Teacher was fired after parents found her lingerie modeling pictures on Facebook
April 5, 2016 by admin
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Lexi FashionSome of Laird’s modeling shots.
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Gemma Laird was a teaching assistant at Bloemfontein Primary School in County Durham, England, until recently when parents of children at the school discovered she also works as a professional model and reported her to the school’s administrators.
21-year-old Laird told Metro UK the school knew she was working as a model for Lexi Fashions modeling apparel — including cocktail dresses and lingerie — when she applied for the position.
She also set her social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram to private before she started working at the school, according to the Daily Mail.
But a week into the job, the school’s headmistress Laura Liddell allegedly pulled her into a conversation after a parent had found Laird’s modeling photographs on Facebook and informed the school.
Ultimately, Laird said she was fired from her position.
“I was told that they didn’t want to damage the school’s reputation and that people would lose respect for the school if they found out I was a model,” Laird said to Metro UK. “She made me feel dirty and like I was a prostitute. It’s ridiculous.”
“Members of staff and those on apprenticeship placement in school are expected to adhere to certain standards of behavior, including in relation to their use of social media, and to set a good example to pupils,” Liddell explained in a statement to the Daily Mail. “It was brought to our attention that images which were not appropriate and which did not comply with our expected standards had been posted on social media by a newly appointed apprentice.”
“Unfortunately, we felt that we had no choice but to bring the placement to an end,” she added.
Bloemfontein Primary and Laird did not immediately respond to Tech Insider’s requests for comment.
Laird isn’t the first teacher to run into trouble for her life outside the classroom on social media. In 2015, Utah teacher Mindi Jensen was nearly fired after parents discovered her Instagram account devoted to body building.
The school ultimately issued an apology to Jensen and allowed her to keep her position at the school.
