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Second teacher at Missouri school on leave over

OnlyFans side hustle: 'It’s working out ok so far'
Missouri high school English teacher Megan Gaither said school administrators found out about her OnlyFans account
and placed her on leave
By Adam Sabes Fox News

Published November 3, 2023 3:34pm EDT

Missouri teacher who resigned after school found out about her OnlyFans says she's made close to $1 million
The former Missouri teacher who resigned after school administrators found out about her OnlyFans account told Fox News Digital she's made close to $1
million by selling adult content on the website.

A second teacher at a high school in Missouri was put on leave after administrators
discovered her OnlyFans side hustle.

Megan Gaither, 31, said during an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was
placed on leave from her English teaching and varsity cheerleading coach position on Oct.
27 after district officials found out about her account on the OnlyFans platform.

Gaither said in the interview that she made an account on the direct-to-subscribers
website because she has over $125,000 in student loans and needed the extra income.

"Teaching does not financially support a person," Gaither said. "It’s really hard to stretch
those paychecks during the summer. That’s why did it." I

EX-MISSOURI TEACHER WHO DITCHED CLASSROOM FOR ONLYFANS HAS NO REGRETS:

'FAR EXCEEDED MY TEACHER SALARY'

St. Clair High School English teacher Megan Gaither was placed on leave after administrators discovered her OnlyFans
account. (Megan Gaither/Facebook)

According to the report, Gaither's pay, which includes a stipend for coaching the school's
cheerleading squad, was around $47,500.

The teacher said she initially took down her OnlyFans account around the same time that
fellow English teacher Brianna Coppage was placed on leave over her participation in
selling explicit content. Weeks later, Gaither was outed for her racy side hustle.

When Gaither took the account down, she claimed to have had around 1,500 subscribers
and was bringing in an extra $3,000 to $5,000 per month. The 31-year-old said all of her
content was faceless in an attempt to stay anonymous.

Speculation about Gaither's involvement on the platform began in mid-October when she
was seen in a video posted on Coppage's account. While the video didn't include Gaither's
face, it was recorded at a party, and she was seen in a public picture wearing the same
costume that was worn in the video posted on OnlyFans, according to the report.

"Iwas in like maybe four minutes of the entire thing, and I definitely did not think this
would be the thing that would ruin my entire career," Gaither said.

MISSOURI TEACHER ON LEAVE OVER ONLYFANS ACCOUNT: ‘KNEW THIS DAY WAS
COMING’

Brianna Coppage, 28, was an English teacher at St. Clair High School but resigned earlier in October after administrators
placed her on leave following the discovery of her OnlyFans account. (Fox News Digital)

The school district's superintendent, Kyle Kruse, told the outlet that the "district does not
have a statement to issue at this time."

Gaither said after the video was posted, a student put a note underneath her classroom
door which stated they "knew her secret."

She said that district administration told her she was placed on leave because of
"professionalism and student communication," an accusation she denies.

"Right now, I am just hoping to make enough to support my family," Gaither added, stating
that her choice to join OnlyFans was motivated by low teacher pay.

"In order to make change, you have to make noise and I think that is what Brianna did,"
Gaither said. "And think that’s what maybe I’m getting ready to do — make noise about
I

how unfair teacher pay can be."

In a Facebook post, Gaither said that she loved her job and will be "making noise."

"ILOVE education and teaching, and I loved seeing my students and cheerleaders learn
and grow into themselves. I’m damned good at helping them do that," she said. "I’ll be
telling my story. And hey. At least I didn’t try to neglect my duties of paying back what I
borrowed to get educated, right? I made the adult choice of getting a side hustle. And
guess what? It’s working out ok so far."

Coppage told Fox News Digital she's made close to $1 million selling explicit content on
OnlyFans.

Brianna Coppage, 28, is an English teacher at St. Clair High School, and told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was put
on leave after an interview with two administrators. (Brianna Coppage/Instagram/Facebook)

"Istarted it, one, to just supplement my income and kind of see what happens and
possibly make extra money. Like, I have student loans. I was working on my third degree.
So, I also have a master's degree in education, and then I was working on my specialist
degree," Coppage told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Gaither described Coppage as her best friend when speaking with the Missouri-based
outlet.

Fox News Digital reached out to the St. Clair R-XIII School District for comment.

Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on
Twitter @asabes10.

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