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Not what you think: Teacher strips in class to teach her students a lesson

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 8, 2015

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A Dutch teacher is giving her kids a unique lesson in human anatomy, and she's using her own body to do it.

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Debby Heerkens stood on her desk and started to remove her clothing, revealing a bodysuit that showed the entire muscle structure of a human.

Then she peeled the layer off, exposing a body suit with the internal organs.

Finally, she peeled off the organs and showed a final body suit with the human skeletal structure.

The school supported the lesson, and posted the photos to its Facebook page.

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