The Cheshire Town Council held a meeting Tuesday night after a video circulated online, showing a Connecticut teacher making threatening comments on social media.School officials said the Cheshire teacher was temporarily removed from the school.

A Cheshire teacher was placed on leave for posting a politically-charged video she recorded to social media.Cheshire Public School’s Superintendent Dr. Jeff Solan said he was made aware of the Snapchat video over the weekend that showed a woman making threats against supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.

A teacher in the Cheshire Public School district has been temporarily removed after a politically charged video was posted on social media, according to the superintendent. The teacher, who was not named in the press release,

Officials said due to the video's virality, the district has been "inundated" with calls and emails, mostly from people outside of the community.

Tensions ran high at a Town Council meeting on Tuesday night as members of the Cheshire community demanded more transparency and accountability following the release of a controversial video featuring a teacher that has sparked widespread outrage.