Teacher suspended over bizarre video of her 'shooting' President Trump and shouting 'die' in classroom

A teacher has been suspended over a bizarre video of her shouting 'die' and shooting Donald Trump with a water pistol in her classroom. Footage of Payal Modi firing the water gun at an image of the US president during a broadcast of his inauguration went viral after the teacher posted it on Instagram. Laughter can be heard in the background during the eight-second clip, although it is unclear whether children were in the classroom at the school in Dallas, Texas. Education bosses launched an investigation after copies of the video were watched and retweeted thousands of the times on YouTube and Twitter.
The clip sparked fury among some social media users, who called for Modi to be fired.
But others defended the teacher, with one saying: "It's a water gun... obviously a joke."
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Dallas Independent School District told Dallas News in a statement: "Today, we were made aware of a social media posting being circulated involving a teacher at W. H. Adamson High School.
"The teacher has been placed on administrative leave and the district has opened an investigation. This is a personnel matter and, as such, we cannot comment."