The middle school teacher reprimanded for showing a racy Eminem music video to her seventh-grade students has resigned. Sarah Jordan, a reading teacher, was suspended with pay after she showed the video during a study of media analysis at Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School. Ms. Jordan has resigned but will continue to receive pay until June 30.

The middle school teacher reprimanded for showing a racy Eminem music video to her seventh-grade students has resigned.

Sarah Jordan, a reading teacher, was suspended with pay after she showed the video during a study of media analysis at Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School. Ms. Jordan has resigned but will continue to receive pay until June 30, which is the end of her contract, Superintendent Marianne F. O'Connor confirmed yesterday.



The school department launched an investigation following complaints from parents that their children viewed a video of the Eminem song "Superman." The video is laced with nudity and sexual images. There are edited and unedited versions.



Last week police opted not to file charges against Ms. Jordan after determining that she did not show students anything "obscene."



"After reviewing the video and speaking further with the parent who initially reported the incident, it was determined that the students in the class had actually been shown an edited version of the video which blurred out anything that would have been considered obscene," Police Chief Alan R. Gordon said in a news release.



The school department has also concluded its investigation into the matter, Ms. O'Connor said today.



Parents of two children - out of a class of 20 - initially complained to administrators about the showing of the video.



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