Teacher shows "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" in class

Fernando Del Pino was suspended with pay Tuesday for showing the movie, "The 40 Year-Old Virigin" to students at Lexington's Tates Creek High School.

Del Pino, who was hired in August, said he decided to show the film after a student brought it to class and said it "was very funny."

The movie is about a 40-year-old single man whose friends try to help him gain experience in sex. Parents of Tates Creek students must give written permission for their children to watch an R-rated movie at school, according to the school's video policy.

The policy also states that the videos/movies "must be part of the lesson plan with genuine instruction objectives." The teacher has resigned.

So… this is one of those stories you read and tell yourself… what the hell was he thinking? The title of the freakin’ movie has the word ‘virgin’ in it! You’d think as a teacher that would be an obvious ‘red-flag’ indicator as an inappropriate movie for students. Right? Just me? What a f*ckin moron. Oh, by the way- it is a damn funny movie. Article here.