'I'm in the grieving process after quitting teaching job over raunchy side hustle'
Brianna Coppage says she started posting on the subscription-based site to supplement her income and make ends meet.
A former teacher, who resigned after her OnlyFans page was reported to district officials, has revealed the “grieving process” of leaving education behind.
Brianna Coppage had been teaching for five years, and spent the last two at St. Clair High School in Missouri before stepping down from the role after the school was informed about her online profile.
“I’ve definitely gone through a grieving process, especially during that first week and second week,” she said. “Just knowing I won’t be going back to education and I won’t ever be seeing my students again in the classroom. That was tough.”
Coppage says she started posting on subscription-based site OnlyFans as a way to supplement her income.
She told WYMT 4news: “Missouri is one of the lowest states in the nation for teacher pay. The district I was working for is also one of the lowest paying districts in the state.
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“I feel like times are tough. I have student loans. I have multiple degrees in education, and it would be helpful for extra money.”
Coppage says her annual teaching salary was $42,000.
Like many other OnlyFans creators, Coppage uses the profile to post explicit content, but says she avoided showing her face when she started because of her teaching job.
“A lot of people asking why didn’t you just get a part-time job somewhere,” she said. “That seems like that would’ve worked better, but teachers also take all of their work home.
“We don’t get to stop working when we leave the school day. We don’t get to grade all 130 students’ papers during the day.
“It’s just not possible when you’re teaching, so we take that work home with us on the evenings and on the weekends. Getting a second job is really not possible.”
In a statement, The St. Clair School District said it was made aware of the posts by someone not affiliated with the school.
Coppage said the handbook policies she worked under were “very vague” and “just say something about represent yourself well”.
She argued it’s “a matter of opinion”, whether she violated the policies or not.
After her side-hustle was revealed and gained attention in the community and beyond, Coppage said she knew her time in teaching was over.
She says she decided to resign after a link to her OnlyFans profile was shared in a St. Clair Facebook group.
“I’m not advertising it to students, but adults in the community continue to do so,” Coppage said. “I just don’t think that’s OK. Students were never meant to see this.
“I know people are saying, ‘You taught high school. They were bound to find it at some point.’ Maybe. I was faceless. I did not use my real name.”
Coppage, who has tens of thousands of subscribers on OnlyFans, said she makes more in a month from the site than she did annually as a teacher.
“I’ve been able to pay off all my student loans, any car loans, any credit card debt. I have no debt now, and that’s really freeing,” she said. “Being a teacher, I know I never would have been able to fully pay all of that off.”
Coppage said that if teachers like her are to be held to a high standard, they should be paid accordingly.
The statement from the school, which was signed by its superintendent, Dr. Kyle Kruse, also reads in part: “We also want to take this opportunity to clarify some misconceptions that were previously shared in the community and on social media.
“The district was notified of the social media posts by an individual who was not affiliated with the district and who was not from St. Clair. District officials did not discover the website.
“The district immediately retained legal counsel for assistance, due to the sensitivity of the matter and to protect the integrity of the investigation. The district was advised to, and did, take all possible steps to ensure confidentiality.
“Nevertheless, the situation became known to the media through third parties and was discussed in the community and elsewhere.”
The district said it was “deeply disappointed that this negative attention was brought to our community, but we were also limited in how we could respond”.
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