US: Teacher's aide seen masturbating during Zoom class with kids

A 13-second-long clip - that has since surfaced on social media - shows Schack gazing at his screen before standing up, taking a few steps away, and beginning to pleasure himself.

His name had appeared on the screen as the host of the Zoom call.

A few seconds after that, another name appeared replacing him as the moderator, reports say.

Schack insists he thought that the online class had ended.

"I thought I was logged out when class was over," he told the Bethesda Magazine.

"I had no clue that Zoom was still on. Why would I do that? That's my job. I had no clue that Zoom was on. I mean, that's just crazy behavior," he added.

Schack, who has been associated with Montgomery County Public Schools for 21 years, also runs Pirate Magic - a business that throws "pirate parties" where he plays a character named "Captain Silly Bones."

He said he has since been placed on an administrative leave.

He insisted his actions were "just a mistake." "I am only human...It was my bad."

District officials called Schack earlier this week to inform that he was being put on leave.

"Maybe they were looking to see if I had any criminal misbehavior or anything like that," he said.

Schack claims he was unaware of the footage until Wednesday. "I am not a pervert or anything like that, you know (sic)," he said.