An Akron Public Schools teacher has been put on leave after a video posted on the internet purported to show him discussing having sex with a teenager.

The teacher, who works at Kenmore-Garfield High School, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday, district spokesman Mark Williamson said.

“The district removed the teacher from class Wednesday afternoon and began an immediate investigation upon learning of a video circulating on the internet,” Williamson said. “The video is cause for concern.”

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The district has not released the teacher’s name, and he has not been charged with a crime. A name referenced in the video as a possible alias does not match the name of anyone listed in Kenmore-Garfield’s online directory.

The video was posted on YouTube by what appears to be a group that sets up sex sting operations and records them. Akron is not mentioned in the video, but it was shared on a local Facebook page by someone who identified the man as an Akron teacher.

The video takes place at an unidentified Walmart that appears to be the store’s Stow location.

Stow Police Captain Bryan Snavely said the matter was under investigation.

“We are aware of the video,” Snavely said. “We are looking into the matter to determine if any criminal act occurred in Stow.”

The video shows a man meeting with, according to the video’s narrators, a 15-year-old boy after they allegedly sent text messages to each other discussing having sex.

A man recorded in an introduction to the video claimed it was filmed sometime before December, and was posted twice before being removed after the man in the video allegedly contacted and threatened them.

Williamson said a report was made to Summit County Children Services.

No one else in the video is associated with Akron Public Schools, he said.

Contact education reporter Jennifer Pignolet at jpignolet@thebeaconjournal.com, at 330-996-3216 or on Twitter @JenPignolet.