3. Reports from the administrative process 77. The case file includes an undated letter from Ms. Albarracín addressed to the Provincial Director for Education of Guayas in which she described what happened to her daughter, referring to the letters addressed to her and to the Vice Principal describing the seduction and deception to which she was subjected. She also described what happened on the day of her death, as follows: At the school (…) when my daughter suffered from the effects of the poison she had swallowed and had already informed her classmates and teachers that she had swallowed white phosphorus tablets, she was not provided with the immediate care she needed. Rather, they told her to pray, with the Inspector General, Vice Principal Bolívar Espín Zurita, and the medical doctor, surname Ortega, who is also a teacher at the school, being some of the individuals who did not provide immediate care (…).80 78. On December 19, 2002, Inspector General Luz Arellano de Asán gave her version of what happened the day of the death, similar to what she had stated for the criminal proceeding. Specifically, she stated that at 2:20 PM, the school doctor told her that a student had swallowed 11 white phosphorus tablets and asked her to call her guardian to take her to the hospital. In her words: "(…) When I got to the infirmary, I saw the student. I recognized her, that her name was Paola Guzmán Albarracín, from section 10/3. I asked her why she did it. She did not respond, she was calm, although she had swallowed the poison at home between 1030 and 11 the morning. I immediately suggested she ask God for forgiveness for what she had done and we started to pray; at that time, a woman arrived, one of Paola's relatives, and moments later her mother arrived. (…) At no time did she appear to feel desperate, anguished, sad, disappointed, or guilty at what was happening.”81 79. On December 21, 2002, Vice Principal Bolívar Espín gave a voluntary statement to the Provincial Superintendent of Education of Guayas, offering the same account as in the voluntary statement he gave on December 12, 2002, during the criminal proceeding into what happened. He added that he did not maintain a relationship with Paola nor was he her teacher, and that his only contact with students was with regard to the learning process.82 80. In the report of December 22, 2002, the Provincial Superintendent of Education said he had interviewed Paola's friends and classmates, noting the following for the record: One of her friends (Ma. Gabriela) said that Paola told her that starting at that time (May 2002) she fell in love with the vice principal and had relations. According to the classmates (Eloisa, Jenniffer, Michelle), Paola frequently left class and went to the principal's office […] They state that Paola told them that the vice principal caressed her and (Jennifer and Eloisa) say they saw her sit in the vice principal's lap. Sandra and Jennifer state that Paola told them on one occasion that "she was pregnant by Bolivar” (the vice principal), although she did not show them the pregnancy test.83 81. On December 23, 2002, the Vice Principal sent a communication to the administrative, contract, and service staff at the school stating that “I never could have imagined these painful events that today have upended my life and damaged my health, forcing me to rest in order to treat the stress, from which I hope to recover quickly.”84 Attachment 58. Letter from Ms. Paulina Petita Albarracín Albán to the Provincial Director of Education of Guayas. Attachment to initial petition. 81 Attachment 59. Official letter with no number of December 19, 2002. Attached to initial petition. 82 Attachment 60. Statement of Mr. Bolívar Eduardo Espín Zurita. Attached to initial petition. 83 Attachment 61. First Report of the Provincial Office of Education, December 22, 2003. Attached to initial petition. 84 Attachment 62. Brief of Vice Principal Bolívar Espín Zurita of December 23, 2002. Attached to initial petition. 80