"Stop it. We're not going to call them that," Parker can be heard telling her students. "We're going to call them MAPs. Minor-attracted persons. So, don't judge people because they want to have sex with a 5 year old."
However, some parents of Parker's students defended the instructor, saying the remarks were taken out of context, according to the El Paso Times.Texas teacher fired after she told her class to call pedophiles 'minor attracted persons'
Some parents and one school board member argue that the comment captured on video was taken out of context.
"After hearing from some of the students that were in the class, including my own nephew, I believe now that the teacher that appeared to be promoting and normalizing pedophilia was pretending to advocate a position she didn't actually believe in order challenge the students in preparation for them reading the book The Crucible," Call wrote.