DALLAS — A teacher in Dallas, Texas, is on administrative leave after video surfaced showing her pointing and firing a water gun at an image of President Donald Trump.
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In the video, Payal Modi, an art teacher at W.H. Adamson High School, can be seen aiming the toy gun at Trump in a video projected on a whiteboard. She can be heard yelling, "Die!"
"Trump came out, and she shot at him, but it was just a water gun. It's no big deal," Jaimes told KTVT.
She repeatedly squeezes the trigger.
Leslie Jaimes, a student in Modi's class, said the teacher used a water gun she had taken from a student. The incident happened on Inauguration Day.
Some students said it was just a joke. Others said Modi went too far.
According to the Dallas Independent School District, Modi was placed on administrative leave, and the district has opened an investigation, KTVT reported.
"This is a personnel matter and, as such, we can not comment," a district representative said in a statement.