A western Kentucky high school teacher fired for being in an adult movie several years ago says she has since turned her life around.

Tericka Dye had taught science at Reidland High School in McCracken County for the last two years. But school officials recently learned that she participated in an adult film made 11 years ago when Dye was 23.

Schools superintendent Tim Heller says he decided to fire Dye because her presence in the classroom would be a distraction. Her pay was also suspended for the rest of the school year.

Dye says she made the film while struggling to make ends meet. She says she was also coping with depression. She says she joined the Army shortly after and then put herself through school.

Several students held a rally in support of Dye near the school yesterday. One parent at the rally, Bonnie Chilcoat, says Dye was a great teacher who's done a great job with her students.

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