A Missouri substitute teacher says she lost her job after school officials discovered that she had been operating an OnlyFans account for more than two years.
Sheena Sittner, 42, said she was recently removed from her substitute teaching role with Parkway Schools after the district became aware of her online profile.
Sittner said she created the account to earn extra money and argued that low teacher pay pushed her to look for additional income elsewhere.
“If teachers were paid better, women wouldn’t have to resort to online content creation,” Sittner told KTVI. “Sex sells.”
The Ballwin mother said she had worked as a substitute teacher at her child’s school for about as long as she had maintained the OnlyFans account.
“It’s funny because I’ve had this account, this OnlyFans account, for two-plus years,” she said.
Sittner suggested that whoever found the account had to search extensively because it had existed for years before becoming an issue with the district.
“So, whoever did find it did some deep-dive digging, because two years later and now it’s being found out,” she said.
She also acknowledged that she understood anything posted online could eventually resurface.
Sittner said she always knew there was a possibility that her online presence could be discovered because “whatever you put online, it’s on there forever.”
What she did not expect, she said, was for the situation to affect her ability to remain involved at her child’s school.
“I didn’t, however, think that I would be completely stripped away from being at my kid’s school,” she said.
Kelly Education, the contractor that employed Sittner for substitute teaching work, sent her an email saying she had been suspended pending termination.
The email also instructed her to refrain from contacting schools or districts, according to Sittner.
She said that message left her upset because she believed it meant she could no longer volunteer at her child’s school.
“It’s like all of a sudden I’ve done something so wrong and sinful that I’m not even allowed to volunteer at his school,” she said.
Sittner added that while she could handle criticism or finding another job, she objected to anything that affected her children.
“I can find another job. I can handle the backlash and the criticism, but when it affects my child or my children, that’s where I draw the line,” she said.
Parkway Schools, however, said Sittner is still permitted to volunteer at her child’s school despite losing her substitute teaching role, per the Daily Mail.
The district said she can continue volunteering after completing a background check and mandatory online safety training.
Kelly Education also pushed back on the idea that its employment decision restricted Sittner’s rights as a parent.
“It does not, and cannot, limit anyone’s right as a parent,” the company said.
“Nothing in our request restricts their participation in their child’s education.”
Sittner maintained that her OnlyFans activity had nothing to do with her work in the classroom.
“My personal life is completely separate from my professional life,” she said. “I have kept those two separate forever.”
According to her Facebook profile, Sittner stopped working for Parkway Schools on Sept. 8.
Her OnlyFans link also appeared in her Facebook bio, although it was unclear when the link had been added.
The case has renewed debate over how schools and contractors handle employees’ legal online activity outside the workplace, particularly when that activity involves adult content.
For Sittner, the dispute is also tied to a broader complaint about teacher compensation.
She argues that better pay could reduce the need for educators to seek additional income through other forms of work, while the district and contractor have focused on the employment consequences tied to her online presence.
