A 50-year-old veteran high school English teacher and cheerleading coach who resigned after her school district discovered her OnlyFans and Fansly accounts said she made five times more on the adult subscription sites in one month prior to her resignation.
Jennifer Ruziscka, who had previously worked within the Springfield (Ohio) Local School District for nearly 30 years, told FOX News Digital that she ran two side businesses while facing credit card debt, past-due mortgage and car payments, before launching her OnlyFans and later Fansly accounts, making five times more on the latter after her first month selling adult content.
“Just when I thought I could breathe a sigh of relief that there was now an additional source of income to help me close the financial gap that was growing larger every day, I was informed that the district was aware of my after-hours activity and was put on paid administrative leave,” she recalled. “Just like that, a 28-year career with the same school was now in jeopardy.”
Ruziscka said a friend aware of her financial situation notified the school district of her presence on the websites, but she opted not to provide additional details during her interview with FOX News Digital.
"Knowing firsthand the agony and heartache associated with losing a place of employment, I cannot bring myself to [disclose the friend's name and] avenge that level of betrayal. That is not who I am nor who I ever wish to be."
Ruziscka was found to have a presence on what the district called a "pornographic/sexually graphic website" in January, WTOL reported last month. The teacher was reported to have faced discipline as the subscription sites violated her teaching licenses' conduct and technology policies.
“Springfield Local Schools was made aware of allegations where one of its teachers was participating in conduct unbecoming of a professional educator,” district Superintendent Matt Geha told the outlet. “That teacher was put on administrative leave as of Monday, January 29, 2024, with the last day in the classroom Friday, January 26, 2024.”
An investigation into Ruziscka was launched on January 26 and "the evidence was secured with guidance from the district attorney” the next day, WTOL reported, citing a letter sent by the district's superintendent to the Ohio Board of Education on February 2.
Ruziscka, who posted under the name of 'Jenniferssecrets' on the adult subscription sites, was reported to be making an annual salary of $74,720 at the time of her resignation.
“I was honored to teach 9th grade English at SHS where my service spanned nearly 3 decades, and during what is often a thankless job, I was recognized and awarded for my innovation, dedication, and performance. My reputation was exemplary as one who put her students first, went above and beyond expectations, and created an engaging learning environment where students knew they were valued, motivated, and loved,” Ruziscka said in a statement obtained by 13 ABC. “Understandably, that has led many to theorize why I elected to jeopardize a position I cherished so much. While disclosing specific details might offer a reasonable explanation to some, it would come at the cost of ruining the reputation of someone else. Enough damage has been done and I am not comfortable bringing unwanted attention to anyone else and causing that individual to pay for it. In Harper Lee’s novel, 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Atticus Finch explains to his daughter, Scout that ‘you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.’ As I have always been one who stands in the shoes of others, I hope others will now stand in mine.”