Olga Perez Stable Cox, an instructor in Orange Coast College's psychology department, set off a firestorm of criticism for a series of comments on President-elect Donald Trump

A California professor has set off a firestorm of criticism after telling her students Donald Trump's election was an 'act of terrorism.'

Olga Perez Stable Cox, an instructor in Orange Coast College's psychology department, made her comments during a recent human sexuality class, as seen in video posted by a student on Tuesday.

She calls President-elect Trump a 'white supremacist' and Vice President-elect Mike Pence 'one of the most anti-gay humans in this country.'

'And so we are in for a difficult time but again I do believe that we can get past that,' the professor said, as heard in footage of the lecture.

'Our nation is divided, we have been assaulted, it’s an act of terrorism,' she added. 'One of the most frightening things for me and most people in my life is that the people creating the assault are among us.'

Cox told her students (pictured) Trump is a 'white supremacist' and Vice President-elect Mike Pence 'one of the most anti-gay humans in this country'

The school's College Republicans have filed a formal complaint with the office of college president Dennis Harkins.

'The video, shot during a class on human sexuality, was submitted anonymously to us and we wanted to share it to raise awareness on this issue,' said club president Joshua Recalde-Martinez, a sophomore majoring in political science, to the Huffington Post.

'We want other students to know that we will help protect them against the constant leftist indoctrination we are experiencing in class by exposing behavior like this.'

In a letter, an attorney representing the club, Shawn Steel, called the professor's statements 'inflammatory' and 'extreme.'

'Several of her students were shocked by her behavior,' the lawyer wrote to the school administration.

The school's College Republicans, headed by club president Joshua Recalde-Martinez (pictured), have filed a formal complaint with college administrators

FULL TRANSCRIPT FROM OLGA PEREZ STABLE COX '…white supremacist and a vice president that is one of the most anti-gay humans in this country. And so we are in for a difficult time but again I do believe that we can get past that. Our nation is divided, we have been assaulted, it’s an act of terrorism. 'One of the most frightening things for me and most people in my life is that the people creating the assault are among us. It is not some stranger from some other country coming and attacking our sense of what it means to be an American and the things that we stand for and that makes it more painful because I’m sure that all of us have people in our families and our circle of friends that are part of that movement and it is very difficult ... we are way beyond Republicans and Democrats and we’re really being back to being at civil war — I don’t mean that in a fighting way but our nation is divided as clearly as it was in Civil War times. 'And my hope is we will get leadership to help overcome that. I will go over some coping skills but before i do that I want you to know that the optimist in me, first of all, we are the majority, more of us voted to not have that kind of leadership, and we didn’t win because of the way our electoral college is set up but we are the majority and that’s helping me to feel better. 'I’m relieved that we live in California it is one of the best states and I love that and I love living here but i’m especially proud of our Legislature who did put out a message ... one of the things I’m doing to cope is to look for positive messages and look for some hope that’s the optimist in me — and California legislative leaders did put something... and these are things you can find....' Advertisement

'She’s using her power as a teacher who gives grades, with a captive audience, to basically scare and shame students,' said Steel, a former chairman of the California Republican Party, as reported by the OC Register.

'It’s alarming. It’s scare-mongering. It’s irrational. It’s a rant — and it doesn't belong in the classroom,' Steel added.

The attorney wants the professor to apologize and take an anger-management class, the OC Register reported.

As of Friday morning, the video had been seen by more than 19,000 people and shared some 363 times.

Cox, who has taught at OCC for 30 years, has not made a statement regarding the incident.

But her union, the Coast Federation of Educators, said on Facebook: 'This is an illegal recording without the permission of the instructor. The student who is sitting in assigned seating will be identified and maybe be facing legal action.

In a letter to OCC officials (pictured), attorney Shawn Steel called the professor's statements 'inflammatory' and 'extreme'

The Coast Federation of Educators, who represents Cox, said the recording of the comments is illegal and could land the student in trouble

California's education code says electronic classroom recordings are prohibited — and students in willful violation face disciplinary action.

School officials are still investigating the complaint against the professor and the context in which the comments were said, Harkins told the OC Register.

'Orange Coast College supports the respectful discussion or discourse of ideas and opinions that exist between students, faculty and staff or the community,' Harkins told the newspaper.

'One of the real purposes of the college experience is to share and interact with people who have different opinions on complex issues.'