DepEd: Teacher who allegedly forced students to drink soda with saliva to get due process

The teacher allegedly directed their students to spit into a bottle of soft drink before supposedly forcing two students to drink the saliva-contaminated beverage. ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — A teacher in Mapandan, Pangasinan who allegedly forced two students to drink soda with saliva in it will have a chance to address the accusation, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said Wednesday.

The teacher allegedly directed the students to spit into a bottle of soft drink before supposedly forcing two of them to drink the mixture.

Asked about the incident, Angara said, “Parang mali ‘yun (That seems wrong). But we’ll give him or her due process, but [there will be a] disciplinary procedure.”

He said he did not want to comment since the investigation is ongoing, but said the DepEd will not let the alleged incident pass.