BALLWIN, Mo. — A Missouri substitute teacher says she lost her job after school officials learned she ran an OnlyFans account, a development she anticipated but one that took an unexpected turn when her employer instructed her to stay away from all schools — including the one her own child attends.
Sheena Sittner, who has been a substitute teacher and adult content creator for more than two years, said the discovery came as a shock given how long she had kept the two roles separate. “It’s funny because I’ve had this account, this OnlyFans account, for two-plus years,” she said. “So, whoever did find it did some deep-dive digging, because two years later and now it’s being found out.”
Sittner said she knew her online activity would eventually surface, acknowledging that “whatever you put online, it’s on there forever.” But she did not expect the fallout to reach her child’s education. “I didn’t, however, think that I would be completely stripped away from being at my kid’s school,” she said.
Emails she shared from Kelly Education, the contractor that hired her, show the company placed her on suspension pending termination and issued a stark warning: “Please refrain from contacting any school or districts.” That directive, she says, goes beyond professional consequences and infringes on her role as a parent.
“It’s like all of a sudden I’ve done something so wrong and sinful that I’m not even allowed volunteer at his school,” Sittner said. “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.”
The controversy has reignited debates over teacher pay and the pressures that push educators to seek additional income. Sittner argued that financial realities drive many women to online platforms. “If teachers were paid better, women wouldn’t have to resort to online content creation,” she said. “Sex sells.”
Nexstar’s KTVI reached out to both Kelly Education and the school district for comment. A district spokesman confirmed that Sittner should be treated like any other parent, noting she has passed a background check and completed mandated online safety training, so she retains the right to volunteer and participate in school activities.
Kelly Education later clarified that its warning applies only to Sittner’s professional capacity. “It does not, and cannot, limit anyone’s right as a parent. Nothing in our request restricts their participation in their child’s education,” the company said.
Sittner maintains that her online work has never interfered with her parenting or her professional duties. “My personal life is completely separate from my professional life. I have kept those two separate forever,” she said.
The case highlights ongoing tensions between personal branding, privacy, and employment policies in the digital age, especially in roles involving children. For Sittner, the line between her two worlds has now been crossed, and the consequences have hit close to home.
