 12-minute recording. An unidentified administrator then entered the classroom and escorted the teacher outside.

When asked to confirm the teacher’s identity in the video, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón referred the News to a statement prepared by Community Relations Director Celia Longoria.

The statement reads:

“An incident involving a San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy teacher remains under review by campus and district officials.

Students in the classroom alerted other school personnel who responded by escorting the teacher out of the classroom during the recent incident.

San Benito CISD wants to assure the parents that a replacement teacher has been assigned to fulfill the classroom duties of the teacher in question and will remain there for the remainder of the school year.

The issue in question is considered a personnel matter, therefore, the district is not at liberty to disclose any additional information or divulge specific details about the district’s specific course of action.”

School officials have yet to comment on whether any disciplinary action has been taken against the teacher. In the meantime, the News has acquired a copy of the video, which can be seen below.

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