A Russian teacher has been threatened with the sack after accidentally publishing na ked pictures of herself online for her students to see. Music teacher Elena Kornyshonkova, 40, from the town of Konakov near the western city of Tver, posted the pictures on social media where they were spotted not only by colleagues but also by students.

She had intended only to allow close friends to see the pictures on VKontake, the Russian version of Facebook. Teacher Elena Kornyshonkova posted na ked photos on her social media profile by accident and therefore she has been threatened with the sack.

 After school governors were alerted to the na ked photos, they asked the teacher to resign. She refused, saying there was nothing wrong with nudity, and that she lives a ‘more honourable life than many others working in the teaching profession’. She said the pictures were shot during a private holiday in Spain, and had been intended for a small network of friends but had accidentally been published to a wider audience.

The Russian music teacher thought only her close friends could see the n u de snaps. Until the na ked photos were published the 40-year-old had been regarded as a good teacher, and has been working at the school since 2009. But school governors have told her she will be sacked if she doesn’t resign by next week.