Thousands of Russian teachers posted swimsuit selfies on social media after Siberian authorities sacked a school teacher over swimsuit snapshots.
By Monday, teachers had created more than 15000 posts on Instagram with the Russian language hashtag “Teachers are people too”.
The flashmob emerged after Tatiana Kuvshinnikova, a 38-year-old Russian literature teacher, was forced to resign last week after a parent complained about photos of her in a swimming costume.
The palie at the school summoned Kuvshinnikova and accused her of “dressing like a prostitute and encouraging paedophilia” and pushed her to resign, local media reported.