A Maple Ridge resident who works in the Coquitlam school district may lose her job as an educational assistant after attention was drawn to photographs she posted of herself on an adults-only online platform.

Kristin MacDonald, who is currently off work due to back surgery on April 24, is an educational assistant in SD43.

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Ever since July, MacDonald has been posting photographs of herself under the alias Ava James on the platform sa国际传媒� a subscription-based site where you have to be 18 years or older to view. The photographs show MacDonald wearing revealing bikinis and scanty lingerie.

MacDonald said the site wasnsa国际传媒檛 always for adults only. She said at one point it was a platform for athletes, singers, and actors could share content at a price tag.

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Her persona Ava James can also be found on Instagram.

MacDonald was told there was a written complaint to the school district by a student who notified them that they saw a TikTok video of MacDonald in a bikini.

She maintains that she was trying to keep Ava James anonymous and far away from her day job with the district. And, for those who have criticized her for being inappropriate, she responded that inappropriate can be interpreted differently by different people.

MacDonald says she uses the money from OnlyFans to supplement her income as a single mother of one.

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When reached by phone Ken Hoff, assistant director of communications and community relations with SD43, cited privacy for not commenting on the situation.

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Currently there is a possibility that MacDonald will have to undergo a second surgery and so she doesnsa国际传媒檛 know when she will be able to return to the classroom.

And, she said that she was denied long-term disability and Employment Insurance, so OnlyFans is her only source of income at this point in time.

MacDonald wonders how many of her male colleagues have a subscriber account, and whether a male colleague would receive the same discipline by the district.

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MacDonald believes EAs deserve more.

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sa国际传媒� The News has reached out to CUPE 561 for comment