A Missouri substitute teacher says she lost her position after school officials discovered she had been running an OnlyFans account to supplement her income — a side business she says she’d maintained for more than two years without it ever coming up before now.
What Happened
Sheena Sittner, 42, worked as a substitute teacher at Parkway Schools through staffing contractor Kelly Education while also running an adult content account on OnlyFans. According to emails she shared with local outlet KTVI, Kelly Education placed her under suspension pending termination after becoming aware of the account, and instructed her to “refrain from contacting any school or districts.”
Sittner said she always assumed the account would eventually be discovered. “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.” She added that she understood the general risk of anything posted online eventually surfacing, saying, “because whatever you put online, it’s on there forever.” What she says she didn’t anticipate was the broader fallout — specifically, concern that the situation could affect her ability to be present at her own child’s school.
According to her Facebook profile, Sittner stopped working with Parkway Schools on September 8, 2026. Her OnlyFans link had also been listed in her Facebook bio, though it’s unclear when it was added.
Sittner’s Response
Sittner has said her professional and personal lives have always been kept separate, and that her online work has never interfered with her responsibilities as a mother. “My personal life is completely separate from my professional life. I have kept those two separate forever,” she said.
She also connected her situation to broader concerns about teacher pay: “If teachers were paid better, women wouldn’t have to resort to online content creation,” she said. “Sex sells.”
While Sittner said she could accept criticism directed at her personally, she drew a firmer line when it came to 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, describing the situation as feeling as though she’d been treated as though she’d “done something so wrong and sinful” that she could no longer be involved at her son’s school.
Kelly Education and Parkway Schools Respond
Kelly Education clarified that its request for Sittner to avoid contacting schools directly applied only to her professional role as a substitute teacher, not her rights as a parent. In a statement, the company said: “During active investigations, we remove our substitute educators from current and future assignments while the matter is reviewed. To protect the integrity of the review, we ask our educators to route communication through Kelly Education rather than the school during that time.” The company added that its request “does not, and cannot, limit anyone’s right as a parent” and does not restrict participation in a child’s education.
Parkway Schools similarly confirmed that Sittner remains permitted to volunteer at her child’s school, provided she completes a background check and mandatory online safety training — the same requirements applied to any parent volunteer. A district spokesperson said she should be treated the same as any other parent in that respect.
A Divided Public Reaction
The story has sparked debate online. Some commenters argue that what an employee does in their personal life outside of work shouldn’t factor into their employment, particularly when it doesn’t involve their workplace directly. Others contend that the nature of the content is relevant specifically because Sittner’s job involved working around children, making it a different situation than an unrelated side job.
Sittner’s case follows a similar, previously reported incident involving another Missouri teacher, Brianna Coppage, who resigned after school administrators discovered her OnlyFans account; Coppage had said she was earning around $42,000 annually as a teacher.
Where Things Stand
As of now, Sittner’s substitute teaching position with Parkway Schools has ended, while both Kelly Education and the district maintain that her standing as a parent — including her ability to volunteer at her child’s school — remains unaffected, subject to standard background check requirements.
