The California teacher fired last month after her former career as a porn actress was discovered by pupils and school administrators once spoke openly about her work as an educator in behind-the-scenes footage included in one of her X-rated films.
In announcing Halas’s firing, school administrators spoke of their concern about disruptions that could result from her return to the classroom.
Halas has appealed the school board’s ruling and, as a result, will get a hearing before a three-member panel headed by an administrative law judge, according to Oxnard schools superintendent Jeff Chancer, who added that Halas remains on the district’s payroll.
Pictured at right, Halas filmed dozens of explicit films between 2005-2007, including one titled “No Cum Dodging Allowed #7.” The 2006 film, which shows Halas engaged with up to four men at a time, includes interview footage with her before action began at a private residence in California.
In the behind-the-scenes clip, Halas, who used the stage name “Tiffany Six,” is asked by the interviewer whether her film career was “risky.” “It is risky, very risky for me. ‘Cause I am a teacher,” answered Halas, who was then working at a California public school (where she was employed prior to her Oxnard teaching post).
Halas' contract, however, does not contain a moral turpitude clause. California state law prevents those who have committed certain crimes from working in public schools, but since no criminal offense has occurred in this case, Halas can only be disciplined or fired if officials can determine with evidence that her private life is affecting student education, according to the Ventura County Star.
